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 Cheongdo Bansi Festival & World Comedy Art Festival: Schedule, Shuttle Bus, Parking – Before You Go with Kids

Cheongdo Bansi Festival poster — Oct 16 (Fri) to 18 (Sun), 2026, at the Cheongdo Outdoor Performance Hall area (청도야외공연장 일원) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

It’s autumn in Cheongdo,
when the persimmons turn red 🍊

The 2026 Cheongdo Bansi Festival (청도반시축제)
and the Cheongdo World Comedy Art Festival
run together from October 16 (Fri) to 18 (Sun)
for three days at the Cheongdo Outdoor Performance Hall area.

It opens this Friday evening.

I’ve summarized Cheongdo-gun’s post (October 2)
and the festival website’s timetable, venue map and notices.

🍊 What kind of festival is it?

past festival — scene in front of a festival character and a spin wheel (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

past festival — a cow model and a handcart filled with persimmons (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

The Bansi Festival’s slogan is “Gamgam Huisosik” (good news, persimmon-style).
Cheongdo-gun introduces Cheongdo bansi
as “the only seedless persimmon in Korea.”
It’s called bansi (盤柿, “plate persimmon”) because of its flat shape.

During the same days, the
Cheongdo World Comedy Art Festival, billed as “Korea’s No. 1 Comedy Town, Cheongdo!“,
is held alongside, so you can enjoy persimmon activities and comedy shows in one place.

🎤 When are the evening stage shows?

2025 festival — performance of traditional percussion music on an outdoor stage (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

From the festival website’s TIME TABLE,
I picked out only the evening shows at the outdoor stage.

Cheongdo-gun said comedians
Park Hwi-soon, Lim Woo-il, Jung Seung-hwan and others
will appear in “Gagcon in Cheongdo.”

🤹 What shows are on during the day?

At the outdoor stage, from 13:00 every day,
guest shows follow one after another in 30-minute slots:
Team Clown, Sugar & Mario, Jaeju Watsho,
Malaysia’s “Aaron Fang Balloon Show (에런팡 벌룬쇼),“
and Japanese acrobatic team “Shogo Mujo Brothers (쇼고무조 브라더스).”
On the 17th, Indian magician Park Jun-young also performs.

Here is the indoor hall “Comedy Club” schedule.

The plaza stage also has the Cheongdo Bansi Fun Sports Day on the 16th (13:30 · 16:30)
and the Cheongdo Children’s Samulnori Troupe on the 18th (15:30).

🧺 What can kids try?

past festival — families and visitors gathered at the ball-play experience area (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

past festival — participants harvesting persimmons beneath a persimmon tree (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

Sign-up for the Golden Bansi hunt opens 20 minutes before each session.
Even finding a regular bansi model gets you a Cheongdo bansi,
and finding the golden bansi wins half a don of gold (황금반돈; a don is a traditional Korean gold unit).

For the dessert class, book through the link in the festival website notice,
and your spot is confirmed only after payment.
Remaining spots also take walk-ins.
Cancel by the day before for a full refund;
same-day cancellations and no-shows are not refunded.

Complete the stamp tour — dessert class · Cheongdo ESG activity · festival photo-zone shot —
to get a magnet.

🎁 Events and Cheongdo Eupseong on the 17th

Show a receipt from a shop in Cheongdo-gun
to get a tarpaulin bag or Cheongdo Love gift certificates back.

On the 17th (Sat), “Go! Visiting Comedy Busking”
heads to Cheongdo Eupseong Fortress.
The same day, 17:00–21:00, at the Seokbinggo front yard of Cheongdo Eupseong,
the last round of the Eoullim Night Market also takes place.
Our guide → Cheongdo Eupseong Eoullim Night Market

🚌 Getting there · Shuttle · Parking

The address is 1846 Cheongnyeo-ro, Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk (경북 청도군 화양읍 청려로 1846).
According to the festival website notice (October 7),
shuttle buses run on the 17th & 18th, 10:00–21:30.

The area around the venue may get crowded,
so they listed these temporary parking lots.

The website’s directions page says the ride from Cheongdo Station or the Cheongdo Intercity Bus Stop
to the festival takes 10 minutes, every 20 minutes.
From Daegu, take a bus from Dongdaegu Terminal (Transfer Center)
to the Cheongdo Bus Stop.

👨‍👩‍👧 If you’re going with kids

On the venue map, the dessert class booth is next to Kids Land,
and there are wheelchair & stroller rental and first-aid spots too.

The ball-pit hunt is at 13:00 · 15:00 (only 15:00 on the 16th),
and the dessert class starts on the hour,
so fixing these two times first makes planning easier.

⏳ Not yet announced

□ Festival admission fee (no wording in the county notice)
□ Comedy Club ticket price · seating
□ Shuttle service on the 16th (Fri)
□ Venue parking capacity · fees
□ Rain plan

These aren’t in the official information yet.
The venue map shows an “Information Center · Ticket Booth.”
For questions, call the festival office at 054-370-2211.

👍 Recommended for these families

✔ Kids looking for a ball-pit treasure hunt or dessert making
✔ Families who love balloon shows, magic and circus acts
✔ Families coming to Cheongdo by train (Cheongdo Station shuttle)

Persimmon activities and comedy by day,
celebration concerts in the evening —
an autumn festival that fills a whole day.

This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. Event photos are from the Korea Tourism Organization, released under KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no derivatives) and shown unedited. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.

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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)