Yeoncheon Paleolithic Festival

The Yeoncheon Paleolithic Festival is a hands-on prehistoric culture festival held at the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site in Yeoncheon, where some of the earliest humans on the Korean Peninsula once lived. The site is world-renowned for the discovery of Acheulean hand axes, evidence that highly advanced Paleolithic people inhabited Korea some 300,000 years ago. Once a year, Jeongok-ri becomes a gathering place for prehistoric cultures from around the world, inviting modern visitors to step into the world of early human life through a wide range of immersive experiences. Rooted in the historical significance of the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site, the festival promotes harmony between cultural heritage and the public, strengthens the region’s identity, and demonstrates how archaeological sites can be actively preserved while being brought to life.

Program

1. Experience Program: Paleolithic Barbecue, World Paleolithic Experience Center, Jeongokrian Costume Room, Paleolithic Olympics, Paleolithic Playground, Paleolithic Bow Hunting, Paleolithic Friends Collage, Yeoncheon Paleolithic Treasure
2. Performance and performance program
- 5/1 (Fri) Eve Festival “Yeoncheon County Citizens Singing Contest” (Jeongok Station Square)
- 5/2 (Sat) Paleolithic street performance “Jeongok Land Carnival” (Jeongok Station Square) / 7th Yeoncheon National Youth Dance Contest (main stage)
- 5/2 (Sat) ~ 5/5 (Tue) Welcome! Jeongokrian, Paleolithic Parade, Paleolithic Performance (wide event venue) / Welcome to Yeoncheon (main stage)
- Daily special performances from 5/3 (Sun) to 5/5 (Tue): “Rhythm of Earth” / “Stage Paleolithic” / Magic & Circus
- 5/5 (Tuesday) Resident Harmony Festival Special Performance _ Singer, drone show and fireworks
3. Contest/event program
- 5/3 (Sunday) World Paleolithic Jigsaw Puzzle Championship
- 5/4 (Monday) Paleolithic Bow Survival / Jeongokrian Bulldog Competition
- 5/2 (Sat) ~ 5/5 (Tue) Jeongokrian Survival (Subtitle: Jeongok Double Rhinoceros Race) / Paleolithic Drawing Competition
4. Exhibition/MICE Program: 2029 Yeoncheon World Paleolithic Expo Promotion Hall, etc. [Usage Fee]
1. General admission ticket for one person: 7,000 won (5,000 won Yeoncheon Love gift certificate provided)
2. Admission ticket per youth or child: 3,000 won (3,000 won Yeoncheon Love gift certificate provided)
3. On-site group discount: 1,000 won discount for 20 or more people (general)
4. Free admission
- Preferential treatment for senior citizens: 65 years or older (1 ticket per person)
- Persons with severe disabilities (up to 1 accompanying person)
- Person with a mild disability (1 ticket per person)
- Persons of merit for independence, persons of national merit, .18 people of democratic merit, veterans of the Korean War, patients with post-Defoliant symptoms, special mission performers, national basic beneficiaries (one for each person)
- Yeoncheon-gun residents (1 ticket per person)
- Infants under 36 months old (born after May 1, 2023) (1 ticket per person)
- Applicable only when bringing proof of discount and purchasing on-site
- Those eligible for free admission can also visit the ticket office and receive a ticket before entering.