2026 Gumi Local Food Festa

2026 Gumi Local Food Festa at Seoul Plaza on September 9–10

The 2026 Gumi Local Food Festa is scheduled to take place from September 9 to 10, 2026, at Seoul Plaza, in front of Seoul City Hall. As a direct-sales-focused event introducing and selling agricultural and livestock products and G-Food produced in Gumi in central Seoul, its key appeal is that visitors can taste products while identifying their places of origin, such as Gumi Hanwoo beef, Yeonghojinmi rice, and 100% Korean-wheat Gumi Milgari. This year, around 60 types of agricultural specialties and G-Food products will be sold at special discounts, with tastings, hands-on activities, and on-site events also planned. 2026 event information

In addition to the sales booths, there will be a Gumi City promotional pavilion, an agricultural and food export consultation session, a return-to-farming and return-to-rural-life promotional pavilion, and a special Gumi Milgari promotional pavilion. Surprise auctions for Gumi agricultural specialties, a receipt event, and hands-on activities are also planned, making this more like a market where visitors can experience Gumi’s agriculture and food culture all at once rather than simply go shopping. Photos from the previous event, held at Seoul Plaza on October 1–2, 2025, showed the opening ceremony on stage and a long line of sales booths, vividly capturing the scene of a local food market spread across an urban lawn plaza. Article on advance sales of Gumi agricultural specialties

Around 60 Made in GUMI Products and City Hall Station Exits 5 and 6

If you are going with a foreign friend, this would be a great day to “buy Korean regional ingredients directly in Seoul.” The 2026 sales list includes Gumi Hanwoo beef, Yeonghojinmi, Gumi Milgari, seasonal agricultural products such as melons, and G-Food products. All items are introduced under the Made in GUMI brand, produced directly by local farms and food companies. Yeonghojinmi has also received an excellence award at the 2025 national representative rice-brand evaluation by Paldo Nonghyup and was selected as an excellent rice brand in Gyeongsangbuk-do in 2026, giving you an interesting story to share when choosing rice as a gift. During the October 2025 event, foreign visitors were also recorded looking over Gumi agricultural specialties such as melons.

• The most convenient subway access is City Hall Station on Lines 1 and 2; Seoul Plaza is in front of Exit 5 or 6.
• From the City Hall Plaza bus stop (02641), you can take buses 172, 405, 472, and the late-night N62.
• Deoksugung Palace’s Daehanmun Gate is about 0.28 km from Seoul Plaza, making it easy to continue walking toward the stone-wall road after exploring the market.
• Dedicated event parking and shuttle information have not yet been announced, but because the location in front of City Hall Station Exits 5 and 6 is clear, traveling by subway is the simplest option.

Information about English-language signs, interpreters, and foreign-language consultation services has not yet been included in the detailed 2026 announcements. It would therefore be convenient to prepare a phone translation app so you can immediately read product names and allergy information. Admission fees and on-site payment methods, including card, cash, and mobile payments, have also not been announced, so it is safest to bring a range of payment options before visiting on September 9–10. Since the event will be held outdoors at Seoul Plaza, bringing a foldable shopping bag, water, and a light umbrella will make it easier to choose and carry food products. Seoul City Hall transportation information

What the 2025 Queue Photos Reveal About Getting Around Seoul Plaza

The first thing to keep in mind is waiting in line for popular items. At the event on October 1–2, 2025, some G-Food products, including macarons, sold out on the first day, and photos also showed lines of visitors extending in front of the sales booths. Although around 60 types will be sold this year, inventories and sales times by item have not yet been announced, so it would be best to decide which products you want first and visit the sales areas before browsing elsewhere. 2025 on-site sales results

The 2026 booth layout, operating hours, restroom locations, safety-staff placement, and storage services have not yet been announced. Seoul Plaza is an outdoor space directly in front of City Hall Station, however, and in 2025 the venue operated separate agricultural-product sales areas, G-Food sales areas, and Hanwoo tasting and sales areas. It would therefore be a good idea to choose a simple meeting point, such as City Hall Station Exit 5 or the center of Seoul Plaza, and bring a waterproof jacket in case rain makes the walking routes around the sales booths crowded. 2025 Seoul Plaza on-site report

A Two-Day Seoul Walk Choosing Gumi Hanwoo Beef and Yeonghojinmi

This event is well suited to travelers staying in Seoul who want to choose regional foods themselves, food-focused travelers interested in Korean rice, Hanwoo beef, and Korean-wheat products, and anyone who would like to hear about Gumi’s return-to-farming and return-to-rural-life programs and agricultural-food exports. In 2025, more than 50 types of products were presented at the agricultural-product sales area, G-Food sales area, and Hanwoo tasting and sales area, along with surprise auctions and busking performances. In 2026, the number of products is expected to increase to around 60, and a Gumi City promotional pavilion and a special Gumi Milgari promotional pavilion are also planned, adding the pleasure of learning where a food product came from even when buying just one item.

Moving through the busy flow of Seoul Plaza while encountering Gumi melons, rice, Hanwoo beef, and Korean-wheat products one after another may feel like a small regional journey. If you continue walking slowly to the stone-wall road of Deoksugung Palace, you can fill your shopping bag with the flavors of Gumi and your steps with the autumn air of central Seoul.