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Korean Festivals in November 2026

Festivals happening around Korea, month by month, with dates, where to go and 5 Korean phrases for each, with audio and a quick quiz.

6 festivals in November: 1 starting this month · 5 already running

Starting in November1

  • Yangdong Hongtak Festa (Back to the Jang) (양동 백투더 장(BACK TO THE 장) 홍탁페스타)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Gwangju · Yangdong MarketNov 12 – 14, 2026

    Yangdong Hongtak Festa (Back to the Jang)

    양동 백투더 장(BACK TO THE 장) 홍탁페스타

    Gwangju's Yangdong Market celebrates hongtak, fermented skate (hongeo) with local makgeolli. Seven nearby markets join in with food booths, 1,000-won cups of Gwangju makgeolli, a hongtak cooking contest, a song and dance contest and an EDM DJ party.

    14:00–21:00. Free entry; food and drinks are paid.

Already running, still on in November5

  • Culture Day Youth Mic (Jeolla & Jeju) (문화가 있는 날 청춘마이크 (전라·제주권))
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Jeolla and Jeju · Gwangju Jungoe Park and other venuesMar 12 – Dec 11, 2026

    Culture Day Youth Mic (Jeolla & Jeju)

    문화가 있는 날 청춘마이크 (전라·제주권)

    Free pop-up performances by young and senior performing groups in everyday places around Jeolla and Jeju, part of the national Culture Day program. This year's theme, Cheongchun Eoram, brings young and older artists together, with solo shows and joint stages.

    Free. Times and places differ for each of the 47 shows; check the official site.

  • Geumnam-ro Car-Free Street "Geotjaing" (금남로 차 없는 거리 '걷자잉')
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Gwangju · Geumnam-ro (Jeonil Building 245)Apr 4 – Nov 7, 2026

    Geumnam-ro Car-Free Street "Geotjaing"

    금남로 차 없는 거리 '걷자잉'

    On the first Saturday of each month from April to November, Geumnam-ro in central Gwangju closes to cars. Geotjaing mixes Gwangju dialect for "let's walk" with English "-ing". The street fills with board games and a reading lounge, a local flea market, food trucks, chalk art, play zones, youth busking and a bike repair stand. November's day is Saturday, Nov 7, the last one this year.

    Free. 13:00–19:00.

  • Chungjang Raon Festa (충장 라온페스타)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Gwangju · Chungjang-ro shopping streetsApr 4 – Nov 7, 2026

    Chungjang Raon Festa

    충장 라온페스타

    A street festival started in 2022 to bring shoppers back to Chungjang-ro and its underground shopping arcade in Gwangju's old downtown. It runs on the first Saturday of each month from April, with a K-star challenge on car-free Geumnam-ro, culture days in the underground arcade, the Dokkaebi flea market and a rock concert. November's day is Saturday, Nov 7.

    Free. Times differ by program.

  • 16th Gwangju Biennale "You Must Change Your Life" (제16회 광주비엔날레)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Gwangju · Gwangju Biennale Exhibition HallSep 5 – Nov 15, 2026

    16th Gwangju Biennale "You Must Change Your Life"

    제16회 광주비엔날레

    Korea's best-known contemporary art biennale. This 16th edition takes its title from the last line of a 1908 poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, in which facing a broken ancient statue changes the way the speaker sees the world.

    10:00–18:00. Tickets 20,000 won (17,000 won in advance); more prices on the official site.

  • Dongmyeong Coffee Walk (동명커피산책)
    Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사)
    Gwangju · Dongmyeong-dongOct 31 – Nov 1, 2026

    Dongmyeong Coffee Walk

    동명커피산책

    Dongmyeong-dong's café streets turn into a two-day coffee festival. Local cafés and brands pour tastings and you vote for your favorite, then join café tours, walks through the alleys, a local market and small concerts.

    12:00–21:00 (Sun to 20:00). Free. Main site: the parking lot of the Asia Culture Center (ACC).

Data: Korea Tourism Organization (한국관광공사), via TourAPI. Photos are shown as provided, uncropped. Facts are checked against VisitKorea and official festival sites, and the descriptions are our own.