Programs
Programs
The Korea Craft Week 2026 Buyeo program runs for ten days from June 19 (Fri) to June 28 (Sun), with seven programs total — 3 Exhibitions, 1 Class, 1 Market, and 2 Tours. Exhibitions, market, and the class are free. Some programs (One-day Class, Craft Runcation, Regional Tour) require pre-registration.
Exhibitions
2 programs
Where the Season Stays (Exhibition & Pop-up Store)
An exhibition and pop-up store that begins with Buyeo's seasonal landscapes and ingredients, then meets craft. Lingering in the space, visitors encounter a curation that lets them see, understand, and carry craft into everyday life.
- Dates
- Jun 19 (Fri) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026 (closed Mondays)
- Hours
- 11:00 – 18:00 (Sun Jun 28 closes 17:00)
- Venue
- 123 Sabi Residence Gallery & Craft Shop (80 Jaon-ro, Gyuam-myeon, Buyeo-gun)
Walking the Season (Curated Exhibition)
A village-walk curated exhibition that links vacant spaces and shops across the craft village. Encounter works by artists from Buyeo, Gongju, Asan, Sejong and the wider Chungnam region scattered throughout the alleys.
- Dates
- Jun 19 (Fri) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026
- Hours
- 11:00 – 18:00 (Sun Jun 28 closes 17:00)
- Venues
- Saengsanso, Studio Buyeo, Subuk-ro 55
Class
1 programs
Seasonal Sense Craft Class (One-day Class)
A craft class held in the village studios and resident-artist studios where you make and experience the seasonal sense of June first-hand. Through genre-specific classes — ceramics, textile, woodwork and more — carry the feel of this season back home in your own hands.
- Dates
- Jun 19 (Fri) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026
- Hours
- 11:00 – 18:00 (Sun Jun 28 closes 17:00)
- Fee
- Free
- Venue
- Each village studio and resident-artist studios at 123 Sabi Creation Center
Market
1 programs
Riverside in Season — Gyuam Market at the Craft Village (Flea Market)
A riverside market along the Baengma River where craft, local produce, food, and hands-on experiences come together. Enjoy a season-keyed market and live performances side by side.
- Dates
- Jun 20 (Sat) – Jun 21 (Sun), Jun 27 (Sat), 2026
- Hours
- 14:00 – 20:00 (Sun Jun 21: 12:00 – 18:00)
- Venue
- Along the Baengma River (54 Subuk-ro, Gyuam-myeon, Buyeo-gun)
On-site Events
- Seasonal Craft Passport
- Today's Seasonal Record
- Craft Week Welcome Shops — bring a receipt from Gyuam-myeon to take part
Tours
3 programs
Crafting the Season Runcation (Stay-based Craft Program)
A stay-based program at 123 Sabi Craft Village where you go deep into craft and everyday culture. Learn, make, and rest through in-depth classes across garden, tea, textile, and gyubang craft — a craft journey of staying.
- Dates
- Jun 19 (Fri) – Jun 20 (Sat) · Jun 26 (Fri) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026
- Tracks
- [Sim Yeon-ok] Summer's Touch, the Language of Textile [Kim In-su] The Season of the Garden, the Grain of Craft [Kim Ji-you] Tea in Season, Craft in Use [Oh Myeong-ok] Composing Summer, Gyubang Craft
- Venue
- Around 123 Sabi Craft Village
A Day Following Craft (2026 Craft Week Regional Program)
A special craft day-trip linking the Sejong National Arboretum, the Seokjangri Museum in Gongju, and the Buyeo Craft Village. Encounter exhibitions, hands-on sessions, and a craft market — each city offering a different mood and a different story. The day closes at Subukjeong by the Baengma River with a cup of tea. A single day that links craft, people, and cities by seeing, making, and lingering together.
- Run dates
- Jun 20 (Sat) · Jun 27 (Sat), 2026
- Capacity
- 30 per session (first-come, first-served)
- Time
- 09:30 meet-up, 21:00 return (per itinerary)
- Course
- Osong Station → Sejong (Sejong National Arboretum) → Gongju (Seokjangri Museum) → Buyeo (craft village exhibitions, market, etc.) → Tea at Subukjeong → Back to Osong Station
- Included
- Round-trip bus, packed lunch, craft-market coupon
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Reading the Season, Staying in Gyuam (Outdoor Booknic)
An outdoor booknic along the Baengma River pairing craft with a curation of titles from a local independent bookshop. Stroll through the riverside outdoor craft show and join a book talk with author Kim Shin-ji.
- Dates
- Jun 19 (Fri) – Jun 21 (Sun) · Jun 26 (Fri) – Jun 28 (Sun), 2026
- Hours
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Book talk
- Sat Jun 20, 19:00 – 20:00 · Kim Shin-ji (author of Seasonal Happiness)
- Venue
- Along the Baengma River & Art Cube (54 Subuk-ro, Gyuam-myeon, Buyeo-gun)
Pre-registration programs: Seasonal Sense Craft Class · Crafting the Season Runcation · A Day Following Craft
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