This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 24, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 25
- Hours
- Booths 11:00–19:00
- Venue
- Lawn plaza area, Culture Factory (문화제조창 잔디광장 일원)314 Sangdang-ro, Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk (Culture Factory, 충북 청주시 청원구 상당로 314)
- Organizer
- Cheongju City
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
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📌 What's on each day
- 10/24Sat★ OpeningToday
🔁 Daily · Booths 11:00–19:00 · Dessert & bakery sales · Activities · Shows
2026 Cheongju Dessert & Bakery Festa Dates, Venue & Parking – What to Know Before Visiting the Culture Factory with Kids
On a cool autumn weekend,
the smell of fresh bread drifts across Cheongju 🍰
The 2026 Cheongju Dessert & Bakery Festa (청주 디저트·베이커리 페스타)
runs for two days, October 24 (Sat) to 25 (Sun),
around the lawn plaza at the Culture Factory (문화제조창).
Booths are open 11:00–19:00 on both days.
I’ve summarized the festival listing on Cheongju City’s tourism website (checked October 10)
and the city’s press releases.
🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?
Cheongju City’s tourism website introduces it as
a break from the usual local festival of farm produce sales and stage shows:
Cheongju’s first festival devoted to desserts and bakeries.
It invites you to taste desserts made with local produce
and enjoy a sweet Cheongju autumn.
According to the city’s press releases,
the festa was first held in September 2023,
with the theme “Sweet Dessert City Cheongju.”
In December 2025, five businesses that had joined the festa
even ran a pop-up store at Cheongju International Airport.
⏰ When Is It?
Saturday and Sunday have the same hours.
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| 10/24 (Sat) | Booths 11:00–19:00 |
| 10/25 (Sun) | Booths 11:00–19:00 |
The city’s listing notes that dates and times
may change due to weather
or the organizer’s circumstances.
A February city press release had this festa’s dates
swapped with the “Food & Sool Festa”
held the following weekend, as a plan at the time.
This post follows the dates now on the tourism website.
🍰 What’s On?
These are the main items listed on the tourism website.
| Type | Official listing |
|---|---|
| Sales | Dessert & bakery promotion and sales |
| Activities | Hands-on programs |
| Shows | Various performances |
| Event | Opening ceremony |
The listing ends with “and more,“
so more programs may be added.
Participating shops, menus, activity details
and show or opening ceremony times haven’t been announced yet.
There’s no information on admission fees either.
🏭 What Is the Culture Factory?
According to Cheongju City’s tourism information,
the former tobacco factory (연초제조창) building
got its new name, “Culture Factory,” in 2019
through a citizens’ vote.
It houses MMCA Cheongju (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), the Korea Craft Museum
and the Cheongju Culture Foundation,
along with a shopping complex with restaurants and cafés.
The festa takes place around the lawn plaza in front of the building.
🍶 Next Weekend: the Food & Sool Festa
One week later, on the same lawn plaza,
there’s another Cheongju City festival.
| Event | Date · Time |
|---|---|
| Cheongju Food & Sool (Liquor) Festa (청주 미식·주(酒) 페스타) | 10/31 (Sat) · 11/1 (Sun) 11:00–21:00 |
It’s a festival of tastings, activities and sales
themed on Cheongju’s food, traditional liquor and ingredients.
Our guide →
Cheongju Food & Sool Festa
🚇 Getting There & Parking
These are the city buses that MMCA Cheongju,
inside the Culture Factory, lists for regular visits.
| From | City bus |
|---|---|
| KTX Osong Station | 511 · 511-1 · 517 · 747 |
| Cheongju International Airport | 747 |
| Cheongju Yeogaek Northern Bus Stop | 211 · 511 · 516 · 711 · 712 |
| Express Bus Terminal | 111 · 112 · 113 · 116 · 118 · 211 · 511 and more |
Parking is also from the same regular guide.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Parking lot | Culture Factory C Integrated Parking Lot (문화제조창C 통합주차장) (30 Deokbeol-ro) · about 1,000 spaces |
| Fee | First 2 hours free · 500 won up to 2 hours 30 minutes · 5,000 won per day |
| Payment | Card only (no cash) |
The city hasn’t said yet whether there will be
separate parking or traffic arrangements during the festa.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
If your kids love bread and sweets,
it’s a weekend to browse many dessert and bakery booths
all in one place.
Booths stay open until 19:00,
so there’s time to look around even if you leave in the afternoon.
Cheongju City’s tourism website also has
the “2025 Cheongju Dessert & Bakery Tour Guidebook”
posted.
Dessert & Bakery: October 24 (Sat) · 25 (Sun)
Food & Sool: October 31 (Sat) · November 1 (Sun)
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Operating agency and participating shops
□ Dessert menus and prices
□ Activity details, fees and reservations
□ Show and opening ceremony times
□ Festival parking and traffic
□ Rain plans
These details are not in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post when they come out.
If you have questions, call the contact on the tourism website,
043-201-2055~7.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Parents and kids who love bread and desserts
✔ Families who want to pick from many desserts and breads in one place
✔ Families who’ll catch next week’s Food & Sool Festa too
Held on the Culture Factory lawn plaza,
it’s Cheongju’s sweet autumn weekend festival.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- One-week check
- Extra check
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 역사·문화·미식으로 가을 물들인다… 청주시, 10월 축제 계속 청주시(대변인) · 2026.10.12 · 관공서
- 축제/행사 — 청주 디저트·베이커리 페스타 청주시 문화관광 · 관공서
- 축제의 정석, 청주! 도심 곳곳이 무대가 된다 청주시(대변인) · 2026.2.10 · 관공서
- 더 즐겁게, 더 다채롭게! 꿀잼 혁신 청주 청주시(대변인) · 2026.3.5 · 관공서
- '2023 청주 디저트ㆍ베이커리 페스타' 참여자 모집 청주시 · 2023.8.14 · 관공서
- 청주공항에 펼쳐진 달콤한 축제! 청주시, 디저트 임시매장 운영 청주시(관광과) · 2025.12.15 · 관공서
- 교육체험관광 — 문화제조창 청주시 문화관광 · 관공서
- 오시는 길 — 청주 (주차안내·일반버스) 국립현대미술관 · 관공서
- 축제/행사 — 청주 미식·주(酒) 페스타 청주시 문화관광 · 관공서
- 디저트·베이커리 투어 가이드북 청주시 문화관광 · 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.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-10. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)