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Nowadays it is becoming a trend in Korea to install thematic halls at festivals. The theme of a festival plays the important role of making people visit the festival, and it also serves as a catalyst to help the understanding of the regional culture. Therefore the aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between festival satisfaction and behavioral intention of the visitors of the 47th Uiryeong Righteous Army Festival. The implications of this research are the following. As for the results, it was found that the relationship of some component factors of the festival’s thematic hall such as ‘Guide’, ‘Structure of the Thematic Hall’, and ‘Learning Efficacy’ significantly affect festival satisfaction and behavioral intention. Futhermore, festival satisfaction also has a significant effect on behavioral intention. Thus, based on the results of this research and previous research, it can be stated that thematic halls at festivals help the understanding of the regional culture and the local identity, and even have a positive effect on festival satisfaction and behavioral intention. In conclusion, festival makers should take into consideration the characteristic factors of festivals’ thematic halls such as ‘Guide’, ‘Structure of the Thematic Hall’, and ‘ Learning Efficacy’. Through these results, this paper contributes to the diversification of research on festival evaluation from an economic point of view, from the point of view of service etc, and also provides theoretical and practical implications.