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Jikji Cultural Festival
직지문화축제
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Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- Cheongju Printing Museum, Cheongju Arts Center, etc.
- Address
- Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju-si Heungdeok-gu Jikji-daero 713 (Uncheon-dong) Cheongju Printing Museum
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Cheongju-si / Cheongju Jikji Value Promotion Committee
- Operating hours
- 10:00~21:00 (Korean original)
- Program
- 1. Official Events: Opening Ceremony, UNESCO Jikji Award Ceremony, Celebration Performance 2. Exhibition Events: Special Exhibition on Records Before Paper, Jikji Reproduction and Digital Book Jikji, Exhibition of Jikji Korean Translations, Award-winning Works of One Person One Book Publishing, Exhibition of Metal Type-related Press Releases, Exhibition of Geumdang Night View, Permanent Exhibition at the Museum 3. Experience Events: Operation of Citizen Participation Media Wall, Jikji and Metal Type-themed Escape Room Game, Demonstration of Metal Type Casting from East and West, Experience with Artisans in Writing Tools, Jikji Golden Bell Contest, My Own AI Calligraphy Experience, Making Lanterns of My Heart, Singing Bowl, Operation of Top Spinning Experience, etc. 4. Performances (Lectures): Jikji-related Cosplay Contest, Jikji Concert (Lecture + Singer Performance), Citizen Content Contest and Busking Performance, Jikji-related Performances, etc. 5. Budaehaeng-Temple: flea market, food truck, promotional booth, photo zone (trick art, etc.), invitation of diplomatic missions to Korea, promotional fam tour for Jikji, etc.
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Festival location
Cheongju Printing Museum, Cheongju Arts Center, etc.
Chungcheongbuk-do Cheongju-si Heungdeok-gu Jikji-daero 713 (Uncheon-dong) Cheongju Printing Museum
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About the festival
The 2026 Jikji Cultural Festival is a celebration that popularizes the value of 'Jikji', which is registered as a UNESCO World Documentary Heritage, and sheds new light on the significance of Jikji as a symbol of innovation in human printing technology and knowledge sharing. Under the theme 'Jikji, Opening the Door of Time', the festival is organized to commemorate the registration date of the documentary heritage of Jikji, September 4, allowing citizens and tourists to empathize with the historical and cultural significance of Jikji. It is designed to provide exhibitions, experiences, performances, and lectures that everyone can see, enjoy, and participate in, making it easier and more interesting to encounter Jikji and experience the value of documentary culture that lives and breathes through the passage of time.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 3305165
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