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FestivalAutumn 2026

Jeju Olle Walking Festival

제주올레걷기축제

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For three days every November, thousands of people walk one stretch of Jeju's Olle trail together, and the trail turns into a moving festival: pop-up concerts in fields and under bridges, village women selling rice cakes, traditional games, a lunch stop by the sea. The 2026 edition, the 16th, runs 5–7 November along Routes 19 and 20 on Jeju's north-east coast — past Hamdeok Beach, Seoubong, Gimnyeong harbour and the Haenyeo (women divers) Museum. Anyone can walk it; registering gets you a souvenir pack. We read Korean blog posts by people who walked the 2023, 2024 and 2025 festivals to see what the days are really like.

Jeju Olle Walking Festival
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Photos: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type3). Shown uncropped, as supplied.

Videos

[JEJU OLLE TRAIL] 🎬 2025 제주올레걷기축제 인터뷰 “함께한 사람들의 이야기! 길 위에서, 나를 다시 만나다”제주올레 Jeju Olle Trail · YouTube

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What’s on

Walking the route and watching the shows is free for anyone — you don't have to register. Registration is for the souvenir pack, meal tickets and shuttle seats, all done in the Olle Pass app: registration and meal tickets close on Friday 9 October, shuttle tickets on 19 October.

The route, day by day

Day 1 · Route 19Walk-inFree
Thu 5 Nov · 13 km · 4–5 hrs
Jocheon Manse Dongsan → lunch at Haedong port → Dongbok-ri Sports Center. Past Hamdeok Beach, Seoubong Peak and the Neobeunsungi 4·3 Memorial Hall.
Day 2 · Routes 19–20Walk-inFree
Fri 6 Nov · 11.5 km · 3.5–4 hrs
Dongbok-ri Sports Center → lunch at Gujwa Gymnasium → Jeju Batdam Theme Park. Pine forest, Gimnyeong farm lanes and harbour, an art village.
Day 3 · Route 20 (reverse)Walk-inFree
Sat 7 Nov · 12.9 km · 4–5 hrs
Jeju Haenyeo Museum → lunch at Haengwon-ri fishing co-op → Jeju Batdam Theme Park. The Sehwa–Woljeong coast; with luck, haenyeo diving offshore.

Booking (Olle Pass app)

Registration (souvenir pack)Booking₩30,000 · ₩25,000 discounted
Until Fri 9 Oct
Scarf, route labels, pouch and sports towel, collected at the start with ID. Refunds until 19 Oct.
Only in the Olle Pass mobile app — open the official page on your phone and tap Registration. Bring your passport: it is checked when you collect the pack at the start.
Check availability on Olle Pass app →
Meal ticketsBooking₩10,000–12,000
Until Fri 9 Oct
Day 1 octopus and sea-urchin porridge (vegan: hijiki and tofu), Day 2 gimbap, Day 3 mushroom and abalone bibimbap (vegan option). No on-site sales.
Not sold on the day, and they have sold out early before. Collect with your passport at the registration booth.
Check availability on Olle Pass app →
Shuttle busBooking₩4,000 one way · under-13s free
Until Mon 19 Oct
Jeju City, Jeju Airport and Seogwipo ↔ start and finish. No on-site sales; ID checked.
No tickets on the day. The person who booked collects everyone’s tickets at the first pickup with a passport. No luggage storage.
Check availability on Olle Pass app →
On-site registrationWalk-in₩35,000 · ₩30,000 discounted (cash)
5–7 Nov, festival booth
Only while souvenir packs last, first come first served. Cash only.

Sources: the festival's official Korean and English pages (checked 4 October 2026) and the Korea Tourism Organization listing. The schedule of shows along each route is “coming soon” — check before you go.

The essentials

Dates2026-11-05 – 2026-11-07
WhereJeju Olle Routes 19 and 20, Jocheon and Gujwa, north-east Jeju (start: 5 Nov Jocheon Manse Dongsan · 6 Nov Dongbok-ri Sports Center · 7 Nov Jeju Haenyeo Museum)
CostWalking and the shows are free for everyone · registration with souvenir pack ₩30,000 (₩25,000 discounted) in advance, ₩35,000 on site (cash)
OrganisersJeju Special Self-Governing Province · Jeju Olle Foundation (+82 64-762-2190, [email protected])
Address1141 Jocheon-ri, Jocheon-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
제주특별자치도 제주시 조천읍 조천리 1141
Contact064-762-2190 · contents.ollepass.org/static/festival_view/2026/01/index.html?name=main
ProgrammeOne trail section a day, with pop-up performances, traditional games, village food, a QR stamp tour and a clean-trail campaign — see “What’s on” below.

Official poster

Jeju Olle Walking Festival
Source: Jeju Olle Foundation, official English page

What 29 visitors said

We searched Naver, the blog platform most Koreans use, for posts about each festival written during it and in the six weeks after (21 for 2023, 29 for 2024, 26 for 2025), read every one to the end, kept only people who walked that year, and took up to ten per year (2024 had nine). Sponsored and official-reporter posts were dropped, and no writer is counted twice. Every number counts the posts that mentioned something.

What people liked

The scenery: sea, forest, volcanic hills16 of 29 posts

Coastal paths, gotjawal forest, views from the oreum 23-04 23-05 23-15 23-16 23-07 23-20 24-21 24-28 24-14 24-01 24-23 25-13 25-25 25-06 25-10 25-19

Pop-up shows along the trail14 of 29 posts

A small stage just when you flag — guitar, jazz, drums 23-09 23-17 23-07 23-12 23-16 24-21 24-14 24-25 24-23 25-13 25-20 25-16 25-02 25-19

Volunteers and organisation10 of 29 posts

Marshals at every junction, first aid, cheering 23-09 23-02 23-17 23-20 23-12 24-28 24-23 24-19 25-25 25-19

The participant pack is worth the fee9 of 29 posts

Scarf, pouch, sunscreen, snacks and more 23-04 23-20 23-16 24-21 24-14 25-18 25-20 25-16 25-03

You meet people on the trail7 of 29 posts

Old friends, new ones, strangers sharing a taxi 23-12 23-15 23-20 24-01 24-25 24-20 25-06

What people struggled with

Food is the weak point8 of 29 posts

Meal tickets sell out, few restaurants on the route, long queues, some stalls cash-only 23-09 23-02 23-04 23-05 24-14 24-25 25-18 25-02

Bottlenecks on narrow paths and at toilets9 of 29 posts

At the start, forest entrances, stamp points and toilets 23-02 23-20 23-17 24-21 24-28 24-14 24-01 25-25 25-18

Hotter than you expect for November9 of 29 posts

Sunny afternoons feel like summer — 24–28°C in 2023 23-09 23-02 23-04 23-05 23-15 23-16 25-18 25-20 25-02

Stony paths and steps are hard on feet7 of 29 posts

Lava-rock forest floor, wet coastal rocks, steps, blisters 23-16 24-21 24-28 24-01 24-23 25-02 25-06

Getting to the start and back is fiddly6 of 29 posts

Missed or late shuttles, no taxis at the finish 23-09 23-02 23-15 23-20 24-01 25-03

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

Who goes, and when

Most people came with friends or a walking club; some families finished a whole day with children. Many are regulars — several writers ran into people they had walked with in earlier years. Some walk all three days, others just one. A day is 12–20 km and 4–7 hours: you set off around 9 am and finish mid to late afternoon.

Who they went with

With friends10 of 29 posts
With children2 of 29 posts
With parents or adult family2 of 29 posts
In a group (incl. volunteer teams)1 of 29 posts

14 of the 29 posts did not say.

Visiting from abroad

You will not be the only foreigner: Korean writers mention walkers from Japan (Jeju Olle has a sister trail in Kyushu, and its walkers come every year), China, Mongolia and Europe, and the organisers say the international share grows every year. The festival has an official English page and an English poster, and English contact ([email protected], +82 64-762-2190). Everything is booked in the Olle Pass mobile app, which the English page links to — on a computer the site only tells you to use the app. One Korean walker wished the app had more guidance for foreign visitors, so allow time to set it up. Bring your passport: it is checked when you collect souvenirs, meal tickets and shuttle tickets.

Weather and crowds

Early November on Jeju can be hot. In 2023 it reached 24–28°C and many writers said it felt like summer; in 2025 people walked in T-shirts. A hat, sunscreen and water are the most repeated advice. The coast can be windy, though, and on the last day of 2025 it rained and then poured at the finish. Days are short: one group still walking after 5 pm ran out of light. Expect queues at the start, at narrow forest entrances, at stamp points and at toilets.

Getting there and access

Take the festival shuttle. Each morning buses run to the day's start from Jeju City (Jeju Citizen Welfare Town Square car park), Jeju Airport (coach parking zone C10) and Seogwipo (World Cup Stadium, Seomun Rotary), and back from the finish. It is ₩4,000 one way (under-13s free), bought in advance in the Olle Pass app until 19 October — there are no tickets on the day. You show ID or a passport to collect tickets, and there is no luggage storage. Past walkers missed shuttles and took taxis, left a car at the finish and taxied to the start, or shared a taxi with strangers when none came at the end. The organisers warn that parking and buses are very limited during the festival.

No post describes doing the walk in a wheelchair or with a pushchair. The trail mixes lava-rock forest floor, wet coastal rocks and steps up the oreum, and several people ended with sore feet — wear proper walking shoes. There was a medical support bus at the start, and first aid treated blisters on the way. Toilets were portable ones by the stages or in cafés along the route, with some long gaps.

Year by year

Autumn 2023

The 13th, 2–4 November, on Routes 11 to 13 (walked in reverse) in the west. It was hot — 24–28°C — and one writer cites news reports of about 10,000 walkers. Moseulbong hill, the Mureung gotjawal forest and the climb up Jeoji Oreum stood out.

Autumn 2024

The 14th, 7–9 November, starting on Route 14 (Jeoji to Hallim). Three clear days; walkers loved the sea at Wollyeong and Hyeopjae. On day two a fishing boat capsized offshore and the welcome event at the finish was cancelled.

Autumn 2025

The 15th, 6–8 November, on Routes 17 and 18 through Jeju City (Dodubong, Sarabong). Warm days, then rain on the last day and a downpour at the finish. Many praised a generous souvenir pack — scarf, sunscreen, face masks.

Tips from people who went

  • Register and buy meal tickets by 9 October, shuttle tickets by 19 October — meal tickets sell out
  • Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, two bottles of water, and a rain jacket
  • Shoes with ankle support — lots of stony ground
  • Some cash: a few village stalls took cash only
  • The shows are wherever you happen to be when they play — don't rush
  • It gets dark soon after 5 pm; if you started late, finish early
  • A refillable bottle and a bag for litter (the festival runs a clean-trail campaign)
  • Check the route number before scanning a QR stamp — the finish has two

The 29 posts we read

  1. 23-02 · 2023-11-03 231102 제주올레걷기축제 1일차 참가후기-올레11코스
  2. 23-04 · 2023-11-06 ㅣ제주도여행ㅣ제주올레길추천 제주올레축제
  3. 23-05 · 2023-11-07 제주도올레길 트레킹축제 2박3일_12,13코스 및 근처숙소 후기 (2)
  4. 23-07 · 2023-11-28 [4k] 제주올레 ｜제주의 신비로운 자연 속 걷기, 올레 11코스
  5. 23-09 · 2023-11-06 2023 제주 올레 걷기 축제 참가 13코스 17km 완주
  6. 23-12 · 2023-11-06 2023 제주올레걷기축제 참가
  7. 23-15 · 2023-11-09 2023 제주올레걷기축제 첫날 제주올레11코스 모슬봉 무릉곶자왈
  8. 23-16 · 2023-11-02 제주도 여행 제주 올레길 코스 추천 2023 제주 올레 걷기 축제
  9. 23-17 · 2023-11-05 제주올레길 13코스 역방향 걷기, '2023 제주올레 걷기축제' 3일차 (2023.....
  10. 23-20 · 2023-11-04 제주 올레길 11코스, 제주 올레 걷기 축제 첫째날
  11. 24-01 · 2024-11-07 2024 제주올레 걷기축제1
  12. 24-14 · 2024-11-11 2024년 제주올레 걷기축제 제주올레길 14코스(feat.클린올레)
  13. 24-19 · 2024-11-11 제주도 가을축제 2024 제주올레걷기축제 올레길 제주더유스 후기
  14. 24-20 · 2024-11-19 국내 가을 축제 2024제주올레걷기축제 제주더유스 굿즈 출시 이벤트....
  15. 24-21 · 2024-11-15 [여행] 제주올레걷기축제 참가 (2024.11.7~9) 한림항 애월 14코스 15-B코....
  16. 24-23 · 2024-11-07 2024 제주올레 걷기축제 제주 올레길 14코스 월령 포구 선인장 군락지....
  17. 24-25 · 2024-11-11 2024 제주올레걷기축제 후기 1일차, 걸을맛난다, 개막식, 특별 와펜, ....
  18. 24-27 · 2024-11-07 성게미역국 & 아침식사 & 표고장아찌비빔밥 & 점심식사& 숙성흑돼지....
  19. 24-28 · 2024-11-28 2024캠핑하며 제주올레완주/제주올레14코스(클린캠핑+클린올레+제주....
  20. 25-02 · 2025-11-07 2025 제주 올레 걷기 축제 2일차
  21. 25-03 · 2025-11-08 제주 11월 올레걷기 준비물 복장 17코스 첫날
  22. 25-06 · 2025-11-16 2025 제주올레축제 3일차
  23. 25-10 · 2025-11-07 [올레길]2025 제주올레걷기축제 꼬닥꼬닥 올레 1일차 17코스 후기
  24. 25-13 · 2025-11-08 2025 제주올레걷기축제 2일차 '17-18코스 정방향'
  25. 25-16 · 2025-11-06 2025 제주올레 걷기축제1
  26. 25-18 · 2025-11-28 [25년제주올레축제] 첫째날 -제주 올레 축제 첫날 17코스, 순두부엔짬....
  27. 25-19 · 2025-11-12 2025 제주올레걷기축제 후기 - 하편(인데 끝이 아닌)
  28. 25-20 · 2025-11-10 2025 꼬닥꼬닥 제주올레걷기축제 첫째 날
  29. 25-25 · 2025-11-14 2025 제주올레걷기축제 - 3일차 18코스 역방향 후기

All posts are in Korean. We summarise them in our own words rather than quoting.