2026 7th Kimchi Day × 4th WiKim Festival

About the festival

The 2026 7th Kimchi Day celebration marks Kimchi Day, the statutory commemorative day observed on November 22. Designated under the Kimchi Industry Promotion Act, the date symbolizes individual kimchi ingredients (11) coming together to provide 22 benefits (22). Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and organized by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), the World Institute of Kimchi and the Korea Kimchi Association, the event takes place on November 20, 2026, in Exhibition Hall 1 of the aT Center in Seoul. Part 1, the Kimchi Day ceremony, includes a progress report, a VIP performance, and awards recognizing contributors and winners of the kimchi quality competition. Part 2 is the World Institute of Kimchi’s 4th WiKim Festival, themed “Our Fermentation Science, Kimchi for Everyone,” with competition awards, a thematic lecture and a prize draw. The venue also hosts displays of kimchi research achievements, tastings of startup product ideas, a kimjang culture performance, a kimchi market, displays of winning entries from the kimchi quality and kimchi cooking competitions, and food trucks.