Gyeongsangbuk-do in March Festivals, dates and what's on

Gyeongsangbuk-do has one festival on record in March: Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, expected Mar/Apr 2027, free entry. The Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, billed in 2026 as the Gyeongju Daereungwon Stone-Wall Road Festival (경주 대릉원돌담길 축제), closes the cherry-lined road along the walls of the Daereungwon royal tomb park for three days at peak bloom, with street performances, a night light show, food trucks and a craft market. The 2026 edition ran 3–5 April, 13:00–22:00, with free admission; the 2027 edition is expected on a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in late March or early April, with dates set by the bloom. Take the KTX to Gyeongju Station (about 2 h 15 m from Seoul), then a taxi of about 20 minutes or bus 60 or 61 to Cheomseongdae.

At a glance

FestivalDatesAdmissionNearest stationStatus
Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival경주 대릉원돌담길 축제Expected Mar/Apr 2027Free entryGyeongju Station (KTX)Expected

Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.

The festival

All festivals in Gyeongsangbuk-do
Cherry blossoms near Bulguksa in Gyeongju (not the festival's Daereungwon stone-wall road) Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
usual window
NatureGyeongjuFreeAbout 2 h 35 min from Seoul

Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival

The Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, billed in 2026 as the Gyeongju Daereungwon Stone-Wall Road Festival (경주 대릉원돌담길 축제), closes the cherry-lined road along the walls of the Daereungwon royal tomb park for three days at peak bloom, with street performances, a night light show, food trucks and a craft market. The 2026 edition ran 3–5 April, 13:00–22:00, with free admission; the 2027 edition is expected on a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in late March or early April, with dates set by the bloom.

March across Korea

All 12 festivals in March

Spring arrives from the south. On Jeju, the fire festival at Saebyeol Oreum, a grassy volcanic cone, lights the hillside with fireworks, lasers and torches in early to mid March. Gwangyang's plum orchards bloom in the first three weeks of the month, and in mid-March Gurye, at the foot of Jirisan, holds a nine-day festival as its sansuyu (cornelian cherry) villages turn yellow. Gangjin's celadon festival runs into the first days of March. Cherry-blossom season starts in the last days of the month: Jinhae, the navy town beside Busan, holds Korea's largest cherry-blossom festival, and depending on the bloom, Gyeongju's stone-wall road at Daereungwon, Seokchon Lake and Yeouido in Seoul and the canola fields along Noksan-ro in Seogwipo can hold their festivals in late March or early April. The Jindo sea-road festival depends on spring tides and can land in March or April.

Tip. Blossom dates and festival dates are different things: check the organizer's bloom report the week you travel.

Questions travelers ask

Is there a festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do in March?

Gyeongsangbuk-do has one festival on record in March: Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, expected Mar/Apr 2027, free entry. The Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, billed in 2026 as the Gyeongju Daereungwon Stone-Wall Road Festival (경주 대릉원돌담길 축제), closes the cherry-lined road along the walls of the Daereungwon royal tomb park for three days at peak bloom, with street performances, a night light show, food trucks and a craft market. The 2026 edition ran 3–5 April, 13:00–22:00, with free admission; the 2027 edition is expected on a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in late March or early April, with dates set by the bloom. Take the KTX to Gyeongju Station (about 2 h 15 m from Seoul), then a taxi of about 20 minutes or bus 60 or 61 to Cheomseongdae.

When is Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival 2027?

Expected Mar/Apr 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Gyeongju Station (KTX). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.

How do I get to Gyeongsangbuk-do?

KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni Station to Andong in about 2 hours.

What else is on in Korea in March?

12 festivals across Korea fall in March, including Gangjin Celadon Festival, Lighting Festival at the Garden of Morning Calm, Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival. Blossom dates and festival dates are different things: check the organizer's bloom report the week you travel.