Seoul has 2 festivals in March: Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027) and Yeouido Spring Flower Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027). The Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival is Songpa-gu's free spring festival around Seokchon Lake, beside Lotte World Tower in south-east Seoul, where about 1,000 king cherry trees line a lit lakeside path of about 2.5 km.
Typical March weather in Seoul: average high 11 °C (52 °F), low 2 °C (35 °F), 37 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival석촌호수 벚꽃축제 | Expected Mar/Apr 2027 | Free entry | Jamsil Station, Exit 2 or 3 | Expected |
| Yeouido Spring Flower Festival영등포 여의도 봄꽃축제 | Expected Mar/Apr 2027 | Free entry | National Assembly Station, Exit 1 (also Exit 6) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 11 °C 52 °F | 2 °C 35 °F | 37 mm | Seoul |
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 Seoul. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
The Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival is Songpa-gu's free spring festival around Seokchon Lake, beside Lotte World Tower in south-east Seoul, where about 1,000 king cherry trees line a lit lakeside path of about 2.5 km. The 2026 edition ran 3–11 April; the 2027 dates follow the bloom and are expected between late March and mid-April, announced only about ten days ahead.
The Yeouido Spring Flower Festival is Yeongdeungpo-gu's free cherry-blossom festival on Yeouiseo-ro (Yunjung-ro), a 1.7 km riverside road behind the National Assembly in Seoul that closes to cars for about a week and is lined with about 1,886 cherry trees, lit after dark. The 2026 edition ran 3–7 April, 11:30–21:30; the 2027 dates follow the bloom forecast and are expected in late March or the first half of April, not yet announced.
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 We have not checked them against the organizer, so dates and details can be wrong or out of date.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.
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.
Seoul has 2 festivals in March: Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027) and Yeouido Spring Flower Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027). The Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival is Songpa-gu's free spring festival around Seokchon Lake, beside Lotte World Tower in south-east Seoul, where about 1,000 king cherry trees line a lit lakeside path of about 2.5 km.
Expected Mar/Apr 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Jamsil Station, Exit 2 or 3. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Expected Mar/Apr 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: National Assembly Station, Exit 1 (also Exit 6). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 11 °C (52 °F), low 2 °C (35 °F), 37 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
Incheon Airport to central Seoul by AREX express train: 43–51 minutes to Seoul Station.
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.