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Expected in May 2027, dates not yet announced

  • 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).
  • Early May 2027, most likely 1–5 May arouBoseong Green Tea Festival — Five days around the early-May holidays (1 May Labour Day to 5 May Children's Day): 3–7 May 2024, 2–6 May 2025, 1–5 May 2026. The county publishes the dates and theme between February and mid-April.
  • Probably Sunday 23 to Sunday 30 May 2027Chuncheon Mime Festival — Eight days, Sunday to Sunday, from the fourth Sunday of May: 28 May–4 June 2023, 26 May–2 June 2024, 25 May–1 June 2025 and 24–31 May 2026. KTO describes it as held every year in the last week of May.
  • Early May 2027, most likely the five dayDamyang Bamboo Festival — Five days in early May: 2–6 May 2025 and 1–5 May 2026 (2024 was moved later, to 11–15 May). Dates are announced between January and March.
  • Saturday 5 – Saturday 12 June 2027. DanoGangneung Danoje Festival — Eight days around Dano, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, running from four days before to three days after it (15–22 June 2026 around Dano on 19 June; 27 May–3 June 2025; 6–13 June 2024). The lunar date shifts between late May and late June; the programme is published by April or May.
  • A Friday-to-Sunday weekend in May or JunGwangalli Eobang Festival — A Friday-to-Sunday weekend in May or June. It ran on the second weekend of May from 2023 to 2025 (12–14 May 2023, 10–12 May 2024, 9–11 May 2025) and moved to 12–14 June in 2026. In 2008 it was held in April (11–13 April).
  • Not announced as of 19 October 2026. TheHaeundae Sand Festival — Four days from a Friday to the following Monday in mid-to-late May: 19–22 May 2023, 24–27 May 2024, 16–19 May 2025 and 15–18 May 2026. The sculptures then stay on the beach for about three more weeks, to 6 June 2023, 9 June 2024, 8 June 2025 and 14 June 2026. The dates reached the news by 9 May 2024, 17 April 2025 and 27 April 2026.
  • May 2027 if the pattern holds (5–7 May 2Hangang Festival (Spring) — Early to mid May, in Korea's Family Month: three days on 5–7 May 2023, 17–19 May 2024 and 16–18 May 2025, then nine days on 2–10 May 2026. This page tracks the spring run; the summer, autumn and winter runs of the Hangang Festival have their own dates and programmes.
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