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 Chungcheong Living Culture Festival Dates, Activities, Parking – Before Visiting Gapcheon Ecological Lake Park with Kids

By the lake in Doan-dong, Daejeon,
community culture from four Chungcheong regions comes together 🎶

The 2026 Chungcheong Living Culture Festival (충청권 생활문화축제)
takes place on October 17 (Sat), 10:00~17:00
at Gapcheon Ecological Lake Park in Daejeon.

I’ve summarized the official notice (September 16) and poster
that the Chungcheong Metropolitan Union posted on Sejong City’s notice board,
plus the Daejeon city website for Gapcheon Ecological Lake Park.

🎪 About the Festival

It’s an exchange event where people from
Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk and Chungnam
share their everyday community culture and get together.

This year’s subtitle is
”Chungcheong’s waterways, united through community culture.”

The poster lists the Chungcheong Metropolitan Union,
Daejeon Metropolitan City, Sejong Special Self-Governing City, Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do,
plus four regional culture foundations and cultural center associations.

✨ What’s On?

60 community culture groups take part.
Here are the numbers by field from the official notice.

There’s also an opening ceremony, planned performances,
and events and promotional programs.

The notice expects about
2,000 residents of the four regions.

Group names, activity types
and the opening ceremony time haven’t been announced yet.

🌊 What’s Gapcheon Ecological Lake Park Like?

Opened on September 27, 2025,
it’s Daejeon’s first lake park.

Covering about 430,000㎡,
it has a 2.7 km main trail, 4 playgrounds,
5 theme islands and 2 suspension bridges.

Here are the park facility hours that overlap with the festival.

The last fountain run is at 16:30,
and times may change depending on the weather.

After the festival, once the sun sets,
the observatory, fountains and suspension bridges
are lit up with landscape lighting until 22:00.

🚌 Getting There & Parking

These are the nearest bus stops
listed on the park website.

There are three parking lots with 472 spaces,
plus a temporary lot with 200 more.

Parking is currently free,
but it’s planned to become paid later (date not set).

If you’re coming from the Yuseong direction,
note that U-turns aren’t allowed
at the Doandong-ro / Wondoan-ro intersection.

👨‍👩‍👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids

The park is open 24 hours,
so it’s easy to keep strolling after the festival.

Only small shade tents of 2 m × 2 m or less
with open sides are allowed.
Fully enclosed or camping tents and large tarps are not.

Cooking, open flames, and riding personal mobility devices
such as e-scooters are prohibited in the park.
Food deliveries can only be picked up
at the delivery zones in parking lots A, B and C.

Dogs must be on a leash of 2 m or less,
and waste must be picked up right away.

⏳ Not Yet Announced

□ Names of the 60 groups and activity types
□ Opening ceremony and planned performance times
□ Activity fees (whether they’re free)
□ Operation in case of rain
□ Parking and traffic arrangements on the day

These aren’t in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post when they’re announced.

For questions about using the park,
call the information center at 042-543-0301.

👍 Recommended for These Families

✔ Families who want to see shows, exhibits and activities in one place
✔ Families who’d like a walk around the newly opened lake park
✔ Families who want to relax at a park with playgrounds and fountains

See the community culture of your Chungcheong neighbors
and pair it with a lakeside walk on a Saturday.

This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The 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)