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Danjong Culture Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Apr 4, 2026 – Apr 26, 2026
- 📍 Location
- Hasong-ri, Yeongwol-eup, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-20:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Area of Donggang River
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Yeongwol Culture & Tourism Organization
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-33-375-6353
⚠️ 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 Danjong Culture Festival, a major festival of Yeongwol-gun in Gangwon State, is a historic cultural event held annually since 1967 in memory of King Danjong, the 6th monarch of the Joseon dynasty. The festival includes a range of activities and programs open to all visitors.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 영월군, 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. · Oct 1.18 / Aug 1.41
🅿️ 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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Nearby Attractions
Places within 12 km of the festival venue (straight-line distance), described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Travel time depends on roads and traffic, so only distance is shown.
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Jagyuru Pavilion and Gwanpungheon Hall자규루 및 관풍헌 Attractionapprox. 0.6 km
Gwanpungheon Hall was used as a magistrate’s office to handle local affairs during the Joseon Dynasty. The site consists of an annex and a 3x3 kan building (a…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 영월군 영월읍 중앙로 61 -
Yeongwol Tourism Center영월관광센터 Attractionapprox. 2.0 km
Yeongwol Tourism Center, also called Y-Square, is a cultural complex developed to support integrated tourism in the former coal mining area of Yeongwol and to help…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 영월군 영월읍 청령포로 126-3 -
Cheongnyeongpo Meandering Stream영월 청령포 Attractionapprox. 2.2 km
Cheongnyeongpo Meandering Stream, located in the upper reaches of the Namhangang River in Gwangcheon-ri, Nam-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, is the place where King Danjong stayed…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 영월군 남면 광천리 -
Yeongwol Jangneung Royal Tomb [UNESCO World Heritage]영월 장릉(단종) [유네스코 세계유산] Attractionapprox. 2.2 km
This site is the tomb of King Danjong (1441-1457), the sixth king of the Joseon dynasty. Unlike typical royal tombs, it is relatively modest and smaller in size. King…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 영월군 영월읍 단종로 190 -
Byeolmaro Observatory별마로천문대 Attractionapprox. 2.8 km
Byeolmaro is a public astronomical observatory built on the peak of Bongnaesan Mountain (alt. 799.8 m) in Yeongwol. The term "Byeolmaro" combines the words byeol (star),…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 영월군 영월읍 천문대길 397
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