Cheongyang Red Pepper and Goji Berry Festival

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This autumn festival celebrates Cheongyang's signature agricultural products: red peppers and goji berries. It features interactive, sensory-based workshops highlighting these ingredients, a cooking show by renowned chef Yeo Gyeong-rae, and a high school culinary competition. Visitors can watch large-scale demonstrations such as giant kimchi-making and goji berry tile mosaics, and participate in spirited challenges. The event includes zones for regional specialty foods, an area dedicated to spice enthusiasts, a food court, and an expanded children's area featuring the mascots Cheongyang, Cheongjorong, and Cheonghong. Entertainment includes performances by artists such as Song Ga-in, Park Ji-hyun, Park Hyun-bin, and Sol-ji, alongside community performances.

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Dates: Sep 11, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026
Venue: 16-6 Euncheon-dong-gil, Cheongyang-eup, Cheongyang-gun, Chungcheongnam-do Province · 🏺 Chungnam
Price: Free
Ticketing: Official event site

Practical information

Opening hours: 09:00~21:00
Exact location: Cheongyang Centennial Health Park
Organiser: Cheongyang County
Phone: 041-940-4852

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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.