Gunsan Jjamppong Festival
군산짬뽕페스티벌
This festival celebrates Gunsan's signature dish, jjamppong, a spicy seafood noodle soup that evolved from the 1970s when Chinese residents enriched a traditional broth with fresh local seafood and Korean-style red chili heat. Visitors enjoy numerous food stalls, restaurants serving regional dishes, cooking demonstrations, live performances, and participatory games like bubble wishes and K-tourism challenges. The event showcases both traditional and contemporary culinary experiences.
- Dates
- Oct 9, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026
- Venue
- 13-1 Jangmi-dong, Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do · 🌾 Jeonbuk
- Price
- Paid
- Ticketing
- Official event site
Practical information
- Opening hours
- 12:00~22:00
- Exact location
- Baeknyeon Square area, Gunsan
- Organiser
- Gunsan
- Phone
- 063-454-3912, 3913
🎟️ How to book — Official event site
- 1
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