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Gwanak Kang Gam-chan Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Oct 17, 2025 – Oct 19, 2025
- 📍 Location
- 77 Nakseongdae-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 13:00-21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Nakseongdae Park
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Gwanak-gu District · Gwanak Culture Association
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-2-828-5765
⚠️ 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 Gwanak Gang Gam-chan Festival is a historical and cultural event held to honor the patriotic spirit of General Gang Gam-chan, a famous general from the Goryeo Dynasty. The festival is known for its impressive night events, fitting for the location named after a falling star, and features a variety of parades and performances. ◎ Gang Gam-chan and Nakseongdae General Gang Gam-chan of Goryeo is said to have been born at the place where the fourth star of the Big Dipper fell. This place is called Nakseongdae, which means “the place where the star fell.”
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 관악구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Oct — 1.07
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Apr 1.02 / Sep 1.17
🅿️ 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 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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Gyujanggak Library of Seoul National University서울대학교 규장각 Cultural facilityapprox. 1.0 km
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Korean address for map apps서울특별시 관악구 관악로 1 -
Seoul National University서울대학교 Cultural facilityapprox. 1.0 km
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Museum of Art, Seoul National University서울대학교미술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 1.1 km
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THE WELL SAEM HOSPITAL OF KOREAN MEDICINE더웰샘한방병원 Attractionapprox. 1.7 km
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Nam-Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA)서울시립미술관 남서울생활미술관 Attractionapprox. 1.9 km
The Nam-Seoul Museum of Art offers visitors a meaningful opportunity to linger beside the traces of history. The building previously served as the Belgian Consulate…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 관악구 남부순환로 2076
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