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Jamunbak Cultural Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 16, 2025 – Sep 21, 2025
- 📍 Location
- 5 Pyeongchang 31-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (Partial programs are paid 7,000-30,000 won)
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-18:00 (Vary with program)
- 🎪 Venue
- Jamunbak Cultural Forum
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Jamunbak Cultural Forum
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-2-6365-1388
⚠️ 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 Jamunbak Festival is a celebration of the artistic life of Seoulites. At the foot of Bukhansan Mountain, the festival features exhibitions, performances, forums, workshops, and field trips that bring together artists of different generations and citizens of Seoul—who have long led Korea’s artistic culture—to reflect on and propose new directions for their own artistic lives. The festival aims to create a platform where emerging artists experimenting with new aesthetics, mid-career artists who form the backbone of Korean art, collectors, critics, students, and the general
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
🅿️ 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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Bugak Skyway Palgakjeong Pavilion북악스카이 팔각정 Attractionapprox. 1.2 km
Bugak Skyway Palgakjeong Pavilion exudes a tranquil, serene beauty regardless of the season. The pavilion, which sits on Bugaksan's 1,652,900 square meter summit at an…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 종로구 북악산로 267 (평창동) -
Bukhansan National Park (Seoul District)북한산국립공원(서울 Attractionapprox. 2.0 km
Bukhansan Mountain was officially designated as a national park in 1983. Bukhansan National Park covers both Bukhansan and Dobongsan Mountains, and spans a total area of…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 성북구 보국문로 262 (정릉동) -
Korea Furniture Museum한국가구박물관 Attractionapprox. 2.0 km
* The Korea Furniture Museum is currently under renovation, and visit reservations will resume at a later date. Refer to the official website for updates. The Korea…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 성북구 대사관로 121 (성북동) -
Whanki Art Museum환기미술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 2.2 km
Whanki Art Museum exhibits the works of Kim Whanki (1913-1974), the pioneer of Korean abstract art. Kim was inspired by traditional features such as Korean mountains and…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 종로구 자하문로40길 63 -
Gilsangsa Temple (Seoul)길상사(서울 Attractionapprox. 2.2 km
Gilsangsa Temple is a prominent temple located in Seongbuk-dong, Seoul. The name Gilsangsa means "a favorable and auspicious temple." Visitors can experience temple,…
Korean address for map apps서울특별시 성북구 선잠로5길 68 (성북동)
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