Ganggyeong Salted Fish Festival

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The 30th Ganggyeong Salted Fish Festival runs from October 15-18, 2026 along the Geum River banks, celebrating local heritage and specialties including fermented fish and Sangwol sweet potatoes. Visitors can join kimchi-making and fish-salting workshops, explore the historic Ganggyeong market with folk performances and traditional games, and enjoy regional barbecue and homemade bibimbap experiences. The festival features live concerts, a magic balloon show, chrysanthemum exhibitions, boat tours of the Geum, and nostalgic amusement attractions alongside food courts and regional product sales booths.

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Dates: Oct 15, 2026 → Oct 18, 2026
Venue: 198 Hwangsan-ri, Ganggyeong-eup, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do · 🏺 Chungnam
Price: Paid
Ticketing: Official event site

Practical information

Opening hours: 10:00~22:00
Exact location: Gyeonggyeong Geumgang Levee Area
Organiser: Nonsan City
Phone: 041-730-2971, 2973

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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.