Jangsu Red Food Festival
장수한우랑사과랑축제 · Jangsu, Jeonbuk
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Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Korea's first festival built around a single color — Jangsu's own Korean beef and apples, expanded since 2024 to a wider 'red food' lineup of omija berries and tomatoes.
Who it suits: Anyone road-tripping the Jeolla countryside who wants a food festival built around one county's actual harvest, not a franchise.
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 220 km south of Seoul
About 129 km across — 12 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
220 km south of Seoul, in Jangsu, Jeonbuk (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 — the venue 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 Jangsu 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.
Getting there and staying
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Jangsu 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 Jangsu Red Food 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.
- Muju Firefly Festival — 2026/09/04 – 09/12, Muju, North Jeolla, 184 km from Seoul.
- Jinan Red Ginseng Festival — 2026/09/18 – 09/20, Jinan, North Jeolla, 203 km from Seoul.
- Hyoseok Cultural Festival — 2026/09/04 – 09/13, Bongpyeong, Pyeongchang, Gangwon, 123 km from Seoul.
- Bucheon International Comics Festival — 2026/09/18 – 09/20, Bucheon, Gyeonggi, 22 km from Seoul.
- Siheung Gaetgol Festival — 2026/09/18 – 09/20, Siheung, Gyeonggi, 26 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in Jeonbuk
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit Jeonbuk rather than when to leave home.
- Imsil N Cheese Festival — October, Imsil, Jeonbuk
- Sunchang Jangryu Festival — October, Sunchang, Jeonbuk
Other museums within reach
- Jeonju National Museum — Jeonju, North Jeolla, about 43 km away.
A mountain in the same trip
Korea's national parks charge nothing to enter, and these are close enough to pair with the rest of this trip rather than needing one of their own.
- Jirisan Hiking — about 41 km away.