2026 DMZ OPEN Festival

2026 DMZ OPEN 페스티벌

The DMZ OPEN Festival is a major multidisciplinary cultural event that reinterprets the Demilitarized Zone beyond its military dimension, celebrating its values of peace, ecology, and history. It offers an immersive experience combining art, academic discourse, and sports activities. The festival includes a thematic exhibition titled "STAGING" that stages the DMZ space, an eco-forum addressing sustainable peace and ecological conservation, and an international music festival. These programs span several months, transforming the DMZ into a shared space for cultural experience and collective reflection.

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Dates: Oct 12, 2026 → Nov 29, 2026
Venue: Camp Greaves and Imjingak Peace Park, Paju, Gyeonggi-do · 🌸 Gyeonggi
Price: Paid
Ticketing: Official event site

Practical information

Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 / Times vary by event
Age: All ages
Exact location: Gyeonggi-do DMZ Area
Organiser: Gyeonggi Province
Phone: 02-6288-9245

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🎟️ How to book — Official event site

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Most regional festivals are free entry
Korean municipalities fund a huge number of free festivals (flowers, food, light shows) — free entry is the norm, not the exception, sometimes with paid stalls or activities on site.
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Check the event's official site
The link sits on the event's VisitKorea page — it's the most reliable source for the program, hours, and any last-minute changes.
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Book via a Korean platform if a reservation is required
When a festival has paid premium activities or an attached concert, booking usually goes through NOL or YES24 — see the matching guide on this page.
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Call 1330 when in doubt
Korea's tourism hotline answers in English, Chinese and Japanese, 24/7 — handy for confirming a time or address when the official site is Korean-only.

💡 Good to know

When a price shows as "see details", the organiser simply hasn't published one in advance: in almost all of those cases entry is free and only some on-site activities are paid. Bring a little cash — many stalls don't take cards.