Kimchi Day X WeKim Festival
- Food
- Performing Arts
- Tradition & History
27, Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Yangjae-dong)
Festival dates
D-6Fri, Nov 20, 2026 – Fri, Nov 20, 2026
1 day · Upcoming
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Things to do
- Hours
- 10:00~18:00
- Venue
- aT Center Exhibition Hall 1
- Program
- - Main Programs: Kimchi Day Commemoration Ceremony / Progress Report / VIP Performance / Awards Ceremony for Distinguished Contributors and Kimchi Tasting Contest Participants / WiKim Festival / Contest Awards Ceremony / Keynote Lecture / Prize Draw (Live broadcast scheduled on World Kimchi Institute YouTube WiKimTV) - Side Events and Programs: Integrated Exhibition (Research achievements in kimchi science, culture, and industry; Global Kimchi Ambassador achievements; Children's Kimchi Content Contest winning entries) / Exhibition of winning entries from the Kimchi Tasting Contest and Kimchi Cooking Competition / Kimjang Culture Performance / Tasting and Evaluation of Startup Idea Products / Kimchi Marketplace / Part 2 Prize Draw / Food Truck Operation
- Admission
- Free
- Contact
- 02-6405-3641
- Website
- Visit
- Source
- Korea Tourism Organization
The "7th Kimchi Day Commemorative Event in 2026" is an event held to commemorate Kimchi Day (November 22), a statutory commemorative day. Kimchi Day is a commemorative day designated under the "Kimchi Industry Promotion Act," and it carries the meaning that each individual ingredient (11) of kimchi comes together to produce 22 benefits (22). The event is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and organized by the Korea Agro-Fisheries Food Trade Corporation (aT), the World Kimchi Institute, and the Korea Kimchi Association, and will be held on November 20, 2026, at Exhibition Hall 1 of the aT Center in Seoul. Part 1, the Kimchi Day commemorative ceremony, will proceed with a progress report, VIP performance, and awards for distinguished contributors and the kimchi tasting competition. Part 2 is the World Kimchi Institute's 4th WeKim Festival, featuring an awards ceremony for a contest, a keynote lecture, and a prize draw under the themes of "Our Fermentation Science, Kimchi for Everyone." At the event venue, there will be exhibitions of kimchi research results, tastings of startup idea products, Kimjang culture performances, a kimchi market, a kimchi tasting and exhibition of winning entries from a kimchi cooking contest, and food trucks.