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Wonju Dancing Carnival
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 170 Dangu-ro, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-22:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Wonju Dancing Arena
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Wonju-si · Wonju Cultural Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-33-763-9114
⚠️ 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
Wonju Dynamic Dancing Carnival is an international festival led by the citizens, from the preparation of the event to the stage performances. Dynamic dance parade performances will take place on a giant 100-meter-long and 15-meter-wide runway.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 원주시, 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 1.20
🅿️ 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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Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 원주시 한지공원길 151 (무실동) -
Gangwongamyeong Provincial Office, Wonju원주 강원감영 Attractionapprox. 2.4 km · ~6 min by car
Gangwongamyeong Provincial Office, dating back to the Joseon era, is celebrated for its stunning night views. Originally serving as the office for the provincial…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 원주시 원일로 85 -
Wonju Baegunsan National Recreational Forest국립 백운산자연휴양림 (원주 Attractionapprox. 7.6 km · ~17 min by car
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Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 원주시 판부면 백운산길 81 백운산자연휴양림 -
Wonju Korea Ginseng Factory원주 고려인삼창 Attractionapprox. 9.4 km · ~18 min by car
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Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 원주시 소초면 북원로 2955 -
Sogeumsan Mountain Grand Valley소금산그랜드밸리 Attractionapprox. 14.7 km · ~24 min by car
Home to beautiful rivers, majestic cliffs, and stunning old trees, Sogeum Mountain Grand Valley offers an impressive view. The valley encompasses the trekking trail in…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 원주시 지정면 지정로 317
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Taking the trip home
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