Festival calendar

Expected in April 2027, dates not yet announced

• A Friday to Sunday in late March or earlGyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival — Three days, Friday to Sunday, in late March or early April, set by the cherry bloom: 29–31 March 2024 (postponed from 22–24 March for rain and a late bloom), 4–6 April 2025 and 3–5 April 2026 (first announced as 27–29 March with a warning that it could move by about a week). The first editions, in 2017 and 2018, ran for about ten days; in 2018 they spread across the Bomun Tourist Complex and the historic district.
• Late March to early April 2027, ten daysJinhae Gunhangje Festival — Ten days in late March and early April, with the opening ceremony on a Friday (23 Mar–1 Apr 2024 after a 22 Mar opening ceremony; 28 Mar–6 Apr 2025; 27 Mar–5 Apr 2026). Changwon City announces the dates in January or February.
• A weekend in late March or early April 2Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival — One weekend in late March or early April, timed to the canola bloom along Noksan-ro (2025: 29–30 Mar; 2026: 4–5 Apr; the 2023 edition ran until 2 Apr). The dates follow the bloom, so the window can shift from year to year.
• Late March to mid-April 2027, timed to tSeokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival — Five to nine days in late March or early April, set each year by the cherry bloom at the lake (5–9 Apr 2023, 27–31 Mar 2024, 2–6 Apr 2025, 3–11 Apr 2026). Songpa-gu announces the dates only about ten days ahead; the 2026 dates came on 24–25 March.
• Five days in late March or the first halYeouido Spring Flower Festival — Five or six days in late March or early to mid April, timed to the cherry bloom on Yeouiseo-ro: 4–9 Apr 2023, 29 Mar–2 Apr 2024, 8–12 Apr 2025 (moved from 4–8 Apr) and 3–7 Apr 2026. Yeongdeungpo-gu sets the dates in March from the bloom forecast. Held since 2005; in 2021 it was replaced by lottery-entry walks and an online festival.
• A weekend in mid-April 2027 (most likelyBiseulsan Azalea Culture Festival — A weekend in mid-April, timed to the expected azalea bloom on the summit plateau (2023: 15–16 Apr; 2024: 13–14 Apr; 2025: planned from 12 Apr, then cancelled; 2026: 17–19 Apr with a Friday opening night). Dates have been announced in March, and the fields usually peak in mid-to-late April.
• Not announced as of 19 October 2026. SprChangdeokgung Moonlight Tour — Two seasons a year, Thursday to Sunday evenings: spring from mid-April to late May or mid-June (11 Apr–2 Jun 2024, 10 Apr–15 Jun 2025, 16 Apr–31 May 2026) and autumn from early September to October or early November (12 Sep–10 Nov 2024, 4 Sep–26 Oct 2025, 10 Sep–17 Oct 2026). First held in 2010.
• Mid-April to early or mid-May 2027 if thGochang Green Barley Field Festival — About three weeks from a Saturday in mid-April to a Sunday in early or mid-May, while the barley is green: 20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025 and 18 April–10 May 2026 (23 days each). The dates have been reported in early to mid April.
• Late April to early May 2027, if the 202Hampyeong Butterfly Festival — 11–12 days from a Friday in the last week of April to Children's Day (5 May) or the substitute holiday after it: 26 Apr–6 May 2024, 25 Apr–6 May 2025, 24 Apr–5 May 2026. Advance tickets go on sale in mid-March.
• Ten days from late April into early May Jeonju International Film Festival — Ten days from the last days of April into early May, spanning the Labour Day (1 May) and Children's Day (5 May) holidays: 1–10 May 2024, 30 April–9 May 2025 and 29 April–8 May 2026. General tickets go on sale online about two weeks before opening (19 April in 2024, 17 April in 2026).
• About ten days between late April and miMungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival — Nine or ten days from late April or the first days of May at the Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, spanning the early-May holidays: 27 Apr–6 May 2024, 3–11 May 2025 and 1–10 May 2026. It usually opened in late April until 2024; in 2025 it moved a week later. (In 2020 the edition was moved online to December because of COVID-19.)
• Late April–early May 2027 (97th edition)Namwon Chunhyang Festival — Seven days at the turn of April and May: 10–16 May 2024, then 30 April–6 May in both 2025 and 2026. The festival began as a rite on Dano (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month), but its recent dates have not followed a lunar date. Dates are usually public by January or February.
• Early April to the first week of May 202Taean World Tulip Festival — About four to five weeks from early or mid April to the first week of May, closing around Children's Day: 12 Apr–7 May 2023, 10 Apr–7 May 2024, 8 Apr–6 May 2025, 1 Apr–6 May 2026. Tulips usually peak in mid to late April. Dates have appeared between late February and late March.
• Buddha's Birthday is Thursday 13 May 202Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) — Keyed to Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month, which falls between late April and late May). The Seoul lantern parade is on a Saturday four to nine days before Buddha's Birthday, the street festival is the next day, and lantern exhibitions run for two to three weeks around them; the year's schedule is announced in March (20 March in 2026).
• Three or four days in March or April 202Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival — Three or four days in March or April fixed by the tide tables, not the calendar: 11–13 Mar 2024, 29 Mar–1 Apr 2025, 17–20 Apr 2026. Dates are usually announced in February or early March once the year's lowest spring tides are known.
• Either mid-April 2027, if Daejeon again Daejeon Science Festival — Mid-April in 2025 (16–20 Apr) and 2026 (17–19 Apr), when the city merged it with the national Korea Science Festival; before that it was a mid/late-October event (2024: 18–20 Oct). 2026 details were released about two weeks ahead, on 5 April 2026.