Written: October 10, 2026 · Updated: October 10, 2026

This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

2026 Goesan Kimjang Festival Dates, Kimjang Booking, Parking – Organic Expo Plaza with Kids Before You Go

When the cold wind blows, it’s kimjang season 🥬
(kimjang = making a year’s worth of kimchi)

The 2026 Goesan Kimjang Festival (괴산김장축제)
November 5 (Thu) to 8 (Sun)
runs for four days around Goesan Organic Expo Plaza.

This year’s theme is
”Mix the world up in RED.”

I’ve summarized the festival website’s schedule and booking pages
and Goesan County’s press release (October 3).

🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?

It’s a festival where families come
to finish the hard work of kimjang together on site.

The website introduces Goesan as the place
”where Korea’s first salted napa cabbage began,“
and says ingredients are prepared with
Goesan salted cabbage and Goesan Cheonggyeol chili.

There’s plenty to see even if you don’t make kimchi.
All four days, the K-Kimchi Market (kimchi sales, instant kimjang),
a kimchi exhibition hall, grilling,
and the K-RED Food Street are open.

✨ What’s On Each Day?

These are the shows and events from the website’s schedule, by date.
It notes that detailed times may change.

Invited singers are Byun Jin-sub, Kim Bum-ryong and Kim Da-hyun for the opening,
Yurisangja (유리상자) for the Campfire Concert,
and Chun-gil (춘길) and Irune (이루네) for the closing.

The original madanggeuk (folk play) is titled
Kimjang Round! Song Round! (김장 한판! 소리 한판!)

The comedy show and the 5080 Romantic Concert
are held indoors at the Culture & Sports Center.

🥬 How Do You Make Kimchi Here?

There are two ways.
Both are 100% pre-booked, with no on-site registration.
Booking opened October 8 at 10:00.

Goesan County kept the fees the same as last year.
These are one-stop kimjang prices.

Bring your own kimchi tubs and seasonings to taste.
For every 10kg you make, you get a 5,000 won Goesan Love gift voucher,
plus one grilling ticket (5,000 won) per team.

If you need less than 20kg, use the
instant kimjang area with no booking.
There may be some waiting time.

🚗 Getting There & Parking

For navigation, use
90 Imkkeokjeong-ro, Goesan-eup, Goesan-gun, Chungbuk
(Goesan Organic Expo Plaza, 충북 괴산군 괴산읍 임꺽정로 90).

Drive-thru bookers have a separate lot
(47-26 Eumnae-ro 15-gil, Goesan-eup).
Parking fees and shuttle buses aren’t in the official info.

👨‍👩‍👧 Going with Kids

The kids’ kimjang class is on the 7th (Sat) at 11:00 and 14:30,
40 children per session, and free.
It’s for elementary schoolers (ages 6 to under 12)
in front of the “Kimchi Flavors of the World” hall on the lawn plaza.

As of October 10, both sessions were full.
Bookings not checked in on site 20 minutes before
are canceled and passed to people waiting on site.

Middle and high schoolers have a teen kimjang class on the 8th (Sun) at 14:30 (40 people),
and there’s also the free “Master’s Kimjang” class
with kimchi master Lee Ha-yeon (30 people per session).

⏳ Not Announced Yet

□ Admission fee info
□ Venue map · detailed programs
□ Grilling · food prices
□ Shuttle buses · parking fees
□ Rain plan

These aren’t in the official info yet.
I’ll update this post when they’re out.
For questions, the website points to its KakaoTalk channel help desk.

👍 Recommended for These Families

✔ Families who want to finish this year’s kimjang in a day
✔ Families who’d enjoy the folk play and Campfire Concert
✔ Families who’d like the kimchi market and grilling

Make kimchi and catch a show at
Goesan’s four-day kimjang festival.

This guide was put together from official announcements before visiting in person. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

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)