Spicy Festival Filled with Special Fun: 2026 Goesan Red Pepper Festival Kicks Off

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Goesan's representative agricultural festival, the 2026 Goesan Red Pepper Festival, kicked off yesterday (the 3rd).

CJB reporter Ahn Jung-eun introduces us to the festival site, which is filled with high-quality agricultural products and a variety of attractions.

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The Goesan red pepper market is bustling with crowds from all over the country.

The bright red dried peppers gleam with a smooth shine.

Thanks to the high-quality produce, there are many big spenders making bulk purchases, ranging from group visitors from the greater Seoul area to those taking orders for acquaintances.

[Lee Jae-chul / Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province: Word has spread widely among homemakers that the quality of the peppers is excellent, and every time people come here, they take a lot of orders from others.]

There are also consumers from all over the country who place delivery orders after trying them once and becoming regular customers.

[Son Young-ran / Goesan Red Pepper Farmer: People in the city who bought and ate them last year have my business card. They call me and place orders based on that. We get a lot of orders that way.]

At the mill set up on one side of the festival grounds, more machinery has been added so that consumers can easily grind the peppers they purchased.

[Jang Soon-ae / Jincheon-eup, Jincheon County: It's clean, and taking the ground peppers home is convenient. I don't make huge amounts of kimchi, but always having a generous supply stocked up gives me peace of mind and feels great.]

The 2026 Goesan Red Pepper Festival has opened its doors for a four-day run.

The World Red Pepper Exhibition, where visitors can encounter peppers of all shapes and colors, and the Clean Red Pepper Contest, which showcases this year's outstanding farmers, offer unique sights to see.

The red pepper paste making experience using Goesan peppers delivers a special kind of joy.

[Kim Gwang-soon / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: Doing it myself, it tastes so delicious. It's very sweet and made with meju powder and traditional Korean soy sauce...]

Various activities such as the treasure hunt game "Find the Golden Red Pepper" and "Stress-Relieving Red Pepper Nanta," where visitors can beat away stress with rolling pins, heighten the excitement of the festival grounds.

[Kim Choon-soo / Chairman of the Goesan Festival Committee: Escaping from daily life so that people can relieve stress, enjoy the sights, and infuse vitality to make a new start is the core essence of our red pepper festival...]

[Song In-heon / Goesan County Mayor: The Red Pepper Festival has been designated as a top-rated festival in North Chungcheong Province, and we take pride in having the highest quality agricultural and specialty products in South Korea, so please come quickly and take them home.]

The 2026 Goesan Red Pepper Festival runs through the 6th around the Goesan Organic Expo Plaza.

(Video by: Lee Cheon-gi)

CJB, Ahn Jung-eun
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