Right now in Jeju: 107th National Sports Festival (전국체육대회) · 5th Jeju International Art Fair (JIAF 2026) · 2026 Sinsan Dochaebi Light Festival (신산 도채비 빛 축제). Festivals from the Korea Tourism Organization’s listings, plus new places, pop-ups and things to do reported in the last 45 days — each with the outlet and date it came from. We have not visited them; check the source before you go.
On now (0)
No festival in the official listings is running today.
Starting in the next 45 days (1)
| Festival / event | Dates | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Jeju Olle Walking Festival (제주올레걷기축제) | Nov 5 – Nov 7 | 1141 Jocheon-ri, Jocheon-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do |
New & trending — from recent news (5)
Collected from news published in the last 45 days and from official event pages with current dates. One line per item, in the source’s own terms; follow the link for the details.
- 🎉 Event — 107th National Sports Festival (전국체육대회) (Oct. 16–22, 2026)
Major national sports competition held across Jeju Island; about 30,000 athletes, officials and others expected to attend. · Jeju Island (venues across the island)
Reported by koreajoongangdaily.com, Sep 29 - 🎉 Event — 5th Jeju International Art Fair (JIAF 2026) (Oct. 8–11, 2026)
Art fair with 67 domestic and international galleries and about 3,000 works, including pieces by Park Seo-bo, Lee Kang-yong, Takashi Murakami, Ayako Rokkaku and others. Kim Wan-sun artist talk and fan signing on Oct. 9. Themed exhibitions under ‘Pick Your Olle · Jeju International Convention Center (ICC Jeju) Hall 2
Reported by jejumaeil.net, Sep 26 - 🎉 Event — 2026 Sinsan Dochaebi Light Festival (신산 도채비 빛 축제) (Sept. 23 – Oct. 11, 2026 (opening event Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.; experiences 6–9 p.m. on select dates))
Night light festival at Sinsan Park themed on Jeju’s traditional ‘dochaebi’ and Korean folk tales, with hanji lanterns (Heungbu and Nolbu, the Sun and Moon siblings, Byeoljubu-jeon), photo zones, magic shows, shadow puppetry and craft experiences. Some light d · Sinsan Park, Jeju City
Reported by headlinejeju.co.kr, Sep 20 - 🎉 Event — Momo Beach Song Festival & Saehwa Night Market (모모해변가요제&세화야시장) (Oct. 3–4, 2026 (opening ceremony Oct. 3, 5:30 p.m.))
Resident-led festival with an amateur singing contest, invited singers, DJ party, flea market of local craftspeople, local food booths and magic shows, held along Saehwa Beach. · Saehwa Beach area, Saehwa-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju City (Saehwa Jilgreungi Center and vicinity)
Reported by headlinejeju.co.kr, Sep 29 - 🛍️ Pop-up — Jeju Airport pop-up: Abebe Bakery & Island Project (Early October 2026, timed to the Oct 1–5 holiday stretch (Abebe Bakery Oct. 1; Island Project Oct. 4))
Pop-up stores at Jeju Airport featuring Abebe Bakery (breads made with Udo peanuts and Namwon green mandarin) and Island Project, a local fashion brand, which will debut ‘airport goods’ T-shirts in collaboration with Jeju Airport. Abebe Bakery opened Oct. 1; I · Jeju International Airport
Reported by headlinejeju.co.kr, Sep 30
Where foreign visitors went in Jeju (Aug 26 – Sep 1)
Foreign visitor-days by district from roaming mobile data (each day counted, so a three-day stay counts three times) — the latest week published, about a month behind. Jeju as a whole: 366k foreign visitor-days that week (-9% vs the week before).
| District | Foreign visitor-days, 7 days | vs previous week |
|---|---|---|
| Jeju-si 제주시 | 295k | -10% |
| Seogwipo-si 서귀포시 | 174k | -11% |
Where people are heading in Jeju (August 2026)
The places most often used as a destination in each district, from Tmap car-navigation data published by the Korea Tourism Organization for August 2026. It is a ranking, not a head count, and it reflects people driving — mostly locals — so it shows what Koreans are heading to right now. Hotels and local facilities are left out.
| District | Top places | Shopping |
|---|---|---|
| Jeju-si 제주시 | Hyeopjae Beach 협재해수욕장 Hamdeok Beach 함덕해수욕장 Manjanggul Cave 만장굴 |
Arboretum Gil Night Market 수목원길야시장 Jejuminsogoil Market 제주민속오일시장 |
| Seogwipo-si 서귀포시 | Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone 성산일출봉 Osulloc Tea Museum 오설록티뮤지엄 Jungmunsaekdal Beach 중문색달해변 |
Jeju Tourism Organization · Jungmun Duty Free 제주관광공사/중문면세점 Shinsegae Simon · Jeju Premium Jeonmun branch 신세계사이먼/제주프리미엄전문점 |
Climbing since May 2026
- Manjanggul Cave 만장굴 — Jeju-si: new in the district top 20, now #4
- Nonjinmul 논짓물 — Seogwipo-si: new in the district top 20, now #7
- Wollyeongpogu Port 월령포구 — Jeju-si: new in the district top 20, now #13
- Konanbichi 코난비치 — Jeju-si: new in the district top 20, now #18
- Taeutgae 태웃개 — Seogwipo-si: new in the district top 20, now #20
- Segial Beach 세기알해변 — Jeju-si: #55 → #17
- Panpo Port 판포포구 — Jeju-si: #38 → #8
- Jeongbangpokpo Falls 정방폭포 — Seogwipo-si: #32 → #9
- Hello Kitty Island 헬로키티아일랜드 — Seogwipo-si: #30 → #11
- Sehwa Beach 세화해수욕장 — Jeju-si: #25 → #12
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FAQ
What’s on in Jeju this weekend?
Jeju Olle Walking Festival (제주올레걷기축제) (Nov 5 – Nov 7) — from the Korea Tourism Organization’s festival listings. The news list below the festivals adds pop-ups and openings.
How do you pick the news items?
A web search collects reports from the last 45 days; we keep an item only if its source link opens and has a publication date, and show it with that outlet and date. We do not rank or endorse places.
How old is the visitor data?
It is the latest week the Korea Tourism Organization has published — usually about a month behind — so it shows where foreign visitors have been going, not today’s crowds.
Sources: Korea Tourism Organization festival data (TourAPI), big-data visitor counts (SK Telecom mobile data) and district destination rankings (Tmap navigation), all via data.go.kr; news items are linked to the outlet that reported them. Page rebuilt 2026-10-01.
