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Chuncheon Makguksu & Dakgalbi Festival

춘천막국수닭갈비축제 · Chuncheon, Gangwon

2026/10/14 – 10/18 Confirmed dates

Festival dates move every year — confirm on the organizer's own site before booking.
Last verified: 2026-08-22.

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Buckwheat noodles and spicy chicken, the two dishes Chuncheon is famous for.

Who it suits: Food travellers on a short trip — Chuncheon is an hour from Seoul and these two dishes are what the city is known for.

When, where, how much

From the organizer

Official site

Organized by Chuncheon Makguksu & Dakgalbi Festival Organizing Committee. These pages are the organizer's own and open on their site. They are usually Korean only — but that is where the confirmed programme, stage times and site map appear first, and times and prices read the same in any language.

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3

Where it is

74 km north-east of Seoul, in Chuncheon, Gangwon (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).

We have not timed these connections ourselves, so rather than print a number we have not checked, here is the route on the two apps Koreans actually use — Streamside between Hyojagyo Bridge and Gongjigyo Bridge as the destination, already filled in:

• Directions on Kakao Map — live bus and train times, and which platform
• Naver Map — the stronger of the two in English

From Seoul, journeys to Chuncheon start at Seoul Station (KTX and regular rail) or the Express Bus Terminal. Which of the two wins depends on how many cities you are stringing together — our rail pass guide works through the break-even, and getting around Korea covers why these two apps beat Google Maps once you are on the ground.

Nearby, if you are making a trip of it

Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:

• Gongjicheon Stream (Gold Scales Theme Street) (1.2 km)
• Chuncheon Myeongdong Street (1.2 km)
• Chuncheon Art Gallery (1.6 km)
• Chuncheondaegyo Bridge (1.9 km)
• Soyanggang Skywalk (2.6 km)
• Uiamho Lake Skywalk (4.5 km)

Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.

Getting there and staying

Festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect. What is available in Gangwon right now:

Outside the big cities, wifi is not something to plan around. Shuttle stops, stage times and the day's program are posted on the organizer's Korean-language page or a Naver Map pin, and they change on the day. A Korean eSIM is the cheapest way to have it working before you land.

Planning a trip around it

On at the same time

If your dates are fixed, these run within ten days of Chuncheon Makguksu & Dakgalbi Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.

• Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace — 2026/09/10 – 10/17, Seoul, 2 km from Seoul.
• Andong Maskdance Festival — 2026/09/24 – 10/04, Andong, North Gyeongsang, 192 km from Seoul.
• Gimje Horizon Festival — 2026/10/01 – 10/05, Gimje, North Jeolla, 202 km from Seoul.
• Jeongseon Arirang Festival — 2026/10/01 – 10/04, Jeongseon, Gangwon, 150 km from Seoul.
• Geumsan World Insam Festival — 2026/10/02 – 10/11, Geumsan, South Chungcheong, 170 km from Seoul.
• Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival — 2026/10/03 – 10/18, Jinju, South Gyeongsang, 282 km from Seoul.

Other festivals in Gangwon

Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit Gangwon rather than when to leave home.

• Pyeongchang Trout Festival — January, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
• Cheorwon Hantangang River Ice Trekking Festival — January, Cheorwon, Gangwon
• Daegwallyeong Snow Festival — February, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
• Chuncheon Mime Festival — May, Chuncheon, Gangwon
• Gangneung National Heritage Night — August, Gangneung, Gangwon

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