Jeollanam-do has 4 festivals in March: Gangjin Celadon Festival (expected Feb/Mar 2027), Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival (expected Mar 2027), Gwangyang Maehwa Festival (expected Mar 2027), and Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival (2027 dates to be announced · usually Mar/Apr). The Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제) is a ten-day pottery festival around the Goryeo Celadon Museum in Daegu-myeon, Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, the heartland of Goryeo-era celadon kilns.
Typical March weather (average high/low): Gwangyang 14/1 °C (58/33 °F); Jindo 13/1 °C (55/33 °F). Source: KMA normals.
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangjin Celadon Festival강진청자축제 | Expected Feb/Mar 2027 | Free entry | Gangjin Station (Mokpo–Boseong line, opened September 2025) | Expected |
| Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival구례산수유꽃축제 | Expected Mar 2027 | Free entry | Guryegu Station | Expected |
| Gwangyang Maehwa Festival광양매화축제 | Expected Mar 2027 | Paid admission | Suncheon Station | Expected |
| Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival진도 신비의 바닷길 축제 | 2027 dates to be announced · usually Mar/Apr | Free entry | See festival page | Dates TBA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwangyang | 14 °C 58 °F | 1 °C 33 °F | 78 mm | Jinjuabout 30 km away |
| Jindo | 13 °C 55 °F | 1 °C 33 °F | 78 mm | Haenamabout 25 km away |
What to wear. Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Jinju, Haenam. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
The Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제) is a ten-day pottery festival around the Goryeo Celadon Museum in Daegu-myeon, Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, the heartland of Goryeo-era celadon kilns. Held since 1973 and once a summer event, it has run in late February since 2023: the 54th edition was 21 February–2 March 2026, 10:00–18:00, and the 55th is expected in late February 2027 (dates not yet announced).
The Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival is a free nine-day spring festival in the sansuyu (cornelian cherry) villages of Sandong-myeon, Gurye, Jeollanam-do, where more than 110,000 trees turn the foot of Jirisan yellow. The 27th edition ran 14–22 March 2026 around the Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site; the 28th is expected in mid-March 2027, with dates set by the bloom and not yet announced.
The Gwangyang Maehwa Festival is one of Korea's first spring blossom festivals each year: ten days in mid-March in Maehwa Village, a hillside plum orchard above the Seomjin River in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do. The 25th edition ran 13–22 March 2026; the 26th is expected in early-to-mid March 2027.
The Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival (진도 신비의 바닷길 축제) runs on the few spring days when low tides expose a 2.8 km, 30–40 m wide seabed path between Hoedong village and Modo island on Jindo, Jeollanam-do. The 46th edition ran 17–20 April 2026; 2027 dates will follow the tide tables, probably in March or April.
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.
Jeollanam-do has 4 festivals in March: Gangjin Celadon Festival (expected Feb/Mar 2027), Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival (expected Mar 2027), Gwangyang Maehwa Festival (expected Mar 2027), and Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival (2027 dates to be announced · usually Mar/Apr). The Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제) is a ten-day pottery festival around the Goryeo Celadon Museum in Daegu-myeon, Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, the heartland of Goryeo-era celadon kilns.
Expected Feb/Mar 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Gangjin Station (Mokpo–Boseong line, opened September 2025). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Expected Mar 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Guryegu Station. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Expected Mar 2027. Expected. Paid admission. Nearest station: Suncheon Station. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Gwangyang: Average high 14 °C (58 °F), low 1 °C (33 °F), 78 mm of rain (Jinju station, about 30 km away, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers. Jindo: Average high 13 °C (55 °F), low 1 °C (33 °F), 78 mm of rain (Haenam station, about 25 km away, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
KTX from Yongsan to Suncheon or Gwangju Songjeong, then local buses; Jindo by express bus from Seoul.
12 festivals across Korea fall in March, including Lighting Festival at the Garden of Morning Calm, Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival. Blossom dates and festival dates are different things: check the organizer's bloom report the week you travel.