This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 31, 2026 ~ Sun, Nov 1
- Hours
- 11:00–21:00
- 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 20261/2
November 20262/2
Event daysTodayKorean public holidays
📌 What's on each day
🔁 Daily · 11:00–21:00 · Tastings, activities & sales of Cheongju food, traditional liquor and ingredients
2026 Cheongju Food & Sool Festa Dates, Venue & Parking – What to Know Before Visiting the Culture Factory with Kids
On a deep-autumn weekend,
Cheongju’s flavors gather in one place 🍶
The 2026 Cheongju Food & Sool (Liquor) Festa (청주 미식·주(酒) 페스타)
runs for two days, October 31 (Sat) to November 1 (Sun),
around the lawn plaza at the Culture Factory (문화제조창).
It’s open 11:00–21:00 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 grand gourmet festival
themed on Cheongju’s food, traditional liquor and ingredients.”
The “ju (酒)” in the name means liquor.
According to a city press release,
the festa was first held in October 2025
as “the region’s first gourmet food culture festival.”
Out of concern that Cheongju had no signature local dish,
it was created to find and develop a new signature Cheongju dish,
the release says.
⏰ When Is It?
Saturday and Sunday have the same hours.
| Date | Hours |
|---|---|
| 10/31 (Sat) | 11:00–21:00 |
| 11/1 (Sun) | 11:00–21:00 |
It stays open until 9 p.m. on both days,
so you can drop by any time from lunch to dinner.
A February city press release had this festa
starting a week earlier, on October 24.
That was a plan at the time, with its dates swapped
with the Dessert & Bakery Festa,
and 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 |
|---|---|
| Theme | Cheongju’s food, traditional liquor & ingredients |
| Tastings | Tastings on the theme |
| Activities | Hands-on programs |
| Sales | Sales events |
The listing ends with “and more,“
so more programs may be added.
Participating businesses, menus and prices, activity details
and whether there will be shows 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.
🍰 A Week Earlier: the Dessert & Bakery Festa
On the same lawn plaza, one week earlier,
there’s another Cheongju City festival.
| Event | Date · Time |
|---|---|
| Cheongju Dessert & Bakery Festa (청주 디저트·베이커리 페스타) | 10/24 (Sat) · 25 (Sun) booths 11:00–19:00 |
Our guide →
Cheongju Dessert & Bakery 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 |
From Cheongju Yeogaek Northern Bus Stop,
the guide notes that walking may be faster
(784 m, about 12 minutes).
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
As the name says, traditional liquor is a big theme,
so the drinks are for adults.
With kids, focus on Cheongju’s food, ingredients
and the hands-on activities.
If you’re driving,
decide in advance which adult will drive.
There’s no word yet on
whether there will be a separate children’s program.
Food & Sool: October 31 (Sat) · November 1 (Sun)
Dessert & Bakery: October 24 (Sat) · 25 (Sun)
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Operating agency and participating businesses
□ Food and traditional liquor menus and prices
□ Activity details, fees and reservations
□ Whether there will be shows or an opening ceremony
□ Children’s programs
□ 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 (Korean).
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families curious about Cheongju’s food and ingredients
✔ Families who want a relaxed visit from lunch to dinner
✔ Families who’ll catch the Dessert & Bakery Festa a week earlier too
Held on the Culture Factory lawn plaza,
it’s Cheongju’s weekend festival of food and traditional liquor.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- Extra check
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 역사·문화·미식으로 가을 물들인다… 청주시, 10월 축제 계속 청주시(대변인) · 2026.10.12 · 관공서
- 축제/행사 — 청주 미식·주(酒) 페스타 청주시 문화관광 · 관공서
- 청주의 맛과 멋 한곳에! 청주 미식주(酒) 페스타 24~25일 개최 청주시(관광과) · 2025.10.20 · 관공서
- 축제의 정석, 청주! 도심 곳곳이 무대가 된다 청주시(대변인) · 2026.2.10 · 관공서
- 오시는 길 — 청주 (주차안내·일반버스) 국립현대미술관 · 관공서
- 축제/행사 — 청주 디저트·베이커리 페스타 청주시 문화관광 · 관공서
- 교육체험관광 — 문화제조창 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)