This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: Wonju City's press release (October 6, 2026) and the official info graphic attached to it, checked on October 8, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Thu, Oct 15, 2026 ~ Sat, Oct 17
- Hours
- 11:00–21:00 daily
- Venue
- Around Mirinae Street, Wonju Innovation City (혁신도시 미리내거리 일원)Around 1902 Bangok-dong, Wonju-si, Gangwon (강원 원주시 반곡동 1902번지 일원)
- Organizer
- Wonju City · Wonju Cultural Foundation (sponsored by Gangwon State)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/15, 8 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/15Thu★ OpeningToday
- 10/16FriStamp tour · Open auctionToday
- 10/17Sat★ Circus · Town show-offToday
🔁 Daily · 11:00–21:00 food & market booths · promotion booths · play area
Wonju Innovation Festa 2026 — Schedule & Family Circus Before You Take the Kids to Mirinae Street in Wonju Innovation City
In cool autumn weather,
a three-day neighborhood festival
comes to the streets of
Wonju Innovation City (원주 혁신도시) 🎪
The 2026 Innovation Festa
(2026 혁신페스타)
runs Oct 15 (Thu) – 17 (Sat),
11:00–21:00 every day,
around Mirinae Street (미리내거리) in the Innovation City
(1902 Bangok-dong).
We put this together from
Wonju City’s press release of October 6
and the official info graphic
attached to it.
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
Wonju Innovation City Panorama — High-rise buildings and urban landscape of Wonju Innovation City (Jun 2015) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 김지호 · KOGL Type 1)
Wonju Innovation City Panorama — Office facilities and apartment buildings of Wonju Innovation City (Jun 2015) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 김지호 · KOGL Type 1)
It’s a cultural event where
the public institutions that moved to the Innovation City
get together with residents and merchants.
It was set up to bring the local community together
and give neighborhood businesses a boost, the city says.
With a second round of public-institution relocations ahead,
it’s also a chance for everyone in the area
to gather in one place.
It’s hosted and organized by
Wonju City and the Wonju Cultural Foundation,
and sponsored by Gangwon State.
Wonju City says it plans to ‘grow it into
the signature festival of the Innovation City.’
🧺 What’s at the festival?
These are the areas listed in the press release.
| Area | What’s there |
|---|---|
| Food & market booths | Food and sales booths |
| Relocated public institutions’ promotion booths | Booths by each institution · promotional items handed out |
| Play area | Playground (what’s in it hasn’t been announced) |
| Performances | Local artists and professional performance teams, together with the Wonju Cultural Foundation |
These organizations are running promotion booths.
Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service · Korea National Park Service
National Health Insurance Service · Korea Tourism Organization
Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation · Korea Road Traffic Authority
Gangwon Innovation City Development Support Center
Wonju Innovation City Merchants’ Association
✨ What’s on each day?
Each of the three days is a themed ‘day’,
with different programs every day.
| Date & time | Program |
|---|---|
| Daily 11:00–21:00 | Food & market booths · public institutions’ promotion booths · play area |
| 15th (Thu) 18:30 | Opening ceremony — performance wishing for the second round of public-institution relocations · Dongmi Bicycle Band (동미자전거음악단) · musical gala show with Choi Dae-chul & Park So-yeon |
| 16th (Fri) | Innovation City Merchants’ Day — stamp tour of the merchants’ booths · open auction event · merchant busking |
| 17th (Sat) | Innovation City Residents’ Day — Ahn Jae-geun Circus (안재근서커스) · ‘Show Off Our Town’ event |
The 15th is ‘Relocated Public Institutions’ Day’.
The opening ceremony will feature a performance
and a gala show by musical actors, they say.
The stamp tour on the 16th
means going around the Innovation City
merchants’ booths and collecting stamps.
Apart from the opening ceremony,
times for each show aren’t out yet.
🚗 Getting there & parking
The venue is around Mirinae Street
in the Innovation City.
The address in the official info is
around 1902 Bangok-dong, Wonju.
Parking and public transport info
isn’t in the press release or the info graphic.
We’ll add it here once it’s out.
👨👩👧 Going with kids
For families, Residents’ Day
on Sat the 17th is the best fit.
The press release describes ‘a circus show
that families can enjoy together.’
There’s also a play area (playground)
at the festival.
It runs 11:00–21:00 on all three days.
On Thursday and Friday you can drop by on a weekday evening,
and on Saturday from the daytime.
only on Sat the 17th
The circus time isn't out yet
The opening ceremony is Thu the 15th at 18:30
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Times of the circus & each show
□ What’s in the play area & how to use it
□ Admission & activity fees
□ Parking & public transport info
□ What happens if it rains
None of this is in the official info yet.
We’ll update this post once it’s out.
Questions? Call Wonju City’s
Regional Development Division at +82-33-737-3928.
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families who want to see a circus with their kids
✔ Families curious about the public institutions’ booths
✔ Families who enjoy food booths & busking
Booths, a play area and a Saturday circus —
an easy festival to drop by in the Innovation City.
We put this together from official announcements before going ourselves. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
📷 The festival in photos 2
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🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 혁신도시 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- 원주시, '2026 혁신페스타' 오는 15일 개막 원주시 · 2026.10.6 · 관공서
- 2026 혁신페스타 안내 그림 (보도자료 첨부) 원주시 · 2026.10.6 · 관공서
This is a guide based on official announcements, not a visit review. Schedules, programs and fees can change, so please re-check the official notice before you go.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Dates, times, numbers and phone numbers were checked against the Korean original on October 8, 2026. Program, area and performer names are our own translations and romanizations of the Korean, not official English names; the public institutions are listed under their usual English names. Wonju Innovation City (원주 혁신도시, 原州革新城市) is the Wonju district where relocated public institutions are based. We did not check whether the festival offers guidance in English. Original post (Korean)