Incheon has one festival on record in October: Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival, expected Oct/Nov 2027, free entry. The Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival (드림파크 국화축제) is a free autumn flower festival in the Dream Park Wildflower Complex, a park built on part of the Sudokwon Landfill in northwest Incheon, with chrysanthemum topiary and bonsai, fields of autumn flowers, concerts and a residents' food market. The 2026 edition runs 16–25 October, 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00), and entry and parking are free. Without a car, take AREX or Incheon Line 2 to Geomam Station (about 30-odd minutes from Seoul Station on AREX), then bus 43 and a walk of up to about 17 minutes, or a taxi.
Typical October weather in Incheon: average high 20 °C (68 °F), low 11 °C (53 °F), 51 mm of rain (Incheon station, about 10 km away, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival드림파크 국화축제 | Expected Oct/Nov 2027 | Free entry | Geomam Station, Exit 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incheon | 20 °C 68 °F | 11 °C 53 °F | 51 mm | Incheonabout 10 km away |
What to wear. Comfortable: light layers.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Incheon. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
The Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival (드림파크 국화축제) is a free autumn flower festival in the Dream Park Wildflower Complex, a park built on part of the Sudokwon Landfill in northwest Incheon, with chrysanthemum topiary and bonsai, fields of autumn flowers, concerts and a residents' food market. The 2026 edition runs 16–25 October, 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00), and entry and parking are free.
These come straight from the Korea Tourism Organization’s public festival database. We have not checked them against the organizer, so dates and details can be wrong or out of date. Confirm on the official page before you book.
October is the busiest month on the calendar, and the festival to plan a trip around is the Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival: sixteen nights of floating lanterns on the Namgang River below Jinju's fortress from the first Saturday of the month. The first half of October also brings the Busan International Film Festival, the Busan International Rock Festival on the first weekend, the Silla Culture Festival in Gyeongju, Anseong's Baudeogi festival of namsadang folk performance, Sejong's Hangeul festival from Hangeul Day (9 October), Yeongju's Punggi ginseng festival and fortress festivals at Seosan's Haemieupseong and Gochang's Moyangseong. Mid-month adds Jarasum Jazz, Icheon's rice festival, pine mushrooms and salmon in Yangyang, and silver grass on Haneul Park in Seoul and on Hwangmaesan. In the second half, the chrysanthemum shows open at Hampyeong and Iksan, Gangneung holds its coffee festival, Wonju fills its old downtown with dumpling stalls, and Busan marks UN Day (24 October) with the UN Peace Festival beside the UN Memorial Cemetery.
Tip. October weekends sell out hotels in Jinju and Busan a month ahead; the weekdays in between are the best time to visit.
Incheon has one festival on record in October: Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival, expected Oct/Nov 2027, free entry. The Dream Park Chrysanthemum Festival (드림파크 국화축제) is a free autumn flower festival in the Dream Park Wildflower Complex, a park built on part of the Sudokwon Landfill in northwest Incheon, with chrysanthemum topiary and bonsai, fields of autumn flowers, concerts and a residents' food market. The 2026 edition runs 16–25 October, 10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00), and entry and parking are free. Without a car, take AREX or Incheon Line 2 to Geomam Station (about 30-odd minutes from Seoul Station on AREX), then bus 43 and a walk of up to about 17 minutes, or a taxi.
Expected Oct/Nov 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Geomam Station, Exit 3. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 20 °C (68 °F), low 11 °C (53 °F), 51 mm of rain (Incheon station, about 10 km away, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Comfortable: light layers.
From Seoul: Line 1 to Bupyeong, then Incheon Line 1 to Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station.
106 festivals across Korea fall in October, including Andong Maskdance Festival, Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival, Baekje Cultural Festival. October weekends sell out hotels in Jinju and Busan a month ahead; the weekdays in between are the best time to visit.