This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 9, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 11
- Hours
- 10:00~15:00
- Venue
- Icheon Ginseng Sales Center area (이천인삼판매센터 일원)160 Dunteoro 124beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- Organizer
- Icheon Ginseng Health Festival Committee (organized by Icheon City and Seoul East Gyeonggi Ginseng Agricultural Cooperative)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
📌 What's on each day
- 10/9FriHangeul Day★ Opening CeremonyToday
- 10/11Sun★ Singing ContestToday
🔁 Daily · Sales·Food·Experience Booths 10:00~15:00
2026 Icheon Ginseng Health Festival Schedule, Singing Contest, Directions – Hangeul Day Holiday at Icheon Ginseng Sales Center
The scent of ginseng is in the air
as autumn arrives 🌱
This is the 12th year!
The 12th Icheon Ginseng Health Festival
will be held for three days
from Friday, October 9 (Hangeul Day) to Sunday, October 11.
The venue is in Sindun-myeon,
at the Icheon Ginseng Sales Center area.
It matches perfectly with the three-day Hangeul Day holiday.
I’ve organized the official announcements, posters,
Icheon City’s weekly event plan,
and Gyeonggi Tourism Organization’s guide.
🎪 About the Festival
The festival began in 2015
as the Icheon Ginseng Festival
to promote ginseng grown in Icheon.
Since 2025, the word ‘Health’
has been added to the name,
becoming the Icheon Ginseng Health Festival we know today.
This year’s slogan is
Sharing Happiness with Icheon Ginseng, Sharing Health with Icheon Ginseng.
The Icheon Ginseng Health Festival Committee hosts the event,
with Icheon City and Seoul East Gyeonggi Ginseng Agricultural Cooperative
as co-organizers.
✨ What’s Happening When?
I’ve gathered the announced dates and times
in a table below.
| Date & Time | Program |
|---|---|
| Every day 10:00~15:00 | Festival grounds open (Gyeonggi Tourism Organization hours) |
| 10/9 (Fri) 14:00 | Opening Ceremony (Icheon City weekly event plan) |
| 10/11 (Sun) from 10:00 | Ginseng Singing Contest on-site registration |
| 10/11 (Sun) 11:00~12:30 | Ginseng Singing Contest Preliminaries · Main stage |
| 10/11 (Sun) 14:00~16:30 | Ginseng Singing Contest Finals · Performance by Ms. Jeon Won-ju and guest singers, awards ceremony |
The official hours are until 15:00,
but the singing contest finals
are scheduled until 16:30.
If you plan to visit late on the last day,
please double-check with the official contact.
🛍️ What Booths Are There?
According to the festival committee’s booth recruitment notice,
there are three types of booths.
| Booth | Details from the notice |
|---|---|
| Agricultural & Local Product Sales | Icheon or domestic products · Cheaper than market price |
| Food | Simple snacks · Ginseng menu preferred |
| Experience & Exhibition | At least one experience per booth · Ginseng/health experiences preferred |
All booths are required to have card payment terminals
and display prices for each product.
Ingredient origins must also be clearly labeled.
The final list of experiences
has not yet been announced.
📸 Sights: Ginseng Sculptures
At the festival, there will be 5m tall ginseng sculptures
set up as photo zones.
There will be two sculptures:
one male ginseng (3m root, 2m stem) and one female ginseng.
According to the committee’s bidding notice,
the installation should be completed by October 6.
🎤 Want to Join the Singing Contest?
On the last day, anyone visiting the festival
can participate in the singing contest.
| Item | Announcement Details |
|---|---|
| Eligibility | Any festival visitor (first come, first served) |
| Registration | On-site from 10:00 on 10/11 (Sun), until 5 minutes before preliminaries |
| Registration Desk | Next to the main stage audience, at the stage sound booth |
| Preliminaries | One verse of your chosen song → 10 finalists |
| Prizes (4 teams) | Fresh ginseng gift sets · Grand prize worth 400,000 won, bronze prize worth 100,000 won |
If there are many participants,
registration may close early.
Prizes may change depending on event conditions.
🚗 Directions & Parking
The festival address is
160 Dunteoro 124beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si,
at the Seoul East Gyeonggi Ginseng Agricultural Cooperative
Icheon Ginseng Sales Center.
There is no official information
on buses, trains, or festival parking.
Naver Place indicates
that parking is available at the sales center
(as of October 8).
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
The main stage events are scheduled for
the opening ceremony on the 9th
and the singing contest on the 11th.
The 5m ginseng sculpture photo zone
is a great spot for family photos.
The food booths are recruited
to offer simple snacks.
Starting next week, from 10/14,
the Icheon Rice Culture Festival
will be held at Bokhacheon Riverside Park in Icheon.
See the summary → Icheon Rice Culture Festival
If you come after lunch,
there won't be much time to look around
Plan to arrive in the morning
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Daily stage & experience schedule
□ Experience fees
□ Guest singer lineup
□ Festival parking & shuttles
□ Rainy day operations
These have not yet been officially announced.
I’ll update this post when they are.
If you have questions, contact the Icheon Ginseng Festival Committee
at 031-637-3438.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families looking for an Icheon outing during the Hangeul Day holiday
✔ Families wanting to shop for ginseng and local specialties
✔ Families who want to enjoy the singing contest together
From ginseng shopping to the singing contest,
it’s a great half-day holiday outing.
This post is organized from official announcements before visiting in person. Mascot images are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
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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.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-09. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)