2026 7th Kimchi Day X 4th WiKim Festival

The 2026 7th Kimchi Day Commemorative Event is held to mark Kimchi Day (November 22), a statutory commemorative day. Designated under the Act on the Promotion of the Kimchi Industry, Kimchi Day carries the meaning that each ingredient of kimchi (11) comes together to express twenty-two benefits (22). The event is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and organized by the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT), the World Institute of Kimchi, and the Korea Kimchi Association, taking place on November 20, 2026 at Exhibition Hall 1 of the aT Center in Seoul. Part one, the Kimchi Day commemorative ceremony, proceeds with a progress report, a VIP performance, and award ceremonies for contributors and the kimchi contest. Part two is the World Institute of Kimchi's 4th WiKim Festival, held under the theme "Our Fermentation Science, Everyone's Kimchi," featuring an open-call awards ceremony, thematic lectures, and prize drawings. The venue also runs exhibitions of kimchi research results, tastings of startup idea products, a kimjang culture performance, a kimchi sales market, displays of winning entries from the kimchi contest and kimchi cooking competition, and food trucks.