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Jeongeupsa Cultural Festival to Open in South Korea on October 24
The 37th Jeongeupsa Cultural Festival begins October 24 at Jeongeupsa Culture Park in Jeongeup, South Korea, and runs for two days.
It celebrates Jeongeupsa, a surviving song from the Baekje kingdom, about a wife praying to the moon for her husband’s safe return.
The festival includes traditional rituals, a ceremony, performances and a singing contest.
New activities this year include Baekje clothing experiences and a stamp tour.
The festival will also host Jeongeup’s Citizens’ Day ceremony, a lifelong learning festival and a welcome event for people originally from the city.
Organizers say safety staff and traffic and crowd-control measures will be in place, and the program runs through October 25.
The 37th Jeongeupsa Cultural Festival will open on October 24 in Jeongeup, South Korea.
The two-day event will be held around Jeongeupsa Culture Park in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province.
It celebrates Jeongeupsa, an ancient Baekje song about a wife praying to the moon for her husband’s safe return.
The programme includes traditional ceremonies, performances, a song contest and new activities such as Baekje clothing experiences and a stamp tour.
Other events will take place alongside the festival, including Jeongeup Citizens’ Day and a lifelong learning festival.
- Who
- The Jeongeupsa Cultural Festival Organizing Committee is hosting and organizing the event.
- What
- The 37th festival will celebrate the cultural heritage and story of Jeongeupsa.
- When
- October 24–25, 2026.
- Where
- Jeongeupsa Culture Park and its surrounding area in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea.
- Why
- To celebrate Jeongeupsa, a song about a wife’s love and hope for her absent husband’s safe return.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The two-day festival opens, with performances by Lee Jae-hoon and Shin Seung-tae.
The festival’s performances include Koyote and Kim Tae-yeon.
- Festival edition
- 37th
- Dates
- October 24–25, 2026
- Venue
- Jeongeupsa Culture Park, Jeongeup
- Lifelong learning festival
- 12 teams presenting and 25 teams running activity and promotional booths
- Welcome event
- About 220 people from Jeongeup living elsewhere are expected to attend
What people are saying
Jeongeupsa is a precious cultural heritage of our region.