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Damyang Bamboo Festival
- 📅 Dates
- May 1, 2026 – May 5, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 130, Jungnogwon-ro, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00~21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Damyang Sports Complex, Juknokwon, Dambit Music Hall
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Damyang Bamboo Festival Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-61-380-3152
⚠️ 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 under the slogan “Shine Bright, Bamboo!” this year’s festival celebrates the spirit of bamboo with a message of hope. During the day, visitors can enjoy lively hands-on programs and performances. At night, the bamboo forest lights up, offering a completely different festival experience. The festival features a wide range of programs that bring together tradition and modern creativity. As visitors walk through the bamboo grove and listen to the wind moving through the trees, they can take in the history, culture, and natural beauty of Damyang. With family, couples, and friends, visitors ca
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Damyang Bamboo Festival
- Celebration Performances (YB
- Ali
- Nam Jin
- Hwang Min-ho
- and others)
- Juksinje Ritual
- “Masi Jugyeojune (Incredibly Delicious)” Cooking Contest with Traditional Sauces and Bamboo Shoots
- National Speed Drone Competition & Experience Programs
- Children’s Day Special: Make Your Own Drone
- Tourism Character Pop-up Store
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 담양군, 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 1.03 / Oct 1.12
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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🏮 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.
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🎪 Other festivals nearby at the same time
Overlapping dates, within 60 km.
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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Gwanbangjerim Forest관방제림 Attraction0.2 km straight · walkable
Located in Damyang, Jellanam-do, Gwanbangjerim Forest (Natural Monument) is a forest that was made along the banks of Damyangcheon Stream. The two-kilometer-long forest…
Korean address for map apps전라남도 담양군 담양읍 남사리 일원 -
Juknokwon (Bamboo Garden)죽녹원 Attraction0.4 km straight · walkable
Juknokwon in Damyang is a bamboo forest cultivated by the town of Damyang. This bamboo forest, at approximately 160,000 ㎡ in size, was formed in May 2003. The rock steps…
Korean address for map apps전라남도 담양군 담양읍 죽녹원로 119 -
Dambit Experience Learning Center담빛체험학습장 Attractionapprox. 4.2 km · ~7 min by car
Dambit Experience Learning Center in Damyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, is a hands-on educational space specializing in fermentation and Korean food…
Korean address for map apps전라남도 담양군 담양읍 메타세쿼이아로 146 -
Damyang Meta Provence담양 메타프로방스 Attractionapprox. 2.8 km · ~8 min by car
Meta Provence is a tourist complex located in Damyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, which attracts approximately 5 million tourists a year, and is located…
Korean address for map apps전라남도 담양군 담양읍 깊은실길 2-17 -
Korea Bamboo Museum한국대나무박물관 Cultural facilityapprox. 3.2 km · ~9 min by car
The Korean Bamboo Museum is a comprehensive complex that preserves, exhibits, produces, and allows people to experience bamboo products. First opened in 1981 at…
Korean address for map apps전라남도 담양군 담양읍 죽향문화로 35
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