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Ulsan Onggi Festival
- 📅 Dates
- May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 36, Oegosan 3-gil, Onyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (fees vary by programs)
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00~21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Oegosan Onggi Village
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Ulju Culture Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-52-980-2235
⚠️ 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 Ulsan Onggi Festival is Korea’s only festival dedicated to onggi, the traditional earthenware that has been an integral part of Korean life for more than a thousand years. Held in Oegosan Onggi Village in Ulju-gun, where artisans continue to produce onggi using traditional techniques, the festival naturally serves as a showcase the region’s signature craft. It also contributes to the promotion of everyday onggi use and the continued development of this traditional industry. Visitors can enjoy onggi-making demonstrations by master artisans, as well as a variety of hands-on programs, exhibit
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Ulsan Onggi Festival
- Onggi Special Experience Hall
- Onggi Clay Playground
- Themed Performance
- Onggi Fire-Gazing Experience
- Ongi Land
- Onggi Concert
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 울주군, 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 1.11 / Oct 1.14
🅿️ 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.
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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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Onggigol Ceramics옹기골도예 Attraction0.2 km straight · walkable
Onggi Ceramics is the workshop of Heo Jin-gyu, a master onggi craftsman, and is located in Onggi Village in Ulsan, home to the largest production of onggi in the nation.…
Korean address for map apps울산광역시 울주군 온양읍 외고산길 18 -
Oegosan Onggi Village외고산옹기마을 Attraction0.2 km straight · walkable
Oegosan Onggi Village was established when earthenware master Heo Deok-man settled in the area in 1975. The village today showcases a massive collection of various…
Korean address for map apps울산광역시 울주군 온양읍 외고산3길 36 -
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The National Center for Forest Therapy, Daeunsan is a forest-themed well-being facility designed to boost one's immunity and promote health by leveraging various…
Korean address for map apps울산광역시 울주군 온양읍 대운상대길 225-92 -
Ulsan Naewonam Hermitage내원암(울산 Attractionapprox. 7.9 km · ~12 min by car
Naewonam Hermitage is located on Daeunsan Mountain in Ulsan. Daewonsa Temple, the once head temple of this hermitage, was located at the entrance to the complex, but…
Korean address for map apps울산광역시 울주군 온양읍 대운상대길 382 -
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Korean address for map apps울산광역시 울주군 서생면 진하해변길 77
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