Daegu Chimac Festival
대구치맥페스티벌 · Daegu
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Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Fried chicken and beer as a civic festival, in Korea's chimaek capital.
Who it suits: Groups and anyone who wants a straightforwardly modern Korean night out. Fried chicken and beer, at scale, in the city that industrialised the combination.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Korean Chicken and Beer Industry Association. 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.
Program: Daefrica Waterpia, Chimac Sing-along Club, K-Chimac Street, Chisangnakwon EGG Island
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 237 km south-east of Seoul
About 114 km across — 4 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
237 km south-east of Seoul, in Daegu (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 — In & Around Duryu Park 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 Daegu 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:
- Daegu Duryu Park (0.4 km)
- E-World (0.7 km)
- E-World 83 Tower (0.7 km)
- Anjirang Gopchang Alley (2.1 km)
- Apsan Mountain Haeneomi Observatory (2.2 km)
- Apsan Cafe Street (2.5 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Daegu is the quickest way to see what is left — festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect.
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 Daegu Chimac Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Taehwagang Maduhee Festival — 2026/06/19 – 06/21, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 306 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit 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
- Gwangyang Maehwa Festival — March, Gwangyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Gurye Sansuyu Festival — March, Gurye, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Other museums within reach
- Daegu National Museum — Suseong-gu, Daegu, about 7 km away.