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Jamunbak Cultural Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 5 Pyeongchang 31-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (Partial programs are paid 7,000-30,000 won)
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-18:00 (Vary with program)
- 🎪 Venue
- Jamunbak Cultural Forum
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Jamunbak Cultural Forum
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-2-6365-1388
⚠️ 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 Jamunbak Festival is a celebration of the artistic life of Seoulites. At the foot of Bukhansan Mountain, the festival features exhibitions, performances, forums, workshops, and field trips that bring together artists of different generations and citizens of Seoul—who have long led Korea’s artistic culture—to reflect on and propose new directions for their own artistic lives. The festival aims to create a platform where emerging artists experimenting with new aesthetics, mid-career artists who form the backbone of Korean art, collectors, critics, students, and the general
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 종로구, 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. · Apr 1.04 / Oct 1.09
🅿️ 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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Gana Art Center가나아트센터 Cultural facility0.1 km straight · walkable
The Gana Art Center located at the foothills of Bukhansan Mountain has been showcasing more than 300 exhibitions since its opening in 1983. Through both national and…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 종로구 평창30길 28 (평창동) -
Korea Furniture Museum한국가구박물관 Attractionapprox. 4.1 km · ~14 min by car
* The Korea Furniture Museum is currently under renovation, and visit reservations will resume at a later date. Refer to the official website for updates. The Korea…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 성북구 대사관로 121 (성북동) -
Gilsangsa Temple (Seoul)길상사(서울 Attractionapprox. 4.4 km · ~14 min by car
Gilsangsa Temple is a prominent temple located in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul. The name Gilsangsa means "a favorable and auspicious temple." Visitors can experience temple,…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 성북구 선잠로5길 68 (성북동) -
Buam-dong부암동 Attractionapprox. 3.5 km · ~15 min by car
Buam-dong is a village located north of Gyeongbokgung Palace. It is designated as a development-restricted zone due to its proximity to the Cheong Wa Dae, preserving the…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 종로구 창의문로 145 -
Bugaksan Mountain북악산 Attractionapprox. 3.8 km · ~17 min by car
Bugaksan Mountain is the mountain that one can see behind the Gyeongbokgung Palace and the Cheong Wa Dae to the north. Hanyangdoseong, the city wall that surrounded the…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 종로구 청운동
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