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Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival 2026
- 📅 Dates
- Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 17 Buncheong-ro, Jillye-myeon, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (fees may apply to certain programs)
- 🎪 Venue
- Area of Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Museum and Clayarch Gimhae Museum
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Gimhae-si · Gimhae Pottery Association, Gimhae Cul-tour Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-55-330-3245
Overview
*The information below is based on the 2025 festivals. Details for the 2026 festivals will be updated as they become available.*The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival highlights the excellence of Buncheong ceramics and their everyday appeal. The festival offers a chance to see a wide variety of ceramics and participate in hands-on activities such as traditional kiln firing.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 김해시, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
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🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
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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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Clayarch Gimhae Museum클레이아크 김해미술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 0.3 km
The name “Clayarch” is a compound word of clay and arch, short for“architecture.” It embodies the basic spirit of the museum, which is to pursue development in the field…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 진례면 분청로 25 -
Gyeongnam Art Museum경남도립미술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 5.2 km
Gyeongnam Art Museum, located in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, opened on June 23, 2004. It consists of four floors above ground and one floor underground,…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 창원시 의창구 용지로 296 (퇴촌동) -
The House of Changwon창원의 집 Cultural facilityapprox. 5.9 km
The House of Changwon was home to Du-cheol (pen name Toeeun), a famous scholar. This house is now used as a traditional lifestyle and culture learning center for…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 창원시 의창구 사림로16번길 59 (사림동) -
Changwon Rose Garden창원 장미공원 Attractionapprox. 7.0 km
This garden, situated in the heart of Seongsan-gu, Changwon, boasts 23,000 roses representing 98 species from around the world. At its peak in May but blooming late…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 창원시 성산구 가음동 31 -
Birthplace of the16th President of Korea, Roh Moo-hyun진영 봉하마을과 노무현 대통령 생가 Attractionapprox. 7.3 km
Bongha Village is located 4.5km to the east of Jinyeong-eup, on the foot-slopes of Bonghwasan mountain. It is a typical farming village, and its major produce is…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 진영읍 봉하로 129
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