Baekje Cultural Festival

[Buyeo Baekje Cultural Festival] Starting with the first Baekje Grand Ritual held in Buyeo County in 1955, the Baekje Cultural Festival is a representative historical and cultural festival of Korea, celebrating its 72nd edition this year.
This festival widely promotes the splendid culture and long history of Baekje, carries on and develops the spirit and cultural heritage of the ancestors in a modern way, and has enhanced the local identity and pride.
The 72nd Baekje Cultural Festival will be held for 9 days from Saturday, October 3 to Sunday, October 11, 2026, under the theme "Beautiful Baekje, Brilliant Sabi," in the Buyeo downtown area.
Centered on the Jeongnimsa Temple Site, Seoktap-ro, and the Gwanbuk-ri Ruins, about 40 programs in 7 categories—including rituals and Buddhist services, historical and cultural parades, performances, exhibitions, hands-on experiences, and nighttime scenery—will be presented.
In particular, this year's festival stage is held in the Buyeo town area, operating as an open festival where Baekje's history and culture, local commercial districts, and residents' daily lives come together, and it is expected to provide visitors with a special cultural experience where the past and present coexist.
[Gongju Baekje Cultural Festival] The Baekje Cultural Festival is a representative historical and cultural festival of Korea that has inherited and developed the splendid history and cultural heritage of Ungjin Baekje in a modern way and enhanced the local identity and pride. The 72nd Baekje Cultural Festival will be held for 9 days from Saturday, October 3, 2026 to Sunday, October 11, 2026 under the theme “Bronze Mirror, Illuminating the Light of 1,500 Years of Baekje” at Geumgang Singwan Park, Mireu Island, Gongsanseong Fortress, and the Wangdo downtown area.

Taking the bronze mirror excavated from the Tomb of King Muryeong as its core motif, it illuminates the light and historical value of Baekje through a variety of programs. Through the signature program, the immersive convergence performance “Ungjin Fantasia,” and the new nighttime real-scenery performance at Gongsanseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, “接(Jeop)·景(Gyeong): The Night the Queen Crossed,” it offers distinctive attractions. In addition, nighttime and stay-type content unique to Ungjin Baekje unfolds, such as the “Ungjinseong Parade,” in which citizens participate directly, the “Ungjin Baekje Lantern Banquet” and “Ungjin Baekje Starlight Garden” that adorn the nighttime scenery, and “Gongsanseong Media Art.”

In addition, a variety of programs linked to the local economy and commercial districts—such as the Baekje Village Gomachon, the Bronze Mirror Mission Tour, and Baekje Nolja—along with hands-on activities for all generations, Baekje Taste and Style, Welcome to Singwan-dong, and the 22nd National Excellent Market Expo, offer visitors a special cultural experience where the past and present come together.

Program

[Buyeo Baekje Cultural Festival] 1. Signature programs
- Opening/Closing Ceremony: Opening/closing official ceremony, celebratory performances
- Sabi Capital Relocation Proclamation Ceremony: Proclamation of the justification for relocating the capital to Sabi, staging of a large-scale capital relocation procession, Jeongdo Goyuje, celebration performance
- Theme performance: Beautiful Baekje, Radiant Sabi, 72nd Baekje Cultural Festival theme performance
- Themed Exhibition Hall (The Promise of the Baekje People): A journey through the door of time to Baekje
2. Main Program
- Baekje History and Culture Parade
- Baekje Culture Night Parade: A nighttime procession performance in the city center
- Sabi Children's Kingdom: Children's playground and experience programs themed on Baekje history
- Baekje Molded by Light (Night): Media art set against Jeongnimsaji Temple Site

3. Rituals
- Gocheonje
- 11 types of rituals and Buddhist services: Baekje Honbul Chaehwa (Gocheonje) and 10 types of rituals and Buddhist services
4. Performance program
- Cultural and artistic performances
- 8 programs including the Sabi Baekje Talk Concert
5. Experience programs
- Welcome to Baekje
- Sabi Roblox
- 9 programs including Sabi One Round
6. Landscape Programs
- Night of Sabi (Night)
- King's Sponsorship
- Baekje Made of Light, etc
7. Linked Programs
- Sabi Little Welcome Group
- Linking Buyeo tourism resources with the event venue, etc
[Gongju Baekje Cultural Festival]
1. Featured Programs
- Opening and closing ceremonies: Opening ceremony celebration performance (Heo Gak, Yoyomi, RESCENE) / Closing ceremony celebration performance (Kim Eui-young, Nerd Connection, Haha & Skull, fireworks show)
- Ungjin Fantasia: An immersive convergence performance themed around a bronze mirror
- Ungjinseong Parade: A parade that reinterprets the history and culture of Ungjin Baekje in a modern way, bringing citizens and visitors together
- Gongsanseong Fortress Live Performance: [Night the Queen Crossed] / A live performance combining music, song, and dance against the backdrop of Gongsanseong Fortress, a World Heritage Site
2. Rituals, Buddhist services
- Baekje Honbul Chaehwa: Announcing the start of the Baekje Cultural Festival and praying for the peace of citizens
- Ungjin Baekje Five Great Kings Memorial Ceremony: A memorial rite honoring the five great kings of the Baekje era
- Yeongsan Grand Ritual: Memorial rite for the five great kings of Baekje and a ceremony to guide the spirits of patriotic martyrs
3. Exhibition and Performance Programs
- Ungjin Baekje Lantern Festival: Operating nighttime landscape content through the harmony of Baekje lanterns and Hwangpo sailboats
- Ungjin Baekje Starlight Garden: Storytelling-style spatial composition and media production using bronze mirrors
- Traditional folk performances: Gyeryong-myeon Hadari Chilseokje, Uidang Jipteodajigi, etc
- Main Stage Program: Chungnam Symphony Orchestra, song festival, traditional Korean music performances, etc
- Gomtap Stage: Performances by local artists and clubs
4. Educational experiences, academic programs
- Baekje Village Goma-chon: A program combining experiences, performances, and permanent events themed on the Baekje era
- Bronze Mirror Mission Tour: [Find the Future in the Bronze Mirror] / An experiential stamp tour program using mobile devices
- Let's Play Baekje!: Various events combining traditional games of the Baekje era that anyone can easily enjoy
- Baekje Cultural Festival Academic Conference: Discussion on ways to utilize the bronze mirror from the Tomb of King Muryeong and selection of representative theme artifacts for each edition of the Baekje Cultural Festival, etc
5. Linked and Parallel Programs
- Gongsanseong Media Art: Based on Gongsanseong
- Night tourism specialized city program: Korea Bam Bam Festa, Candlelight Gongju on Night
- Welcome to Singwan-dong: Operating a youth-centered cultural hub program
- National Excellent Market Expo: Sales and experiences of specialty products and food from about 130 excellent markets nationwide, singer performances, etc
- National Photo Contest: Operating a photo contest capturing key scenes and cultural value of the Baekje Cultural Festival
6. Food sales program
- Ungjin-gol Food Street: Various food options and rest areas provided (13 food stalls, 10 food trucks)
- Promotion and sales of Gongju specialty products, etc.: Sales and promotion hall for agricultural specialty products, Al-bam Hanwoo Festival, chestnut processed foods, Al-bam sales and promotion hall, etc