diff --git a/backend/sql/bot_active_months.sql b/backend/sql/bot_active_months.sql
index 1b44c37..469aebb 100644
--- a/backend/sql/bot_active_months.sql
+++ b/backend/sql/bot_active_months.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
--- 봇 실행 활성 월 (시즌성 봇 대응)
+-- 축제 봇 실행 활성 월 (시즌성 대응)
 -- active_months: JSON 정수 배열 (예: [4,5,8,9]) — 해당 월에만 동기화 실행
 --   NULL 또는 12개 전체 = 모든 월 실행 (제한 없음)
--- 대학 축제 봇처럼 특정 시즌에만 도는 봇의 불필요한 API 호출(특히 Gemini RPD)을 절약
+-- 대학 축제는 학기 중 한정 기간에만 열리므로, 비시즌에 불필요한
+-- 크롤링/Gemini 호출(RPD 제한)을 막기 위해 축제 봇에만 적용.
 ALTER TABLE bot_festival ADD COLUMN active_months JSON DEFAULT NULL AFTER cron_interval;
-ALTER TABLE bot_x        ADD COLUMN active_months JSON DEFAULT NULL AFTER cron_interval;
-ALTER TABLE bot_youtube  ADD COLUMN active_months JSON DEFAULT NULL AFTER cron_interval;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/scheduler.js b/backend/src/plugins/scheduler.js
index 092733b..96e01cd 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/scheduler.js
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/scheduler.js
@@ -3,26 +3,13 @@ import cron from 'node-cron';
 import staticBots from '../config/bots.js';
 import { syncAllSchedules } from '../services/meilisearch/index.js';
 import { nowKST, monthKST } from '../utils/date.js';
+import { parseActiveMonths } from '../utils/botMonths.js';
 import { logActivity } from '../utils/log.js';
 
 const REDIS_PREFIX = 'bot:status:';
 const TIMEZONE = 'Asia/Seoul';
 const MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS = 10;
 
-/**
- * active_months 컬럼 파싱 (JSON 정수 배열 또는 null)
- */
-function parseActiveMonths(raw) {
-  if (!raw) return null;
-  try {
-    const arr = typeof raw === 'string' ? JSON.parse(raw) : raw;
-    if (!Array.isArray(arr) || arr.length === 0) return null;
-    return arr.map(Number).filter((m) => m >= 1 && m <= 12);
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * 현재 KST 월이 봇의 활성 월에 포함되는지
  * - activeMonths가 null/빈배열/12개 전체 → 항상 실행
@@ -97,7 +84,6 @@ async function schedulerPlugin(fastify, opts) {
           : [],
         extractMembersFromDesc: row.extract_members_from_desc === 1,
         extractMembersFromTitle: row.extract_members_from_title === 1,
-        activeMonths: parseActiveMonths(row.active_months),
         autoScheduleNext: row.auto_schedule_config
           ? (typeof row.auto_schedule_config === 'string'
               ? JSON.parse(row.auto_schedule_config)
@@ -133,7 +119,6 @@ async function schedulerPlugin(fastify, opts) {
       includeRetweets: row.include_retweets === 1,
       extractYoutube: row.extract_youtube === 1,
       excludeManagedChannels: row.exclude_managed_channels === 1,
-      activeMonths: parseActiveMonths(row.active_months),
     }));
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/admin/festival-bots.js b/backend/src/routes/admin/festival-bots.js
index 671a4ca..10fbc16 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/admin/festival-bots.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/admin/festival-bots.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { errorResponse } from '../../schemas/index.js';
 import { badRequest, notFound } from '../../utils/error.js';
 import { logActivity } from '../../utils/log.js';
+import { parseActiveMonths, serializeActiveMonths } from '../../utils/botMonths.js';
 
 /**
  * 축제 봇 응답 스키마
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const festivalBotResponse = {
     name: { type: 'string' },
     search_url: { type: 'string' },
     cron_interval: { type: 'integer' },
+    active_months: { type: ['array', 'null'], items: { type: 'integer' } },
     enabled: { type: 'boolean' },
   },
 };
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ function formatBotResponse(row) {
     name: row.name,
     search_url: row.search_url,
     cron_interval: row.cron_interval,
+    active_months: parseActiveMonths(row.active_months),
     enabled: row.enabled === 1,
   };
 }
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ export default async function festivalBotsRoutes(fastify) {
           name: { type: 'string' },
           search_url: { type: 'string' },
           cron_interval: { type: 'integer', default: 360 },
+          active_months: { type: ['array', 'null'], items: { type: 'integer' } },
         },
         required: ['name', 'search_url'],
       },
@@ -104,16 +108,16 @@ export default async function festivalBotsRoutes(fastify) {
     },
     preHandler: [fastify.authenticate],
   }, async (request, reply) => {
-    const { name, search_url, cron_interval = 360 } = request.body;
+    const { name, search_url, cron_interval = 360, active_months } = request.body;
 
     if (!name?.trim() || !search_url?.trim()) {
       return badRequest(reply, '이름과 크롤링 URL은 필수입니다.');
     }
 
     const [result] = await db.query(
-      `INSERT INTO bot_festival (name, search_url, cron_interval, enabled)
-       VALUES (?, ?, ?, 1)`,
-      [name.trim(), search_url.trim(), cron_interval]
+      `INSERT INTO bot_festival (name, search_url, cron_interval, active_months, enabled)
+       VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, 1)`,
+      [name.trim(), search_url.trim(), cron_interval, serializeActiveMonths(active_months)]
     );
 
     scheduler.invalidateCache();
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ export default async function festivalBotsRoutes(fastify) {
           name: { type: 'string' },
           search_url: { type: 'string' },
           cron_interval: { type: 'integer' },
+          active_months: { type: ['array', 'null'], items: { type: 'integer' } },
           enabled: { type: 'boolean' },
         },
       },
@@ -181,6 +186,10 @@ export default async function festivalBotsRoutes(fastify) {
       fields.push('cron_interval = ?');
       values.push(updates.cron_interval);
     }
+    if (updates.active_months !== undefined) {
+      fields.push('active_months = ?');
+      values.push(serializeActiveMonths(updates.active_months));
+    }
     if (updates.enabled !== undefined) {
       fields.push('enabled = ?');
       values.push(updates.enabled ? 1 : 0);
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/botMonths.js b/backend/src/utils/botMonths.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf09930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/utils/botMonths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/**
+ * 봇 활성 월(active_months) 파싱/직렬화 유틸
+ * - 저장 형식: JSON 정수 배열 (예: [4,5,8,9]) 또는 NULL(전체 월 = 항상 실행)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * DB 값(JSON 문자열/배열) → 정수 배열 또는 null
+ */
+export function parseActiveMonths(raw) {
+  if (!raw) return null;
+  try {
+    const arr = typeof raw === 'string' ? JSON.parse(raw) : raw;
+    if (!Array.isArray(arr) || arr.length === 0) return null;
+    const months = arr.map(Number).filter((m) => m >= 1 && m <= 12);
+    return months.length > 0 ? months : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * 입력 배열 → DB 저장용 JSON 문자열 또는 null
+ * - 빈 배열 / 12개 전체 선택은 NULL(제한 없음)로 정규화
+ */
+export function serializeActiveMonths(input) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(input)) return null;
+  const months = [...new Set(input.map(Number).filter((m) => m >= 1 && m <= 12))].sort(
+    (a, b) => a - b
+  );
+  if (months.length === 0 || months.length >= 12) return null;
+  return JSON.stringify(months);
+}