Gyeongsangnam-do has one festival on record in April: Jinhae Gunhangje Festival, expected Mar/Apr 2027, free + paid activities. Jinhae Gunhangje is Korea's largest cherry-blossom festival, held across the Jinhae district of Changwon on the south coast, an hour by bus from Busan. The 64th edition ran 27 March–5 April 2026; the 65th is expected in late March–early April 2027. Entry is free; only the Cherry Blossom Music Festival concerts are ticketed. Go for 360,000 cherry trees along Yeojwacheon stream and the old railway at Gyeonghwa Station.
Typical April weather in Changwon (Jinhae-gu): average high 19 °C (66 °F), low 9 °C (49 °F), 134 mm of rain (Changwon station, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinhae Gunhangje Festival진해군항제 | Expected Mar/Apr 2027 | Free + paid activities | Jinhae Intercity Bus Terminal (next to Jinhae Station, which has no regular passenger trains) | Expected |
Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.
| Festival town | Average high | Average low | Rain | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changwon (Jinhae-gu) | 19 °C 66 °F | 9 °C 49 °F | 134 mm | Changwon |
What to wear. Mild days, cold evenings: a jacket for after dark.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Changwon. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
Jinhae Gunhangje is Korea's largest cherry-blossom festival, held across the Jinhae district of Changwon on the south coast, an hour by bus from Busan. The 64th edition ran 27 March–5 April 2026; the 65th is expected in late March–early April 2027.
April is cherry-blossom month. Jinhae's festival ends in the first days of April, and in Seoul the cherry trees bring festivals to Yeouiseo-ro behind the National Assembly on Yeouido and to Seokchon Lake beside Lotte World Tower, both timed to the bloom in late March or the first half of April, as are Gyeongju's stone-wall road at Daereungwon and the canola fields along Noksan-ro on Jeju. Mid-April brings azaleas on Biseulsan in Daegu and the start of three weeks among the green barley at Gochang, and Taean's tulip festival on the west coast runs from early or mid April into the first week of May, with the blooms usually at their best in mid to late April. Daejeon's science festival has been held in mid-April in recent years, and Jindo's sea road opens when the tides are lowest. The last week starts a run into May with the Hampyeong Butterfly Festival, the Jeonju International Film Festival and the Namwon Chunhyang Festival, and the lotus-lantern season begins in Seoul ahead of Buddha's Birthday, with the Yeon Deung Hoe parade on a Saturday in late April or May.
Tip. April weekends are the busiest of the spring for domestic travel; weekday visits are far calmer.
Gyeongsangnam-do has one festival on record in April: Jinhae Gunhangje Festival, expected Mar/Apr 2027, free + paid activities. Jinhae Gunhangje is Korea's largest cherry-blossom festival, held across the Jinhae district of Changwon on the south coast, an hour by bus from Busan. The 64th edition ran 27 March–5 April 2026; the 65th is expected in late March–early April 2027. Entry is free; only the Cherry Blossom Music Festival concerts are ticketed. Go for 360,000 cherry trees along Yeojwacheon stream and the old railway at Gyeonghwa Station.
Expected Mar/Apr 2027. Expected. Free + paid activities. Nearest station: Jinhae Intercity Bus Terminal (next to Jinhae Station, which has no regular passenger trains). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 19 °C (66 °F), low 9 °C (49 °F), 134 mm of rain (Changwon station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Mild days, cold evenings: a jacket for after dark.
KTX to Changwon Jungang for Jinhae; KTX-Sancheon to Jinju in about 3 h 30 m, or a bus from Busan Sasang in 1 h 30 m.
19 festivals across Korea fall in April, including Biseulsan Azalea Culture Festival, Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour, Daejeon Science Festival. April weekends are the busiest of the spring for domestic travel; weekday visits are far calmer.