Checked October 8, 2026; status rechecked October 9 at 09:39 KST. The government release and attached poster announce the festival for October 23–25. October 8 is the operator's announced start for conference preregistration, not the festival date; its notice now says “선착순 200명 마감” (first-come, 200-person registration closed) and the linked form says “설문이 종료되었습니다.” (the survey has ended). October 12 is the government's announced future start for experience preregistration. These are separate actions.

AI-generated image: Kimchi and side dishes on small plates, not an event photo

First choose the venue and programme

  • Indoor conference and ceremony, October 23: the Grand Auditorium (대강당) of the National Museum of Korea. The Korean Food Promotion Institute's October 8 notice lists the conference for 14:00–16:20 and conference entry 13:45–14:00. The government's 12:30 reception/attendee registration belongs to the larger ceremony schedule; it is not a substitute conference-entry time.
  • Outdoor activities, October 23–25: the release says the Geoulmot (reflection-pond) area, and the poster labels the Geoulmot plaza for experiences, food, markets and other outdoor programming. Do not use a vendor-booth recruitment notice to generalize every visitor activity's exact location.

AI-generated image: Ordinary Korean meal with soup, rice and side dishes

Registration is programme-specific

  1. Conference: the operator's dated notice announces preregistration for October 8–23 and links to its Naver conference form. An anonymous visit around 13:00 on October 8 displayed “참여할 수 없는 설문입니다” (survey unavailable); at 13:08, step 1/2, questions and Next appeared. But two visits at 15:23–15:25 displayed only “설문이 종료되었습니다.” (the survey has ended), with no questions. On October 9 at 09:39 KST, the operator's notice said “선착순 200명 마감” (first-come, 200-person registration closed) and the form still said the survey had ended. The exact reason for closure and actual number accepted are unverified. No second step, submission, seat allocation or fee was verified; we cannot describe registration as open.
  2. Different displayed dates: the earlier question-bearing first screen at 13:08 displayed September 21, 14:18–October 23, 17:00; those dates were not shown on the later 15:23–15:25 ended screen. The operator's public notice says October 8–23. Preserve both historical observations rather than silently treating the earlier form start as the publicly announced launch. Recheck the notice and form status immediately before applying.
  3. Experiences: the government release announces preregistration from October 12. We have not verified a distinct experience-specific form, its price, remaining spaces or live booking state. The conference form is not a verified experience-booking link.

Admission and fees are three different questions

The museum's general admissions page says its permanent galleries, children's museum and free special exhibitions have free admission; paid special exhibitions are separate. That page does not establish the festival's own entry charge, the conference participation fee, or an experience participation fee. The reviewed government release, conference notice and first form step did not confirm those three amounts or remaining seats. Check the operator's later notices or contact it about the particular programme.

Before travelling or entering personal data

  • Confirm the exact programme's date, venue and entry window.
  • Open the registration link from the operator's notice and check whether its status changes from the observed ended screen. A question-bearing first step, if it reappears, is not a confirmed booking.
  • For experiences, look for the separate October 12 announcement and booking route rather than reusing the conference form.
  • Ask separately about general museum admission, festival entry and each paid-or-free participation term.

About the Author

Life Mokcha's editors compared the government's full PDF and image-only poster, the operator's October 8 notice and the first page of its linked form as distinct sources. We did not submit an application or attend the festival. The three GPT-generated conceptual images do not depict the actual event.

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