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Gimje Horizon Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Oct 1, 2026 – Oct 5, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 442, Byeokgolje-ro, Buryang-myeon, Gimje-si, Jeonbuk-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (Some fees apply)
- 🕘 Hours
- 09:00 ~ 21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Across Gimje (around Byeokgolje Reservoir)
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Gimje-si · Gimje Horizon Festival Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-63-540-3172
⚠️ 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
The Gimje Horizon Festival is Korea’s only Honorary Cultural Tourism Festival dedicated to traditional farming culture, as designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Centered around Byeokgolje Reservoir, Korea’s oldest and largest irrigation facility, the festival celebrates the nation's rich farming heritage. Set against the region's expansive horizon, the festival features the Presidential Cup National Nongak Competition, along with hands-on agricultural experiences such as cooking rice over a traditional wood-fired stove, catching grasshoppers, and harvesting rice. Visitors
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Gimje Horizon Festival
- Presidential Cup National Nongak Competition
- Byeokgolje Twin Dragon Play
- Ipseok Tug-of-War for a Good Harvest
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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🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
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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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Byeokgolje Reservoir Site김제 벽골제 Attraction0.1 km straight · walkable
Byeokgolje Reservoir Site is home to the embankment and stele recording reconstruction for Korea’s first ever reservoir. Records show it was rebuilt in the 6th year of…
Korean address for map apps전북특별자치도 김제시 부량면 벽골제로 442
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Taking the trip home
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