38th Chuncheon Puppet Festival
제38회 춘천인형극제
The 38th Chuncheon Puppet Festival is Asia's largest puppet festival. This international event welcomes top-tier puppet artists and troupes from around the world performing at Chuncheon Puppet Theater and throughout the city. Beyond puppet performances, the festival offers experiences, exhibitions, and workshops promoting the genre's expansion and development. The September Puppet Carnival includes a major parade at Chuncheon City Hall Square, with art markets and closing reception held at KT&G Sangsang Madang Chuncheon. As a platform for international exchange reflecting global puppet arts trends, the festival brings together all ages in cultural celebration.
- Dates
- Sep 10, 2026 → Sep 16, 2026
- Venue
- 3017 Youngseo-ro, Sachong-dong, Chuncheon, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province · ⛰️ Gangwon
- Price
- Price: see details
Practical information
- Opening hours
- Varies by date
- Age
- Varies by performance
- Exact location
- Chuncheon Puppet Theater
- Organiser
- Chuncheon International Puppet Festival Foundation
- Phone
- 033-242-8452
🎟️ 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.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
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Source : TourAPI