Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival
전주한지문화축제 · Jeonju, North Jeolla
– Confirmed dates
8–10 October 2026 — the 30th edition, slogan “Now, Hanji”. Corrected on 3 September 2026: this page previously said 1–4 October, carried over from the usual early-October window before the dates were announced. Two Korean sources agree on 8–10. Not in the tourism dataset. Hours and admission not published.
Festival dates move every year — confirm on the organizer's own site before booking.
Last verified: 2026-09-03.
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The paper festival at the Korea Traditional Culture Center — a different October event from the Bibimbap Festival.
Who it suits: Craft-minded visitors — hanji fashion shows, competitions and hands-on paper-making, five minutes' walk from Jeonju Hanok Village.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Jeonju City with the Jeonju Cultural Foundation. 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.
Read our longer write-up on this festival →
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 195 km south of Seoul
About 146 km across — 14 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
195 km south of Seoul, in Jeonju, North Jeolla (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).
Getting there, from our own checks:
- KTX from Yongsan — about 1h31 (the Jeolla line — not Seoul Station)
- KTX from Seoul Station — about 2h
- Express bus — about 3h (cheaper, and the terminal is nearer the village)
Nearby, if you are making a trip of it
Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:
- Omokdae and Imokdae Historic Sites (0.2 km)
- Jeonju Traditional Liquor Museum (0.2 km)
- Jeonju Crafts Exhibition Hall (0.3 km)
- Jeonju Hanok Village (0.1 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
What it is actually about
We have written about hanji, the paper rated for a thousand years, and the hand movement that gets it there — read that first if you want to know what you are looking at before you go, rather than after.
Getting there and staying
We have a full guide to this area — see our Jeonju guide for where to stay and how the town fits together.
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Jeonju 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 Jeonju Hanji Culture 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 North Jeolla
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit North Jeolla rather than when to leave home.
- Chunhyang Festival — May, Namwon, North Jeolla
- Muju Firefly Festival — September, Muju, North Jeolla
- Jinan Red Ginseng Festival — September, Jinan, North Jeolla
- Gimje Horizon Festival — October, Gimje, North Jeolla
- Jeonju Bibimbap Festival — October, Jeonju, North Jeolla
Running every week nearby
These are not tied to the festival and run on their own schedule, so they are there whether your dates line up with Jeonju Hanji Culture Festival or not.
- Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performance Parade — Saturdays, 14:30–15:30 · mid-April to end of October, free. Taejo-ro, between Namcheongyo Bridge and Gyeonggijeon Shrine.
Our own guide to the area
- Jeonju — 735 hanok in one village — the largest concentration in the country.
Other museums within reach
- Jeonju National Museum — Jeonju, North Jeolla, about 6 km away.
- Iksan National Museum — Iksan, North Jeolla, about 25 km away.
- National Institute of Ecology (Ecorium) — Janghang, Seocheon, South Chungcheong, about 46 km away. Sea and ecology rather than history.
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 75 km away.
The coast from here
- Getting In the Mud — Hajeon Village, Gochang, North Jeolla, about 70 km away.