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O'am Folk Village Straw Craft Festival. · 2026 · Historical listing

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Information for this edition

Dates
Oct 16, 2026 — Oct 18, 2026
Place
Asan O'am Village, 5 O'am Folk Road, Songak-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
Admission at the time
무료(일부 체험프로그램 유료)
Published hours at the time
10:00~18:00
Facts last checked
2026-10-13
First preserved here
2026-10-13
O'am Folk Village Straw Craft Festival.

Published programme

The 25th O'am Village Straw Craft Festival is a traditional cultural festival held in the backdrop of O'am Village, a village with a 600-year-old history. It offers visitors the opportunity to directly experience and enjoy traditional culture, including straw crafts and stonework. From October 16th to 18th, 2026, the festival will be held in the areas of Oam Village and Jeojat Market. It will feature a nationwide straw craft competition, straw craft exhibitions and experience programs, a demonstration of traditional thatched roof repair, a straw weaving competition, scarecrow making, a straw playground and traditional games area, pet rock crafting, and tours of traditional Korean houses and stone walls. A variety of programs will be offered. Visitors can experience traditional Korean culture through events such as the nationwide Nongak (farmers' music) festival, traditional performances, reenactments of traditional wedding and funeral ceremonies, and historical reenactments like "On-yang Byeolsi" and the "Samil Yuga" procession. In addition, there will be special exhibitions featuring well-preserved traditional houses, hands-on workshops for making Korean traditional clothing, paper, and straw crafts, and folk experiences such as pounding rice cakes and making "gangjeong" (sweet rice snacks). In addition, there will be local food markets, flea markets, and food stalls, and the opening ceremony will feature a celebratory performance and a drone light show.

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O'am Folk Village Straw Craft Festival.

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