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Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale
- 📅 Dates
- Oct 1, 2025 – Nov 16, 2025
- 📍 Location
- 18 Jinju-daero 879beon-gil, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-18:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Jinju Station in Railway Cultural Park
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Jinju · Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale Organizing Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-55-749-8707
⚠️ 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
Jinju Traditional Crafts Biennale explores the relationship between nature and humankind. The materials used in the craft—wood, earth, and metal—are drawn from nature and reborn through human hands and senses. By reflecting on this relationship, it reconnects the memories of tradition and modernity, time and place.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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Visitor-volume index for 진주시, 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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Somangjinsan Lantern Theme Park소망진산 유등테마공원 Attractionapprox. 1.1 km
Somangjinsan Lantern Theme Park was created to display the history and culture of the Namgang River and Jinjuseong Fortress through lanterns, the focal point of the…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 진주시 망경동 -
Jinjuseong Fortress진주성 Attractionapprox. 1.5 km
Jinjuseong Fortress, initially erected in ancient times, was expanded in 1379 to fend off pirate invasions. It saw two battles during the Imjin War (1592-1598). Inside,…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 진주시 남강로 626 -
Jinju Bullfighting Arena진주소싸움경기장 Travel courseapprox. 4.4 km
Jinju Traditional Bullfighting Arena was established with the aim of preserving and fostering Jinju's traditional folk culture of bullfighting. With a seating capacity…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 진주시 판문오동길 100 -
Jinyangho Park진양호 공원 (진양호 전망대, 동물원 Attractionapprox. 4.7 km
Jinyangho Park is situated around Jinyangho Lake, the only manmade lake in Gyeongsangnam-do. The park is complete with a range of facilities and amenities, including a…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 진주시 남강로1번길 96-6 (판문동) -
Gangju Pond강주연못 Attractionapprox. 7.2 km
Gangju Pond is the orgin of the current Jinjuseong Fortress. It is unknown when the pond was first built, but the trees that grow around the pond are 500-600 years old,…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 진주시 정촌면 예하리
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