Yeongcheon Oriental Medicine Festival
Oct 2 – Oct 4, 2026 · Happening now · Gyeongsangbuk-do
Overview
The 2026 Yeongcheon Oriental Medicine Festival, now in its 24th edition, is a traditional Korean medicine culture festival held from October 2 to 4, 2026, in the area around Yeongcheon Riverside Park. In Zone D, toward the Yeongcheon Cultural Center, the festival will set up spaces for oriental medicine health consultations and experiences, medicinal herb (yakseon) food, oriental medicine crafts, and family play and rest areas. The event introduces oriental medicine culture through health consultations and experiences with Korean medicine doctors (hanuisa) and an oriental-medicine-based K-MEDI wellness program. It will also run oriental medicine tea tasting, medicinal herb and scent sachet making, skin, beauty, and healing experiences, and family craft-making programs. The festival site will feature a K-MEDI Health Experience Zone, a DHU Oriental Medicine Wellness Zone, a Yeongcheon Herbal Medicine Market Zone, an Oriental Medicine Yakseon Food Zone, and an Oriental Medicine Picnic Garden. A mission tour in which visitors explore the experience zones and take part in activities, along with a gift-giving event, are also being prepared. With a program that flows from health consultations to hands-on experiences, food, and rest, the festival is designed to let visitors of all ages encounter Yeongcheon's oriental medicine resources.
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Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization
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