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Miryang Arirang Festival
- 📅 Dates
- May 7, 2026 – May 10, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 1-1, Sammun-dong, Miryang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00~22:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Yeongnamnu Pavilion, Miryanggang Riverside, Namcheongangbyeon-ro, Naeil-dong Shopping District
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Miryang-si · Miryang Culture & Tourism Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-55-359-5787
⚠️ 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 Miryang Arirang Festival celebrates and preserves Miryang Arirang, which was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012. First launched in 1957 as the Miryang Cultural Festival, it has grown into one of Gyeongsangnam-do’s leading regional festivals. Visitors can enjoy the Miryang Arirang Competition, Arirang-themed experiences, and a variety of traditional cultural programs. The highlight of the festival is Miryanggang Odyssey, a fantasy musical brings together thousands of years of Miryang’s history and the spirit of Miryang Arirang. Featuring sp
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Miryang Arirang Festival
- Miryanggang Odyssey
- Arirang Theme Pavilion
- Arirang Adventure
- Arirang Ground
- UNESCO Diaspora
- Arirang for National Unity
- Miryang Arirang Origin
- Miryang Arirang Festa
- Miryang Arirang Competition
- Historical Street Parade
- Miryang Arirang Talk Concert
- Arirang GO
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 밀양시, 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 1.06 / Oct 1.18
🅿️ 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.
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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.
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.
🎪 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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Aranggak Pavilion아랑각 Attraction0.2 km straight · walkable
Located in Naeil-dong in Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, Aranggak Pavilion sits in a bamboo forest. It is said to have been built to appease the spirit of a young…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 밀양시 중앙로 324 (내일동)
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Taking the trip home
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