This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 ~ Sat, Oct 17
- Venue
- Eumseong Sports Complex area (음성종합운동장 일원)47 Seolseong-ro, Eumseong-eup, Eumseong-gun, Chungbuk (충북 음성군 음성읍 설성로 47)
- Performers
- 천록담 · 윤태화
- Organizer
- Eumseong-gun Festival Promotion Committee, Seolseong Cultural Festival Planning Committee, Eumseong Cultural Center
- 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, 5 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/16Fri★ Opening · Wedding rite · Turtle playToday
- 10/17Sat★ Folk games · PansoriToday
🔁 Daily · 25 hands-on booths · Wish lanterns · Traditional tavern & food trucks
2026 Seolseong Cultural Festival Dates, Traditional Wedding, Folk Game Contest – Before Visiting Eumseong Sports Complex with Kids
At the Eumseong Sports Complex this autumn,
Eumseong’s signature local heritage festival returns 🏮
This is the 45th edition!
The 45th Seolseong Cultural Festival (설성문화제)
runs October 16 (Fri) – 17 (Sat)
for two days at the Eumseong Sports Complex area.
It opens with a Friday evening ceremony
and continues to Saturday’s folk game contest.
I’ve summarized Eumseong-gun’s press release (October 7)
and its official blog announcements.
🎪 About the Festival
Held since 1982,
it is Eumseong-gun’s signature local heritage festival.
This year’s slogan is
”Carry On Tradition, Open the Future.”
The headline programs on the official poster are
Eumseong Turtle Play and a traditional wedding,
the village folk game contest,
and the Yeom Gye-dal pansori contest and showcase.
It is hosted by the Eumseong-gun Festival Promotion Committee
and organized by the Seolseong Cultural Festival Planning Committee
and the Eumseong Cultural Center.
🗓️ What’s On Day 1, the 16th (Fri)?
Listed in the order of the county press release.
The only announced time is the 19:00 opening ceremony.
| 16 (Fri) | Official details |
|---|---|
| Traditional wedding | Main stage · Traditional rites such as candle lighting, goose offering and bowing ceremony |
| Tteokbokki sharing | “Daolchan Rice Tteokbokki Sharing” by the Local Food Research Society |
| Eumseong Turtle Play | Reenactment by the Eumseong Turtle Play Preservation Society |
| Hometown Night | Welcome event for former residents visiting home |
| 19:00 Opening ceremony | Opening performance by Far East University students · 21st Eumseong County Citizens’ Award |
| Celebration concert | Cheon Rok-dam · Yoon Tae-hwa |
🥁 The 17th (Sat) Is Contest Day
Day 2 centers on pansori
and the village folk game contest.
| 17 (Sat) | Official details |
|---|---|
| 09:00–17:00 | National Pansori Contest (Hanbit Welfare Center, 3F) elementary · middle & high school · college & adult · newcomer divisions |
| Main stage | Seolseong Global Festival · BBS Youth Gathering |
| From the afternoon | Village Folk Game Contest (“Show Off Our Hometown”) |
| Then | Eumseong Cultural Center club performances · Yeom Gye-dal Junggoje Pansori Showcase |
Nine towns and townships take part in the folk game contest.
Geumwang-eup’s jigyeong-dajimi, Daeso-eup’s napye,
Soi-myeon’s turtle play, Wonnam-myeon’s danggol baekjung play and more compete,
and Eumseong-eup’s rice-harvest song
and Samseong-myeon’s Eouripae pungmul also take the stage.
The pansori showcase features master singer Park Bok-hui
and the contest’s grand prize winner.
🧵 25 Hands-On Booths on Both Days
During the festival, the Sports Complex area
runs 25 hands-on booths.
| Experience | Official details |
|---|---|
| Traditional crafts | Natural dyeing · Family motto calligraphy |
| Traditional folk games | Janggichigi (stick ball) · Jigyeong-dajimi and more |
| Modern programs | Shuffleboard and more |
| Dongsim Ildeung | Write a wish and hang it on a blue-and-red silk lantern |
| Food market | Traditional tavern · Food trucks |
Booth hours and fees
are not in the official information yet.
🎨 Related Events at the Same Time
| Related event | Official details |
|---|---|
| 2026 Eumseong Arts Festival | 10/10~18 · Craft, photo and art exhibitions and performances |
| Art exhibition | 10/13~18 Eumseong Culture & Arts Center exhibition hall |
| Autumn Music Journey | 10/17 Eumseong Culture & Arts Center main hall |
| Eumseong Citizens’ Sports Festival | 10/18 (Sun), the 43rd edition |
🚗 Getting There & Parking
The venue address is
Eumseong Sports Complex, 47 Seolseong-ro, Eumseong-eup.
| Item | Official information |
|---|---|
| Venue | Eumseong Sports Complex area (47 Seolseong-ro) |
| Pansori contest | Hanbit Welfare Center, 3F (35 Yonggwang-ro, Eumseong-gun) |
| Parking lots & fees | Not in the official information yet |
| Shuttle & road closures | Not in the official information yet |
At its September monthly meeting, Eumseong-gun
asked staff to prepare parking and traffic control
for the festival and the Citizens’ Sports Festival.
Before you go, check the county website notices
one more time.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
The 25 hands-on booths and Dongsim Ildeung
run on both festival days.
On the 16th, the traditional wedding and turtle play reenactment
are followed by the 19:00 opening ceremony and concert.
On Saturday the 17th, from the afternoon,
the village folk game contest unfolds.
16th 19:00 opening ceremony
17th 09:00–17:00 pansori contest
The pansori contest is at Hanbit Welfare Center, 3F
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Program times other than the opening and the pansori contest
□ Admission (whether it is free)
□ Festival parking location & road closures
□ Booth hours & fees
□ Operation in case of rain
These details are not yet in the official information.
I’ll update this post when they come out.
If you have questions, call the Eumseong-gun Culture & Tourism Division
at 043-871-3415.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families who want to show kids a traditional wedding and turtle play
✔ Families looking for traditional crafts like natural dyeing and janggichigi
✔ Kids who’d love to hang a wish on a silk lantern
From the traditional wedding to the village folk game contest,
it’s a festival that gathers Eumseong’s traditions into two days.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- '제45회 설성문화제' 16일 개막…전통문화 보존과 군민 화합의 장 열어 음성군(홍보실) · 2026.10.7 · 관공서
- 전통을 잇고, 미래를 열다! 제45회 설성문화제 안내 음성군 공식 블로그 · 2026.10.1 · 관공서
- 2026 중고제 전국 판소리 경연대회 참가자를 모집합니다 음성군 공식 블로그 · 2026.9.22 · 관공서
- '2026 음성예술제 개막'...음성에서 만나는 예술의 향연 음성군(홍보실) · 2026.10.8 · 관공서
- 월간업무회의, 장애인체전·설성문화제 및 인공지능 행정 등 군정 현안 집중 당부 음성군 · 2026.9.29 · 관공서
- 2026년 10월 문화예술행사 소식지 '문화이음창' 충청북도 · 2026.9.23 · 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)