Gangneung Guksu Festival
Korean name: 강릉 국수 축제
Oct 15 (Thu) ~ Oct 18 (Sun)
Plan · Experience · Discover
- 1Before you come — Check dates, admission and how to get there.
- 2While you're here — See what's happening now from other visitors, collect festival stamps, and find food and stays nearby.
- 3Discover Korea — Get to know Korean culture through its festivals — and find your next favorite.
① Before you go
What to check before your trip.
- Dates
- Oct 15 (Thu) ~ Oct 18 (Sun)
- Hours
- 12:00~21:00
- Admission
- Free · Free admission
- Venue
- Wolhwa Street area, Gangneung
- Organizer
- 강릉시
- Contact
- 033-640-5130
- Official site
- https://visitgangneung.net/pub/gnfestival/4748.do
② When you're here
What it's about, and food and stays around the venue.
About
The Gangneung Noodle Festival (Gangneung Guksu Festival) is the signature food festival of Gangneung, a true ‘noodle city’ where dishes such as jang-kalguksu (spicy soybean-paste knife-cut noodles), makguksu (buckwheat noodles), jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and gamja-ongsimi kalguksu (potato dumpling noodle soup) are loved more than anywhere else. Well loved as the Gangneung Noodle Festival (‘Noodle’ in English) through 2025, it changed its name to the Gangneung Guksu Festival for its 5th edition in 2026, to feel more familiar to the public and better reflect local character. In 2026 it takes place over four days, October 15 to 18, on Wolhwa Street. Along with a food zone where you …
Translated from the Korean original by ALIVE FESTA.
🍜 Food · 🏨 Stays
Info: Korea Tourism Organization · Kakao Map. Check hours and prices before you go. List your business
③ Discover Korea
Local festivals are one of the easiest ways to meet everyday Korea — regional food, traditional performances, crafts and night markets, and many are free to enter. ALIVE FESTA gathers festivals and events from all 17 provinces and cities of Korea in one place.
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- Yangyang Pine Mushroom & Salmon FestivalOct 16 (Fri) ~ Oct 18 (Sun)
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- Sinwollang Dalbit FestivalOct 16 (Fri) ~ Oct 18 (Sun)
- Wonjunonghyeop Chiaksan Goguma FestivalOct 17 (Sat) ~ Oct 18 (Sun)
- Seomgang FestivalOct 18 (Sun) ~ Oct 19 (Mon)
Source: Korea Tourism Organization and local government open data. Dates and prices can change — please check with the organizer before you go.