Jeollanam-do in November Festivals, dates and what's on

Jeollanam-do has 9 festivals in November: National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu (9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026), Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival (23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026), Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival (24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Haenam Minam Festival (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Mokpo National Heritage Night (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival (30 Oct – 15 Nov 2026), Hwasun Unju Culture Festival (7–8 Nov 2026), Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival (7–8 Nov 2026), and Goheung Yuzu Festival (12–15 Nov 2026). National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan is a free evening light show in Yeosu's old harbour district: projections and media façades on Jinnamgwan, a 1599 naval hall and National Treasure, on the Gosodae memorial site and on the turtle-ship replica in Yi Sun-sin Square tell the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

At a glance

FestivalDatesAdmissionNearest stationStatus
National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu국가유산 미디어아트 여수 진남관9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Free entryYeosu EXPO StationHappening now
Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival대한민국 국향대전23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026Free entryHampyeong Station (Honam Line, Saemaeul and Mugunghwa trains)Happening now
Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival강진만 춤추는 갈대축제24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Free entryGangjin Station (Mokpo–Boseong line, opened September 2025)Happening now
Haenam Minam Festival해남미남축제30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Free + paid activitiesGwangju Songjeong Station (KTX), then bus via Gwangju U-SquareHappening now
Mokpo National Heritage Night목포 국가유산야행30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Free entryMokpo StationHappening now
Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival월출산 국화축제30 Oct – 15 Nov 2026Free entryGwangju Songjeong Station (KTX), then a bus from Gwangju U-SquareHappening now
Hwasun Unju Culture Festival화순운주문화축제7–8 Nov 2026Free entrySotae Station (Gwangju Metro Line 1), then bus 218Upcoming
Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival지리산 피아골 단풍축제7–8 Nov 2026Price not publishedGuryegu StationUpcoming
Goheung Yuzu Festival고흥유자축제12–15 Nov 2026Free entrySuncheon Station (KTX), then intercity bus to GoheungUpcoming

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

The festivals

All festivals in Jeollanam-do
Jinnamgwan, the long 1599 naval hall in Yeosu and a National Treasure, seen across its lawn Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
9 –8
Fri–Sun
LightsYeosuFreeUntil 8 NovAbout 3 h from Seoul

National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu

National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan is a free evening light show in Yeosu's old harbour district: projections and media façades on Jinnamgwan, a 1599 naval hall and National Treasure, on the Gosodae memorial site and on the turtle-ship replica in Yi Sun-sin Square tell the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. It runs 9 October–8 November 2026, 19:30–21:30 nightly except Tuesdays and special closure days around the 19 October Yeosu–Suncheon memorial, with an AI 'Yi Sun-sin', a stamp tour and weekend flea markets.

Chrysanthemum displays around a pond at Hampyeong Expo Park during the 2012 festival Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
23 –8
Fri–Sun
NatureHampyeongFreeUntil 8 NovAbout 3 h from Seoul

Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival

The Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival (대한민국 국향대전) fills Hampyeong Expo Park in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, with giant chrysanthemum sculptures, bonsai halls and autumn flower fields. The 2026 edition, themed 'Chrysanthemum Garden of Myths', runs 23 October–8 November, 10:00–18:00.

A boardwalk through the reed beds of Gangjin Bay Ecological Park, the festival's venue Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
24 –1
Sat–Sun
NatureGangjinFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 4 h 27 min from Seoul

Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival

The Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival (강진만 춤추는 갈대축제) is a free nine-day autumn festival in the reed beds of Gangjin Bay Ecological Park in Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, where the Tamjin River estuary meets the sea. The 11th edition runs 24 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–19:00 daily, with guided eco walks, children's programs and weekend concerts (Song Ga-in on 25 October).

The Duryunsan cable car in Haenam, close to the provincial park lawn where the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
FoodHaenamEnds tomorrowAbout 4 h 46 min from Seoul

Haenam Minam Festival

The Haenam Minam Festival (해남미남축제; 'minam', 味南, means 'taste of the south') is a three-day food festival of Haenam's farm and sea produce, held in Duryunsan Provincial Park on the road to Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, Jeollanam-do. Haenam County has announced the 2026 edition for Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, with Haenam rice as its theme and, this year, no opening ceremony, township parade or VIP seating.

Mokpo Modern History Museum 1 in the old town, one of the festival's venues Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
TraditionMokpoFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 3 h 5 min from Seoul

Mokpo National Heritage Night

Mokpo National Heritage Night (목포 국가유산야행) is a free three-evening festival in the old town of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, where the modern-history district around the Modern History Museums, Gyeongdong Cathedral and the Mokpo-jin fort site stays open after dark with lighting, media art, walking tours, a parade, concerts and a food-truck night market. The 2026 edition, themed on Mokpo's port opening in 1897, runs Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, 18:00–22:00 each night, with no booking listed.

The granite ridges of Wolchulsan National Park in Yeongam, the mountain at whose foot the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –15
Fri–Sun
NatureYeongamFreeUntil 15 NovAbout 4 h 27 min from Seoul

Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival

The Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival (월출산 국화축제) is a free autumn flower show at Wolchulsan Gichan Land, a park at the foot of Wolchulsan in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, where more than 200,000 chrysanthemums of 23 varieties are set out as bonsai, flower sculptures, a flower tunnel and garden paths. The 2026 edition runs 30 October–15 November, 10:00–18:00.

Unjusa Temple in Hwasun, the festival's venue Upcoming
Nov2026
7 –8
Sat–Sun
TraditionHwasunFreeStarts in 7 daysAbout 3 h 30 min from Seoul

Hwasun Unju Culture Festival

The Hwasun Unju Culture Festival (화순운주문화축제) is a free two-day festival at Unjusa, the "thousand Buddhas, thousand pagodas" temple in Doam-myeon, Hwasun, Jeollanam-do. KTO lists the 2026 edition for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, 10:00–17:00, with temple bell-ringing, pungmul and music, the unveiling of a Buddha statue, a local market and hands-on crafts.

Upcoming
Nov2026
7 –8
Sat–Sun
NatureGuryeStarts in 7 daysAbout 3 h 13 min from Seoul

Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival

The Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival (지리산 피아골 단풍축제) is a two-day weekend festival in Piagol, a valley on the Gurye side of Jirisan National Park in Jeollanam-do whose autumn leaves are among the 'ten views of Jirisan'. Gurye County's site gives Saturday–Sunday 7–8 November 2026 for the 50th edition, at Piagol Maple Park in Toji-myeon, opening with a commemorative tree planting at 10:00 and the traditional foliage rite at 11:00 on 7 November.

Visitors walking a path between yuzu trees heavy with ripe fruit at the 2025 Goheung Yuzu Festival Upcoming
Nov2026
12 –15
Thu–Sun
FoodGoheungFreeAbout 4 h 24 min from Seoul

Goheung Yuzu Festival

The Goheung Yuzu Festival (고흥유자축제) is a four-day harvest festival in the yuzu orchards of Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon, in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, the county that grows most of Korea's yuzu. The 6th edition runs 12–15 November 2026, 10:00–22:00, with yuzu picking, a yuzu foot spa, lit-up orchards and nightly concerts.

Listed · not checkedAlso listed, not checked yet2 more festivals listed by the Korea Tourism Organization

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.

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November across Korea

All 60 festivals in November

November is kimjang (kimchi-making) season and the last month of the autumn festivals. The big night is the Busan Fireworks Festival, a single Saturday evening in the first half of the month, with the fireworks fired from Gwangan Bridge over Gwangalli Beach. The chrysanthemum shows at Hampyeong and Masan run into early November, and food festivals follow one another through the month: kimchi-making in Goesan and yuzu in the orchards of Goheung in the first half, ramyeon outside Gumi Station on a weekend, and from mid-month tteokbokki in Sunchang, yellowtail at Moseulpo on Jeju, gwamegi (half-dried saury) at Guryongpo in Pohang, kimchi with bossam in Jinan and Jangdan beans at Imjingak in Paju. Gimhae's buncheong pottery fair falls in late October or early November. The winter lights begin late in the month or in December: the Haeundae Light Festival along Gunam-ro and Haeundae Beach and the Gwangbok-ro light trees in Busan's old downtown both switch on between mid-November and mid-December.

Tip. For Busan, reserve a paid seat when sales open in September or arrive at the beach by mid-afternoon.

Questions travelers ask

Is there a festival in Jeollanam-do in November?

Jeollanam-do has 9 festivals in November: National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu (9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026), Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival (23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026), Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival (24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Haenam Minam Festival (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Mokpo National Heritage Night (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026), Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival (30 Oct – 15 Nov 2026), Hwasun Unju Culture Festival (7–8 Nov 2026), Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival (7–8 Nov 2026), and Goheung Yuzu Festival (12–15 Nov 2026). National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan is a free evening light show in Yeosu's old harbour district: projections and media façades on Jinnamgwan, a 1599 naval hall and National Treasure, on the Gosodae memorial site and on the turtle-ship replica in Yi Sun-sin Square tell the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

When is National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu 2026?

9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026. Happening now. Free entry. Nearest station: Yeosu EXPO Station. Dates are taken from the organizer's own notice.

When is Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival 2026?

23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026. Happening now. Free entry. Nearest station: Hampyeong Station (Honam Line, Saemaeul and Mugunghwa trains). Dates are taken from the organizer's own notice.

When is Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival 2026?

24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026. Happening now. Free entry. Nearest station: Gangjin Station (Mokpo–Boseong line, opened September 2025). Dates are taken from the organizer's own notice.

How do I get to Jeollanam-do?

KTX from Yongsan to Suncheon or Gwangju Songjeong, then local buses; Jindo by express bus from Seoul.

What else is on in Korea in November?

60 festivals across Korea fall in November, including Busan Fireworks Festival, Busan Mackerel Festival, Yeongdo Bridge Festival. For Busan, reserve a paid seat when sales open in September or arrive at the beach by mid-afternoon.