Food & drinkBoseong, Jeollanam-do

Boseong Green Tea Festival 2026 in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

보성다향대축제 2026

May2026
1 –5
Fri–Tue 10:00–19:00
Past edition

1 May 2026 to 5 May 2026 · 10:00–19:00

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2026 festival offered. The current information is on the Boseong Green Tea Festival page (Expected May 2027).

Venue this year. Main grounds at the Korean Tea Culture Park; zones in the southern tea fields, the tea museum, Dahyang Art Valley and the Tium tea field. Shuttle buses, staff at bus stops and two ATMs in the car park were in operation.

Dates1–5 May 2026
Hours10:00–19:00
WeatherMay average 24/11 °C (74/52 °F), 122 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Jangheung station, about 15 km away.
VenueKorean Tea Culture Park전라남도 보성군 보성읍 녹차로 775
AdmissionFestival admission: Free · Daehan Dawon plantation (adult): ₩4,000
Previous edition2025: 2–6 May 2025
Next edition2027: Early May 2027, most likely 1–5 May around Labour Day and Children's Day; this will be the 50th edition. 2026 dates were public by mid-April 2026 and 2024 dates by mid-April 2024, so expect an announcement between February and April 2027.

Program

  • 1 Mayopening of the 49th festival, theme 'Boseong Matcha! Capturing youth, capturing the world'
  • Dailytea-leaf picking, tea making, traditional tea ceremony, green-tea foot baths and therapy at the Korean Tea Museum
  • Afternoon Tea Field (grand tea party), run on four of the five days, reservation required
  • Boseong Tea Master Cup and Boseong Tea-gical 100 ('green tea olympics', red-tea team vs matcha team)
  • EveningsTea Field Starlight Cinema outdoor movies and 'Moon over Boseong' stargazing and backpacking package
  • 5 MayChildren's Day program 10:00–15:00; Boseong Green Tea Singer King contest 15:00–17:00 on the main stage; busking at Dahyang Art Valley 11:30–17:30

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Festival admissionFreeFree per KTO
Daehan Dawon plantation (adult)₩4,000Separate private plantation next to the park; youth and seniors ₩3,000, under 6 free
Afternoon Tea Field grand tea party—Paid, advance reservation or on-site sign-up; price not published on the pages opened

Notes on the 2026 edition

Attendance stayed high through the final day (Children's Day); no official visitor total found.

About the festival

The Boseong Green Tea Festival (보성다향대축제) is a five-day tea festival at the Korean Tea Culture Park in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea's best-known tea-growing county. The 49th edition ran 1–5 May 2026; the 50th is expected in early May 2027. Festival grounds are free; the neighbouring Daehan Dawon plantation charges ₩4,000. Go to pick and pan-fire tea leaves beside terraced hillside fields.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Boseong Green Tea Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
16 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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