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Daejeon Science Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 19, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 87, Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00~18:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Daejeon Convention Center (DCC), Exhibition Hall 2
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Ministry of Science and ICT, Daejeon Metropolitan City · Daejeon Tourism Organization, Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity, National Science Museum
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-42-477-5181
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
Held in conjunction with the 2026 Korea Science Festival, the Daejeon Science Festival is Korea’s largest science event, co-hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and Daejeon Metropolitan City. The festival invites visitors to experience how advances in science and technology are transforming everyday life while encouraging them to explore and prepare for the future together. Government agencies, public institutions, private companies, and organizations participate in the event, presenting a wide range of programs, including exhibitions, hands-on experiences, performances, lectures, and com
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Daejeon Science Festival
- Science AI Station
- Special Pavilion for Government-Funded Research Institute Achievements
- Science Experience Booths
- Science Attraction Hall
- Science Arena
- Drone Racing Experience
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization for the most recent edition. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 유성구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Aug 1.02 / Oct 1.07
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
Most sites only say "parking available." These are official figures from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, so you can judge before you drive.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
Nearby Attractions
Places near the festival venue, described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Distances and times are road-based driving estimates from NAVER route search — useful for taxi trips — and can change with traffic. Places under 1 km in a straight line are marked “walkable”. Anything more than 15 km away by road is left out.
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Expo Bridge엑스포다리 Attraction0.3 km straight · walkable
The Expo Bridge connects Expo Science Park—famous for the Hanbit Tower—with Hanbat Arboretum, one of Daejeon’s most popular tourist attractions. During the day, many…
Korean address for map apps대전광역시 유성구 도룡동 -
Daejeon Expo Park대전엑스포과학공원 Attraction0.5 km straight · walkable
Daejeon Expo Park was established following the closing of the Daejeon Expo in 1993. The park comprises various facilities like the Hanbit Tower, the representative…
Korean address for map apps대전광역시 유성구 대덕대로 480 (도룡동) -
Daejeon Natural Heritage Center천연기념물센터 (대전 Cultural facility0.5 km straight · walkable
The Natural Heritage Center was established to help visitors learn about the value and importance of natural heritages through exhibitions and education on the…
Korean address for map apps대전광역시 서구 둔산대로 169 -
Daejeon Shinsegae Art & Science대전신세계 Art & Science Attraction0.7 km straight · walkable
Daejeon Shinsegae Art Science is a culture and art complex containing cultural and art contents and the identity of Daejeon as the science capital of Korea. It was…
Korean address for map apps대전광역시 유성구 엑스포로 1 -
Smob - Daejeon Branch스몹 대전 Travel course0.7 km straight · walkable
Smob is the world's first adult playground, featuring 25 attractions based on various sports that are enjoyable for everyone, including those who aren't particularly…
Korean address for map apps대전광역시 유성구 엑스포로 1
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Taking the trip home
A small Korean brand called kory puts city names on everyday things — hair rollers, hair ties, claw clips, scarves.
We help make kory, so this is not a paid placement — but it is a link we have an interest in. That is why it sits here at the bottom and nowhere else. Product pages and the shop home are in English; a few other pages there are still Korean only.