Event summary

Event Name	2026 DMZ Peace Walk
Schedule	1st Session: June 8 (Mon) – June 14 (Sun) 2nd Session: July 4 (Sat) – July 10 (Fri) 3rd Session: September 6 (Sun) – September 12 (Sat) 4th Session: October 18 (Sun) – October 30 (Fri)
Location	DMZ Peace Trail and surrounding border areas
Participation Fee	6 nights / 7 days: ₩100,000 12 nights / 13 days: ₩200,000
Organizer	Ministry of Unification

Session-specific

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1st Session

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Application Period: May 1 (Fri) 00:00 – May 14 (Thu) 23:59

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Selected Participants Announced: May 18 (Mon)

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Online Orientation: May 26 (Tue) 19:00 – 20:00

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Event Dates: June 8 (Mon) – June 14 (Sun)

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2nd Session

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Application Period: June 1 (Mon) 00:00 – June 14 (Sun) 23:59

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Selected Participants Announced: June 17 (Wed)

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Online Orientation: June 22 (Mon) 19:00 – 20:00

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Event Dates: July 4 (Sat) – July 10 (Fri)

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3rd Session

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Application Period: August 3 (Mon) 00:00 – August 16 (Sun) 23:59

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Selected Participants Announced: August 19 (Wed)

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Online Orientation: August 24 (Mon) 19:00 – 20:00

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Event Dates: September 6 (Sun) – September 12 (Sat)

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4th Session

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Application Period: September 7 (Mon) 00:00 – September 20 (Sun) 23:59

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Selected Participants Announced: September 23 (Wed)

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Online Orientation: October 6 (Tue) 19:00 – 20:00

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Event Dates: October 18 (Sun) – October 30 (Fri)

Description Peace begins with two feet, starting at the DMZ.

Long remembered only for barbed wire and boundary lines, the 2026 DMZ Peace Walk invites participants to walk these paths with their own feet and experience, firsthand, the possibility of coexistence rather than confrontation.

As you walk, the nature and history unfolding beneath your steps quietly ask us—what is peace, and what does coexistence look like?

Over the course of 6 nights and 7 days (or 12 nights and 13 days), nature, history, and people become one. Your single step becomes part of the landscape of peace.