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Mungyeong Saejae Bare-foot Walking Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Aug 22, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 932 Saejae-ro, Mungyeong-eup, Mungyeong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 🎫 Admission
- 15,000 won
- 🕘 Hours
- 09:00-18:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Area of Mungyeongsaejae Pass
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Hankook Ilbo, Daegu Hankook Ilbo, mPLUS Korea · Gyeongsangbuk-do, Mungyeong City, POSCO, etc.
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-53-755-5881
⚠️ 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
Mungyeong Saejae Bare-foot Walking Festival, held annually in Mungyeong, is a bare-foot walking festival covering approx. 7 kilometers. The festival hosts a variety of programs, including the main performance, various event booths, bare-foot-walking event, and a singing contest, allowing visitors to enjoy the festivities while keeping an eye on their health.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 문경시, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Aug — 1.01 · quietest of the months we have
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Aug 1.01 / Oct 1.36
🅿️ 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.
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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.
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.
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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Museum of Old Roads옛길박물관 Cultural facilityapprox. 0.2 km
The Museum of Old Roads offers the history of traditional roads and routes in Korea. In the past, Mungyeongsaejae was a transportation hub for the people of Korea,…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 944 -
OmyNara오미나라 Attractionapprox. 3.1 km
20 years of passion for OmyRose OmyNara is an Omija winery that manufactures wine using traditional fermentation methods and oak barrel maturation methods using…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 문경시 문경읍 새재로 609 -
Cheongungak Hall청운각 Cultural facilityapprox. 3.7 km
Cheongungak Hall was the living quarters for President Park Chung Hee from 1937 to 1940 while he was working as an elementary school teacher. After becoming president,…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 문경시 문경읍 청운로 35 -
Korea Tea Cup Museum한국다완박물관 Cultural facilityapprox. 4.5 km
The Korea Tea Cup Museum opened in March of 2022 as the first museum dedicated solely to displaying dawon, traditional tea cups. The museum displays around 700 cups from…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 문경시 문경읍 하리 367-2 -
Bongmyeongsan Suspension Bridge봉명산 출렁다리 Attractionapprox. 4.9 km
Bongmyeongsan Suspension Bridge, completed in December 2023, stretches across the slopes of Bongmyeongsan Mountain at 690 meters above sea level. It’s about a 400-meter,…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 문경시 문경읍 온천강변1길 27
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