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1Hwaseong Haenggung Night OpeningJeju BiennaleHongseong Namdang Port King Prawn FestivalGwangju BiennalePocheon Hantangang Garden FestaGyeonggi Ceramics BiennaleGyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World ExpoNational Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, YeosuTripitaka Koreana Cultural FestivalDMZ OPEN FestivalNowon Moonlight WalkMungyeong Apple FestivalHampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum FestivalIksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum FestivalNamsan Night FestivalGangjin Bay Dancing Reed FestivalPohang Steel Art FestivalSuseong International BiennaleHongseong Global Barbecue FestivalBusan Mackerel FestivalHaenam Minam FestivalMokpo National Heritage NightWolchulsan Chrysanthemum FestivalYecheon Bow FestivalYeongdo Bridge FestivalMasan Gagopa Chrysanthemum FestivalMiryang Spicy Food Festival
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4            Cheongsong Apple Festival
5             Goesan Kimjang FestivalJeju Olle Walking Festival
6               Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics FestivalGumi Ramyeon FestivalJeju Garden Culture ExpoYanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival
7                   Busan Fireworks FestivalHwasun Unju Culture FestivalJirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival
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12       Goheung Yuzu Festival
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14        Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival
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19  Moseulpo Southernmost Yellowtail FestivalPohang International Fireworks Festival
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21    Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa
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Dated this month

Expected in November 2026, dates not yet announced

  • 14–15 November 2026 (Saturday–Sunday)Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival — A Saturday and Sunday in mid- to late November, or early December, as the gwamegi drying season gets going: 21–22 Nov 2015, 3–4 Dec 2022, 16–17 Nov 2024 and 15–16 Nov 2025. Pohang City has announced the dates only a few days ahead.
  • Not announced as of 18 October 2026. RecGwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival — Lit every evening for about 80 days from mid-November or early December into February, usually past the Lunar New Year holiday: 18 Dec 2022–29 Jan 2023, 8 Dec 2023–12 Feb 2024 (extended twice), 15 Nov 2024–2 Feb 2025, 5 Dec 2025–22 Feb 2026. Jung-gu announces the dates only days before the lighting.
  • 27–29 November 2026 (Friday–Sunday)Paju Jangdan Bean Festival — Three days, Friday to Sunday, in the second half of November: 18–20 Nov 2016, 25–27 Nov 2022, 22–24 Nov 2024 and 21–23 Nov 2025. Held at Imjingak since 1997; it returned in 2022 after a four-year break. In 2025 the dates were public by 20 October.
  • Probably a weekend in late November or eSeocheon Migratory Bird Festival — A weekend at the end of November or start of December, when the winter flocks have arrived: 1–3 Dec 2023 (Fri–Sun) and 29–30 Nov 2025 (Sat–Sun).
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