DMZ OPEN Festival: Exhibition, Forum and Music

DMZ OPEN EXHIBITION: STAGING is presented at Camp Greaves and Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri. Its run spans several weeks, giving this programme a longer window than the forum and music festival, which are each scheduled for a single day 🙂

The festival frames the DMZ through peace, ecology and history, inviting visitors to encounter it through culture and art. The exhibition is the programme to choose if you want to spend time with the festival’s artistic interpretation of the area rather than visit for a single scheduled event.

The event is described as free, with some programmes paid. Check the admission conditions for the exhibition before setting out, so you know whether your visit involves a charge.

The 2026 DMZ OPEN Eco Peace Forum takes place at Sono Calm Goyang. It brings the festival’s academic strand into focus, with the DMZ’s ecological and peace-related themes at its centre 🤭

The forum is scheduled for a single day, unlike the exhibition’s longer run. If you want to make your visit about discussion and ideas, this is the programme to look at; check its admission conditions before going, since some festival programmes are paid.

The DMZ OPEN International Music Festival is at Goyang Aram Nuri Aram Concert Hall. Its name points to a music-centred strand of the wider festival, adding a concert-hall experience to the exhibition and forum 👌

The music festival is scheduled for a single day, so it offers a more concentrated visit than the exhibition. Would you choose the Eco Peace Forum or the International Music Festival? Pick the one whose format suits you better: a programme centred on ideas, or one centred on music ☺️

Admission is free for the event overall, but some programmes are paid; check the conditions for the music festival before making your plans. Choose your programme, then check its admission details before you head to the venue!