Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival

전주한지문화축제

This festival, launched in 1997, celebrates the thousand-year tradition of Jeonju hanji paper and its evolution into modern cultural expression. It highlights hanji's diverse functions and values through cultural reinterpretation, revealing its beauty and heritage. The annual « National Hanji Craft Competition » showcases works by craftspeople nationwide, advancing the craft's development. The « National Children's Hanji Art Competition » introduces young audiences to hanji culture and its aesthetic values through their creativity. The festival features a hanji marketplace with demonstrations and hands-on experiences, beautiful hanji lantern displays, competition exhibitions, and performances including traditional music contests that appeal to visitors of all ages.

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Dates: Oct 8, 2026 → Oct 10, 2026
Venue: 20 Hyeonmu 1-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do · 🥘 Jeonju
Price: Free
Ticketing: Official event site

Practical information

Opening hours: 10:00~20:00
Exact location: Korean Traditional Culture Center
Organiser: Jeonju City
Phone: 063-281-1553

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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.