The Donga Tea and Crafts Expo 2027
The Donga Tea and Crafts Expo (Dong-A Tea & Crafts Fair) is a B2B trade exhibition series organized by Dong-A Fairs (Donga Jeonlam), Seoul. The official organizer site confirms the next flagship edition: the 31st Dong-A Tea & Crafts Fair, held Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 May 2027 at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center), Goyang (Ilsan), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Visiting hours are 10:00-18:00 (Sunday until 17:30). Admission is KRW 10,000 per person; visitors who pre-register on the organizer homepage receive a free invitation (each invitation admits two people), and one ticket covers all co-located fairs. The 2027 series also includes regional editions: the Daegu Dong-A Tea & Crafts Fair (7-10 January 2027, EXCO Daegu), the 32nd Dong-A Tea & Crafts Fair (19-22 August 2027, KINTEX), and the Seoul Tea & Crafts Fair (23-26 September 2027, SETEC). Supporting organizations include the Korea Famous Tea Masters Association, the World Christian Tea Culture Association, the Korea Crafts Artists Association, the Korea Handicrafts Association and the Korea Craft Culture Association, plus the monthly magazines Coffee & Tea and Ceramics and the magazine Tea & Culture. Exhibits cover tea (loose, imported and bulk tea, processed and application tea foods), ceramics and tea ware (pottery, traditional and glass tea sets, tea utensils), tea-related crafts (tea bowls, tea caddies, tea tables, tea room furniture), wood crafts, ceramic crafts, metal and jewelry crafts, textile crafts (natural dyeing, quilting), traditional crafts (lacquer, hanji paper, mother-of-pearl, knot craft, hanbok), living crafts (lighting, furniture, tableware, candles, diffusers), leather, glass, stone, paper and flower crafts, and coffee and cafe products. Booth balance payment is due by 1 April 2027. Contact: Dong-A Fairs, TEL 02-780-0366, FAX 02-780-0368, [email protected] (office in Seongdong-gu, Seoul).