Goesan Red Pepper Festival
괴산고추축제
This August-September festival celebrates Goesan's red pepper, cultivated using organic farming in pristine natural surroundings, merging agriculture, tourism, and culture. The festival raises awareness of Goesan pepper's superior quality and stimulates local farmer income through direct trade markets. Visitors can participate in interactive experiences like « Hunt for the Golden Pepper » and « Pepper Percussion for Purification », taste local dishes including pepper bibimbap, and watch spicy food competitions. A world pepper exhibition and tasting competition enrich the event by showcasing diverse pepper varieties and information.
- Dates
- Sep 3, 2026 → Sep 6, 2026
- Venue
- 92 Imgguk-jung-ro, Goesan-eup, Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province · 🍎 Chungbuk
- Price
- ₩5,000
- Ticketing
- Official event site
Practical information
- Opening hours
- 10:00~20:00
- Exact location
- Goesan Organic Expo Plaza Area
- Organiser
- Goesan County
- Phone
- 043-830-3463
🎟️ 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