2026 DMZ OPEN Festival

The DMZ Open Festival is a leading cultural event in Gyeonggi Province, designed to allow visitors to experience the peace, ecological, and historical values of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) through a variety of artistic and academic programs. Moving beyond the simple view of the DMZ as a space of division and military tension, this project reinterprets its long-preserved ecological environment, historical significance, and the potential for peace and coexistence, using the cultural language of the present day. Gyeonggi Province has been expanding the concept of "OPEN," which signifies transforming the "closed DMZ" into a space open to everyone. The festival operates as a multifaceted cultural event, featuring a wide range of programs spanning a long period. The DMZ OPEN Festival aims to go beyond simply viewing the DMZ; it's a festival designed to be experienced through walking, listening, seeing, and reflecting. We aim to create an open cultural space that connects diverse programs in areas such as art, academia, and sports as one flow, sharing the values of peace, ecology, and history associated with the DMZ, and further discovering the meaning of "greater peace" together.