2026 DMZ OPEN Festival
Oct 12 (Mon) ~ Nov 29 (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 12 (Mon) ~ Nov 29 (Sun)
- Hours
- 10:00~18:00 ※ Varies by event
- Admission
- Free · Free ※ Some programs charge a fee
- Venue
- DMZ area, Gyeonggi-do
- Age
- 전 연령
- Organizer
- 경기도
- Contact
- 02-6288-9245
- Official site
- https://www.instagram.com/dmzopen_official/
② When you're here
What it's about, and food and stays around the venue.
About
The DMZ OPEN Festival is Gyeonggi-do's flagship multi-genre cultural event, designed to let you experience the peace, ecological and historical value of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) through art, academic programs and more. Rather than seeing the DMZ only as a place of division and military tension, it reinterprets the long-preserved natural environment, its historical meaning, and the possibilities of peace and coexistence in today's cultural language. Gyeonggi-do has been expanding the concept of ‘OPEN’ to turn the ‘closed DMZ’ into a space open to everyone, and the festival runs as a multi-genre cultural event presenting programs across many genres over an extended period. The DMZ OPEN Fes…
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.
More in Gyeonggi
- Supsogui Sanseongdosi - Namhansanseong Autumn FestaSep 5 (Sat) ~ Oct 25 (Sun)
- Hantangang Garden FestaSep 12 (Sat) ~ Nov 1 (Sun)
- Gyeonggi Ceramics BiennaleSep 18 (Fri) ~ Nov 1 (Sun)
- Han River WalkSep 19 (Sat) ~ Nov 7 (Sat)
- 2026 ModumoyeomoranOct 1 (Thu) ~ Oct 31 (Sat)
- Teunteunssukssuk Walking EventOct 1 (Thu) ~ Oct 31 (Sat)
Source: Korea Tourism Organization and local government open data. Dates and prices can change — please check with the organizer before you go.