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Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Apr 4, 2026 – Apr 12, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 440, Wangin-ro, Gunseo-myeon, Yeongam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-61-470-2346
⚠️ 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
First held in 1997, the Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival is one of Korea’s leading Cultural Tourism Festivals and has been held every spring at the Historical Site of Wangin. Dr. Wangin played a pivotal role in cultural exchange across ancient East Asia. Through him, Baekje’s advanced culture and Confucian classics crossed the Korea Strait and reached the Japanese archipelago. His teachings represented far more than a transfer of knowledge; they became a driving force behind the emergence of Asuka culture, the golden age of ancient Japanese civilization. Wangin’s profound scholarship, together
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).