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Goesan Red Pepper Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 4, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025
- 📍 Location
- 113 Imkkeokjeong-ro, Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (Fees may apply to certain programs)
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-20:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Area of Expo Square
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Goesan-gun · Goesan Red Pepper Festival Promotion Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-43-830-3463
⚠️ 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 Goesan Red Pepper Festival celebrates Goesan’s specialty red peppers and other agricultural products, offering a variety of experiences and food. Held at the Goesan Organic Expo Plaza, the festival features creative pepper-themed programs, the Organic Goesan Singing Contest, and the Hot Chimac Festival.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Goesan Red Pepper Festival
- Find the golden pepper
- red pepper Nanta
- catch the red pepper fish
- etc.
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization for the most recent edition. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
🅿️ 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.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
🏮 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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Mungwang Reservoir문광저수지 Attractionapprox. 6.1 km
Encircled by a 2-kilometer stretch of roads lined with ginkgo trees, this reservoir lies at the heart of Yanggok-ri, a quintessential small farming village. Its primary…
Korean address for map apps충청북도 괴산군 문광면 양곡리 16 -
Sanmagi Old Trail산막이옛길 Travel courseapprox. 7.7 km
Sanmagi Old Trail in Oesa-ri, Chilseong-myeon, within Goesan-gun of Chungcheongbuk-do, stretches over a picturesque 3.93 km. It connects to the serene Sanmagi Village,…
Korean address for map apps충청북도 괴산군 칠성면 사은리 549-12 -
Goesan Natural Dream Park자연드림파크(괴산 Attractionapprox. 8.4 km
Featured in movie "Honey Sweet," where V B Research Center, a place Researcher Chiho worked, was filmed. The park features an eco-friendly agricultural restaurant, cafe,…
Korean address for map apps충청북도 괴산군 칠성면 자연드림길 240
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