Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa Nov 21 2026: Delicious Tteokbokki Programs Complete Guide

The Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa packs 35 food booths into 2 days, Nov 21–22, at Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park. 🌶️ A master artisan sauce-making class and a street-painting contest are on the schedule too. Here’s the full guide for first-timers and international visitors — read this before you go. ✨

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The Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa runs Nov 21–22, 2026, with 35 food booths on site. Check the sauce-making and painting times first. 🌶️

The Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa takes over Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and the Sunchang Traditional Gochujang Folk Village area on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 2026. Tteokbokki, chewy rice cakes simmered in a spicy-sweet red sauce, is one of Korea’s best-known street foods. Sunchang is a county in Jeonbuk State known for its fermentation culture, and it is famous for gochujang, Korea’s fermented red chili paste. This festival blends the two, pairing tteokbokki with the region’s traditional sauce culture through tasting, hands-on activities, photo spots and stage shows. The lineup is built around food booths and activities, not a singer lineup. Based on official announcements as of November 2, 2026.

The official website is in Korean only. Your browser’s translate feature (e.g., Chrome → Translate) works well for checking dates and prices.

Official Schedule (Korean)

1. How to Enjoy the Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa in 4 Steps

Step 1: Check the Opening Hours

Day 1 starts at 10:00 AM, and Day 2 runs from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. According to the official schedule, a children’s chwitadae (a traditional Korean ceremonial marching band) parades around the grounds at 10:00 AM on Day 1. The opening declaration follows at 10:30 AM. If the hands-on activities are your main goal, plan your arrival around the time after the opening.

Step 2: Join the Master Artisan Sauce Making

Tteokbokki sauce making with a master artisan (명인, myeongin) is listed in the 1:00 PM slot on Day 1. The fee, capacity and whether you must register in advance were not confirmed. It may be a popular activity, so find out how sign-up works as soon as you arrive.

Step 3: Try the Street Painting and AR Game

Gil-tteok-sasaeng (길떡사생) is a street sketch contest with tteokbokki as the theme, and the schedule lists it at 12:00 PM on Day 1. “AR Find Tteokbok-King” (AR 찾아라 떡볶킹) is an augmented-reality game played around the festival grounds. It appears in the 11:00 AM slot and is also marked as an all-day item. Conditions for taking part were not confirmed, so check the official notice.

Step 4: Browse the All-Day Activities

The all-day list includes Sunchang-dong Tteokbokki, cultural arts activity booths, Lucky Tteokbokki (a stopwatch game), a hands-on activity whose Korean title reads “Burn the Tteokbokki” (떡볶이를 태워라), and a food court. Prices were not confirmed. Dropping in between the timed programs is the easiest way to fit them in. English support on site was not confirmed and may be limited, so save the Korean names above on your phone.

2. Food Booths and Program Lineup

35 Food Booths in 4 Zones

The food area has 11 booths for tteokbokki from Sunchang’s towns and townships (eup and myeon, Korean rural administrative units), 3 university booths, 11 booths from well-known alleys across the country, and 10 Friends Zone booths. That makes 35 booths in total. According to the official information, the university booths include schools such as Jeonju University and Honam University, and the Friends Zone sells fried snacks and sundae (Korean blood sausage) that pair well with tteokbokki. The all-day list also mentions drink and snack sales, tteokbokki meal kits and local specialty products. Vendor names and menu prices were not confirmed, so no specific stalls are recommended here.

University Contest and Village Showdown

The program includes a university tteokbokki contest and a village-versus-village showdown with a popularity vote. The schedule lists the village contest and vote in the 4:00 PM slot. Which day it falls on should be checked on the official schedule.

A Stage Built Around Performances

There is no singer lineup. The stage centers on puppet shows, magic shows, nanta (a Korean percussion performance) and band performances. A tteokbokki-themed nanta show is listed in the 3:30 PM slot. Anyone expecting a big-name concert should know this festival is not built around one.

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Working through 35 booths and a few activities can take half a day. Because the festival lasts two days, some travelers may want to stay overnight instead of rushing back. Pick two or three lodging options near the venue and compare them. Room availability changes by date, so check again once your plans are fixed.

3. Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa Schedule, Venue and Getting There

Day 1 (Saturday, November 21) Morning Schedule

At 10:00 AM the children’s chwitadae parades around the grounds, and the opening declaration comes at 10:30 AM. At 11:00 AM the AR game starts and a tteokbokki-song flash mob takes place. A flash mob contest follows at 11:30 AM, the street-painting contest at 12:00 PM, and a Taekwondo Promotion Foundation performance at 12:30 PM. At 1:00 PM the schedule lists the Sunchang Wellness Tour and the master artisan sauce making.

Day 2 (Sunday, November 22) Hours and Closing

Day 2 runs from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The last entry on the schedule is a street-play session (Nosang Noriya, 노상놀이야) and the closing declaration, from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Check the official schedule for the afternoon program on each day.

Venue, Overnight Program and Getting There

The venue is Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and the Sunchang Traditional Gochujang Folk Village area. The camping-linked program “A Night in Sunchang” (순창에서 하룻밤) is a backpacking-style stay, and it runs from 7:00 PM on Day 1 into the next day. The sign-up method and cost were not confirmed. Parking and shuttle details were not confirmed either. Routes from Seoul Station or Incheon Airport were not covered in the sources used for this guide, so confirm a current timetable before you travel. The transport page linked near the end of this post is in Korean.

4. Day 1 vs Day 2 at a Glance

The two days start and finish differently, which can make choosing a day hard. The table below lists only confirmed information. Any gap means you should check the official schedule.

Check Tteokbokki Schedule (Korean)

5. 4 Tips for Foreign Visitors

Sauce Making Is a Day 1 Afternoon Activity

Based on the schedule, master artisan sauce making sits in the 1:00 PM slot on Day 1. If this class is the reason you are going, Day 1 is the safer choice. Whether it also runs on Day 2 was not confirmed.

Learn the Booth Zones First

The 35 booths are split into town and township, university, nationwide alley and Friends Zone areas. Deciding which zone to visit first keeps your route simple once you are on site. Prices were not confirmed, so read the menu boards before ordering. A few handy words: tteokbokki (떡볶이, spicy rice cakes), gochujang (고추장, red chili paste) and eolmayeyo? (얼마예요?, how much is it?). Accepted payment methods were not confirmed, so carry some cash and an overseas-friendly card.

Dress for a November Outdoor Event

The festival is mostly outdoors. Mornings and evenings in Sunchang in late November can be cold, so bring a jacket. If you join the overnight camping program, pack warmer layers.

Check Transport in Advance

Parking and shuttle details were not confirmed. If you plan to use public transport, look at the timetable page below before you book anything. Also work out how you will get home after the 5:30 PM closing on Day 2.

6. Where to Eat and Stay Nearby

Food at the Venue

Inside the venue you can eat at the 35 booths and the food court. Tteokbokki meal kits and local specialty products are also listed as items for sale. Vendor names and prices were not confirmed, so no specific stall is named here.

Booking a Stay in Sunchang

You can compare accommodation by date on Agoda or Booking.com. No recommended hotels were confirmed, so none are named here. Check the official notice for the overnight camping program.

Day-Trip Planning

For a day trip, set your arrival time around the activity you most want to see, such as sauce making or the street-painting contest. Booth queues may be longer around lunchtime, so a slightly earlier or later meal can help. Day 2 ends at 5:30 PM, so choose your return train or bus before you leave.

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Once the festival dates are set, check your transport and lodging together. With a two-day event, decide first whether you want a day trip or an overnight stay, and the rest follows. Read the cancellation rules before you book a room, so a change of plans costs you less.

Frequently Asked Questions

More to Explore

Planning a trip to the Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa? Sort out transport and lodging together. The festival lasts two days, so picking a date is straightforward. Compare stays on Agoda or Booking.com by date, then check the bus timetable below.

Heading to Sunchang by express bus? Check the timetable in advance — note that this page is in Korean, so your browser’s translate feature will help.

Source: Official festival website program schedule, Tour Jeonbuk (Jeonbuk Culture & Tourism) (as of November 2026)