At a glance
| Dates | 4–8 Nov 2026Upcoming · KTO says its food details still describe 2025 and that 2026 details are being updated. Performers, daily times and the fireworks night had not been published as of 19 October 2026. |
|---|---|
| Hours | 09:00–20:00 daily (KTO Korean listing; KTO's Japanese and Traditional Chinese pages give 10:00–21:00) |
| Admission | Free entry; some hands-on programmes are paid (prices not published). You pay for the apples, food and produce you buy.Entry: Free |
| Venue | Yongjeoncheon stream by Hyeonbiam cliff, Cheongsong-eup경상북도 청송군 청송읍 월막리 484-1 |
| Nearest station | Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal (Cheongsong has no railway station; the nearest KTX-Eum stop is Andong) (청송시외버스터미널), Intercity buses to and from Dong Seoul (via Andong), Dong-Daegu, Busan and JinboIn Cheongsong-eup, the same town as the festival grounds; the walking time to the Yongjeoncheon site is not published |
| From Seoul | about 3 h 58 min · BusLeave from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal · One-way fare from ₩37,900Full route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Cheongsong County, run by the Cheongsong County Festival Promotion Committee청송군 (주관: 청송군축제추진위원회) |
| Usual timing | Five days from a Wednesday to a Sunday at the turn of October and November, at apple-harvest time: 30 Oct–3 Nov 2024, 29 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 4–8 Nov 2026. An online festival on the Daum portal opens about a month earlier (1 Oct 2024, 29 Sep 2025, 24 Sep 2026). Browse October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2004 |
| Last checked | 21 October 2026Checked against 36 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Cheongsong is a small, mountainous county in Gyeongsangbuk-do, and its apples are its best-known product: they have won the apple category of the Korea Representative Brand Awards 13 years in a row as of 2025. The apple festival, first held in 2004, is the county's flagship event, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has named it one of 27 culture and tourism festivals for 2026–2027, a title it also held for 2020–2023. It is set on the banks of the Yongjeoncheon stream in the county town, Cheongsong-eup, facing Hyeonbiam, a cliff about 20 m high, and next to the town's five-day market.
The programme mixes a farm market with a county fair. Growers sell apples on site: in 2025 prices were 10–15% below normal, parcel delivery was free, and 2,600 boxes had sold by 16:00 on opening day. Residents march in the Cheongsong Apple Parade, teams from across the country compete in the apple-blossom garland contest (17 in 2025), an Apple King contest picks the best fruit, and the Apple Promotion Hall, 690 m² in 2025, shows prize-winning apples and a smart-orchard display. The hands-on games have playful names: 'Find the Golden Apple', the apple-grading 'lotto' and 'apple nanta' drumming. New for 2026 are seven apple dishes developed with four local businesses, among them apple tonkatsu, apple tteokbokki and apple Chungmu gimbap, served at the 'Cheongsong Apple Table' in the promotion hall. The Cheongsong Culture Festival and the World Confucian Culture Festival run alongside, KTO lists fireworks among the side events, and in 2024 and 2025 trot concerts took the stage every evening from 18:00.
The 20th edition runs 4–8 November 2026, Wednesday to Sunday, 09:00–20:00 per KTO's Korean listing, under the theme 'Cheongsong now! Coloured by apples'. Entry is free and only some hands-on programmes charge. An online version on the Daum portal (24 September–8 November) had logged 2.24 million visits by 15 October. The 2025 edition, held after the March 2025 wildfires burned hills around the county, drew about 500,000 on-site visitors by the county's count, and a university review of the 2024 edition put average spending at ₩126,000 per visitor.
The honest caveats: Cheongsong has no railway, and only three direct buses a day run between the town and Dong Seoul, the last leaving Cheongsong in the early evening, around the time the concerts begin, so plan to stay overnight if you want the evening programme. Stage shows and contests are in Korean, and the 2026 daily schedule, performers, parking and paid-programme prices had not been published on the pages we read. The reward is a thoroughly local harvest fair in a riverside county town.
Highlights
- Growers' apple stalls with tastings; in 2025 apples sold 10–15% below normal prices with free parcel delivery
- Cheongsong Apple Parade and the national apple-blossom garland weaving contest (17 teams in 2025, 8 from Cheongsong and 9 from elsewhere)
- Hands-on games: 'Find the Golden Apple', the apple-grading 'lotto' and 'apple nanta' drumming, plus an Apple King contest and a surprise apple auction
- Apple Promotion Hall (690 m² in 2025) with prize-winning apples, and in 2026 seven new apple dishes at its 'Cheongsong Apple Table', from apple tonkatsu to apple Chungmu gimbap
- Evening trot concerts from 18:00 (2024 and 2025), with the Cheongsong Culture Festival, the World Confucian Culture Festival and fireworks as side events
- Riverside grounds facing Hyeonbiam, a cliff about 20 m high, next to Cheongsong's five-day market (market days end in 4 and 9, so 4 November, the opening day, is one)
Who it suits. Best for fruit lovers, families and travelers combining an autumn trip to Cheongsong or Juwangsan with a rural harvest fair; less suited to day-trippers from Seoul who want the evening concerts (the last direct bus back leaves in the early evening) or to anyone who needs English-language programmes.
Getting there
From Seoul
Bus: three intercity buses a day run from Dong Seoul Terminal to Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal, calling at Andong; the scheduled time in the other direction is 3 h 58 m (₩37,900 premium class). The terminal is in Cheongsong-eup, the town where the festival is held. Train and bus: KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni to Andong (about 13 a day, about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m, ₩27,700), then from Andong Terminal beside the station one of three direct buses to Cheongsong (1 h 27 m, ₩11,200), or one of about 15 buses to Jinbo (1 h 11 m, ₩7,000–8,400) and a local bus on to Cheongsong (16 minutes). Or KTX from Seoul Station to Dongdaegu (₩39,000) and a bus from Dong-Daegu Terminal (about 7 a day, 2 h 19 m, ₩19,500). Bus times for 4–8 November and trains under Korail's timetable from 1 November 2026 were not verified: check at the terminal and in the Korail+ app (코레일+) before you go.
From Busan
Two buses a day run from Cheongsong to Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) (2 h 37 m, ₩24,500); departure times in either direction were not verified for the festival dates, so check at the terminal. Otherwise take a KTX to Dongdaegu and the Dong-Daegu–Cheongsong bus (2 h 19 m).
Last leg from Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal (Cheongsong has no railway station; the nearest KTX-Eum stop is Andong)
Intercity buses to and from Dong Seoul (via Andong), Dong-Daegu, Busan and Jinbo. In Cheongsong-eup, the same town as the festival grounds; the walking time to the Yongjeoncheon site is not published
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle was documented for 2024–2026.
Getting home
No trains serve Cheongsong. The last buses from Cheongsong and the last trains onward on 4–8 November (under the bus operators' timetables and Korail's timetable from 1 November 2026) were not verified, so no times are given here. The direct bus to Dong Seoul takes about 4 hours (3 h 58 m); other ways back are the bus to Dong-Daegu (2 h 09 m) for a KTX, or the bus to Andong Terminal (1 h 20 m) for a KTX-Eum. The evening concerts started at 18:00 in 2024 and 2025 (2026 times not published), so a same-day return to Seoul may mean missing them. Check the last bus at Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal and the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+) before you go, or stay overnight in Cheongsong.
Parking
In 2024 the county ran six car parks in Cheongsong-eup: 481-3 Wolmak-ri, 291-7 Deok-ri, 69 Guncheong-ro (weekends only), 13 Geumgok 1-gil (weekends only), 77 Bokjitaun-gil and 306-39 Jungang-ro; capacities and fees were not published. 2026 car parks had not been announced on the pages read.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | |
| Some hands-on programmes | — | Paid; prices not published |
| Apples | — | 2026 prices not published; in 2025 apples sold 10–15% below normal prices with free parcel delivery |
- Booking
- No booking for entry. The online festival on the Daum portal (search 청송사과축제) runs 24 September–8 November 2026. Festival contact listed by KTO: 054-873-3686.
- English on site
- KTO has English, Japanese and Chinese listings, but no English programme or interpretation was found; stage shows and contests are in Korean.
- Crowds
- About 500,000 on-site visitors over five days in 2025, by the county's count, with crowds from the first day.
- Best time to go
- A weekday morning (4–6 November 2026 are Wednesday to Friday) for the stalls and tastings; stay overnight to catch the evening concerts, which started at 18:00 in 2024 and 2025.
- What to bring
- A sturdy bag or a delivery address for apple boxes (free parcel delivery was offered in 2025), money or a card for the stalls, and a warm layer for a November evening in the mountains.
- Toilets
- Mobile toilets were added in 2024, and more toilets, phone-charging points and smoking booths in 2025.
2026 program
- 20th edition, theme 'Cheongsong now! Coloured by apples' (지금 청송! 사과로 물들다)
- PerformancesCheongsong Apple Parade, celebration concerts and talent-donation shows
- Contestsnational apple-blossom garland weaving contest and the Apple King contest
- Hands-on꿀잼-사과난타 (apple nanta), 황금사과를 찾아라 (find the golden apple) and 도전-사과선별로또 (apple-grading lotto)
- Exhibition and salesApple Promotion Hall, apple cooking exhibition, Cheongsong tourism photo exhibition, apple and local-produce sales, and a surprise apple auction
- Cheongsong Apple Table in the promotion hall: seven new dishes (apple cup rice, apple hot dog, apple sandwich, apple tteokbokki, apple tonkatsu, apple Chungmu gimbap and apple boiled pork)
- Side eventsCheongsong Culture Festival, World Confucian Culture Festival and fireworks
- Online festival on the Daum portal, 24 Sep–8 Nov: four games with Cheongsong apples and apple juice as prizes (2.24 million visits by 15 Oct)
KTO says its food details still describe 2025 and that 2026 details are being updated. Performers, daily times and the fireworks night had not been published as of 19 October 2026.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Late October to early November 2027, most likely five days from a Wednesday to a Sunday: the last three editions ran 30 Oct–3 Nov 2024, 29 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 4–8 Nov 2026. The festival is a designated 2026–2027 culture and tourism festival of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026. | expected | 2026 dates were public by 28 September 2026, when the online festival had already opened. This would be the 21st edition. |
| 2026 | 4–8 Nov 2026 | confirmed | Along the Yongjeoncheon in Cheongsong-eup, by Hyeonbiam; KTO gives 484-1 Wolmak-ri. |
| 2025 | 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 | ended | Yongjeoncheon by Hyeonbiam, Cheongsong-eup; a new landmark sculpture was installed downstream by the seopdari (traditional brushwood footbridge). |
| 2024 | 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2024 | ended | Yongjeoncheon in front of Hyeonbiam, Wolmak-ri. Six car parks, two of them weekend-only; more parking and mobile toilets than in 2023. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
- Cheongsong Market (청송장)Before
Cheongsong-eup's traditional market, a regular market since the 1920s, where growers sell the county's apples, red pepper, doenjang and mountain greens along 200–300 m of street beside the intercity bus terminal. The five-day market falls on dates ending in 4 and 9, so 4 November, the festival's opening day, is the one to catch; stall hours vary. Walk through it as you get off the bus, before heading to the stream.
Getting there: Beside Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal, about 150 m from the festival grounds; on foot
- Sohun Park (Changyeongnu and Unbonggwan) (소헌공원)Before or after
A small town-centre park named after Queen Soheon, King Sejong's wife, who came from the Cheongsong Sim clan: it holds Changyeongnu, a two-storey pavilion built in 1428 in her family's honour and rebuilt in 1688, and Unbonggwan, the long former government guesthouse beside it. It is open at all hours, so it fits a quiet break between the stalls and the evening programme. From the pavilion you look across the Yongjeoncheon towards Bogwangsan, where the clan founder's tomb is.
Getting there: About 360 m from KTO's festival point through Cheongsong-eup; on foot, about 5 minutes
- Getting awayAfter
Cheongsong has no railway, and every way out is a bus from the one terminal in town, with only a few direct buses a day to Dong Seoul and Andong and a handful to Dong-Daegu. Check the last departure when you arrive and buy your return seat then, so you know when to leave the stream; to stay for the evening concerts, book a room in Cheongsong instead.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Cheongsong Apple Festival 2026?
4–8 November 2026 (Wednesday to Sunday), 09:00–20:00 per KTO's Korean listing, along the Yongjeoncheon stream by Hyeonbiam in Cheongsong-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is the 20th edition, themed 'Cheongsong now! Coloured by apples'.
Is the Cheongsong Apple Festival free?
Entry is free; some hands-on programmes charge, but prices were not published. In 2025 growers sold apples 10–15% below usual prices, with free parcel delivery.
How do I get to Cheongsong from Seoul?
Three direct buses a day leave Dong Seoul Terminal for Cheongsong, calling at Andong; the scheduled time back is 3 h 58 m and the fare ₩37,900. Or take the KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni to Andong (about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m) and a bus from Andong Terminal (1 h 27 m direct, or via Jinbo). Check bus times at the terminal before you travel.
Can I visit as a day trip from Seoul?
Only just, if at all. The direct bus takes almost 4 hours each way, and the evening concerts (from 18:00 in 2024 and 2025) are probably out of reach on a day trip. Bus times for the festival dates were not verified, so check the last bus at Cheongsong terminal and the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+) before you go, or stay overnight in Cheongsong.
What can I do at the festival?
Taste and buy Cheongsong apples, watch the apple parade and the apple-blossom garland contest, try games such as 'Find the Golden Apple' and the apple-grading lotto, see the Apple Promotion Hall, and eat new apple dishes such as apple tonkatsu and apple tteokbokki.
When is the Cheongsong Apple Festival 2027?
Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Recent editions ran Wednesday to Sunday at the turn of October and November (30 Oct–3 Nov 2024, 29 Oct–2 Nov 2025, 4–8 Nov 2026), so expect late October or early November 2027.
What is near the festival grounds?
Cheongsong's traditional market lines the street beside the intercity bus terminal, about 150 m from the festival, and its five-day market falls on dates ending in 4 and 9, so on 4 November, the opening day. Sohun Park, with the Changyeongnu pavilion (built 1428) and the Unbonggwan guesthouse, is about 360 m away on foot. Juwangsan National Park is further out and needs a half-day of its own.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: high.
- KTO TourAPI listing 청송사과축제 (contentId 921212)kto — 2026: 4–8 Nov, 09:00–20:00, free (some hands-on programmes paid); 청송읍 용전천 현비암 일원, 월막리 484-1; coordinates 36.4341/129.0521; organizer 청송군; phone 054-873-3686; homepage csapplefestival.kr; games 꿀잼-사과난타, 도전-사과선별로또, 황금사과를 찾아라; food details still from 2025; modified 2 Oct 2026
- KTO VisitKorea (EN) — 청송사과축제 listing (cid 921212)kto — 4–8 Nov 2026, 09:00–20:00, free with some paid hands-on programmes; organizer 청송군축제추진위원회, host 청송군; parade, concerts, garland contest, Apple King contest, games, promotion hall, apple cooking and tourism photo exhibitions, surprise apple auction; side events 청송문화제, 세계유교문화축전, fireworks
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 청송사과축제 (921212)kto — 주최 청송군, 주관 청송군축제추진위원회; 2026 programme list; nearby: 청송장 about 115 m (market on the 4th and 9th), 운봉관 and 찬경루 about 319 m, 소헌공원 about 364 m, 청송향교 about 514 m
- ktriptips (KTO Japanese data mirror) — 青松リンゴ祭り (1750176)kto — Japanese name 青松リンゴ祭り; 2026-11-04 to 11-08; 10:00–21:00; details reflect 2025 and are being updated
- ktriptips (KTO Traditional Chinese data mirror) — 青松蘋果節 (1757412)kto — Traditional Chinese name 青松蘋果節; venue 青松邑龍纏川賢妃岩一帶; 2026-11-04 to 11-08; 10:00–21:00; free
- ktriptips (KTO Simplified Chinese data mirror) — 青松苹果庆典 (1852670)kto — Simplified Chinese name 青松苹果庆典; 庆尚北道青松郡青松邑月幕里484-1; 2026-11-04 to 11-08
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 현비암 (129082)kto — Cliff about 20 m high beside the Yongjeoncheon in Cheongsong-eup; name from a Cheongsong Sim clan tomb on the hill behind; dragon legend; free, open all year; KTO point 금곡리 1056-1 (36.4158/129.0616)
- The Fact — 온라인에서 먼저 즐기는 청송사과축제…11월엔 청송으로 (28 Sep 2026)news — 20th edition, 4–8 Nov 2026, five days, 청송읍 용전천 일원; theme 지금 청송! 사과로 물들다; online festival on Daum 24 Sep–8 Nov with four games and apple and apple-juice prizes; about 3.2 million online visitors in 2025
- Kyungbuk Maeil — report on the 20th Cheongsong Apple Festival and its online festival (28 Sep 2026)news — 20th edition, 4–8 Nov 2026 (5 days), 용전천 일원; online festival on Daum to 8 Nov; about 3.2 million online visitors last year
- Wikitree — '청송사과축제' 온라인서도 누적방문객 224만명...열기 고조 (16 Oct 2026)news — 20th edition opens 4 Nov 2026; online festival 24 Sep–8 Nov; 2.24 million cumulative online visits as of 15 Oct
- Wikitree — 청송사과 활용한 7가지 新메뉴 공개, 청송사과축제서 맛본다 (15 Oct 2026)news — Seven new apple dishes from four local businesses for the 청송 애플테이블 in the Apple Promotion Hall: 사과컵밥, 사과핫도그, 사과샌드위치, 사과떡볶이, 사과돈가스, 사과충무김밥, 사과수육; 4–8 Nov, 5 days, 용전천 일원
- Travel Map Journey — 청송사과축제 2026, 날짜·체험 선택법blog — 4 Nov (Wed)–8 Nov (Sun) 2026; committee contact 054-870-6237; paid-programme prices, 2026 timetable, parking, shuttle and transport not published; Juwangsan is not a stroll from the grounds and needs separate time in foliage season
- Popga — 청송사과축제 2026 listingother — 26.11.04 (Wed)–11.08 (Sun), daily 09:00–20:00, free with some paid hands-on programmes; organizers 청송군 and 청송군축제추진위원회
- Kukinews — report on the festival's selection as a 2026–2027 culture and tourism festival (26 Jan 2026)news — Named a 2026–2027 culture and tourism festival by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, one of 27 nationwide; previously designated for 2020–2023; held since 2004; 19 editions so far
- Kukinews — report on the close of the 19th Cheongsong Apple Festival (2 Nov 2025)news — 2025: 19th edition, 29 Oct–2 Nov, 용전천 현비암 일원; about 500,000 visitors; over 3.2 million online, over 3.7 million combined; garland contest 17 teams (8 Cheongsong, 9 national); more toilets, charging points, smoking booths; complaint centre; brand award 13 years running
- Kyungbuk Maeil — '제19회 청송사과축제' 연일 북적북적 (31 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 29 Oct–2 Nov; 4th Golden Apple high-school ssireum 30 Oct; 20th quiz contest; apple Olympics, lotto, nanta, golden apple; 31 Oct concert from 18:00 (Kim Hee-jae, Jin Hae-seong, Cheon Rok-dam); apples 10–15% cheaper with free parcel delivery; 2,600 boxes sold by 16:00 on opening day
- Maeil Shinmun — [취재현장] 잿더미 딛고 피어난 청송사과축제 (27 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 29 Oct–2 Nov; recovery theme after the March wildfire; online from 29 Sep on Daum, four games; parade on the embankment; 의금부 escort skit; ssireum; Apple Promotion Hall 690 m² (210 pyeong) with smart-farm zone; concerts daily from 18:00 with nightly line-ups
- Kyungbuk Maeil — column by Cheongsong County Governor Yoon Kyung-hee on the 19th festival (26 Oct 2025)news — 2025: 29 Oct–2 Nov, five days, theme 청송~ 다시 푸르게, 다시 붉게; sculpture by the 섶다리 downstream; two complaint centres; vendor scoring against overcharging; spring 2025 wildfires; brand award 13 years running
- Kyungbuk Maeil — preview of the 18th Cheongsong Apple Festival (28 Oct 2024)news — 2024: 18th, 30 Oct–3 Nov, 용전천 (월막리) in front of 현비암; online on Daum 1 Oct–3 Nov; garland contest; parade with residents of 8 eup/myeon; apple Olympics, Golden Bell; 27th 청송문화제, 3rd ssireum, 23rd bodybuilding contest; parking expanded, mobile toilets added
- Wikitree — 청송사과축제 가수 라인업 발표 (+주차, 장소, 먹거리) (30 Oct 2024)news — 2024: 30 Oct (Wed)–3 Nov (Sun); nightly shows 18:00–19:30 by date with line-ups; residents' singing contest 3 Nov 15:00–18:00; six car parks (481-3 Wolmak-ri, 291-7 Deok-ri, 69 Guncheong-ro and 13 Geumgok 1-gil weekends only, 77 Bokjitaun-gil, 306-39 Jungang-ro)
- Metro Shinmun — report on the 18th festival's evaluation meeting (12 Dec 2024)news — 2024 review by Daegu University: direct economic effect ₩28.6 billion, average spending ₩126,000 per person, satisfaction 5.93 out of 7
- Cheongsong → Dong Seoul intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-09)other — 3 premium buses a day: 08:50, 14:40, 18:10 (last, arrives 22:08); 3 h 58 m; ₩37,900 adult. Return summary: Dong Seoul → Cheongsong 3 a day, first 08:40, last 15:30
- Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-09)other — Dong-Daegu 7 a day 07:15–18:45, 2 h 09 m, ₩19,500; Andong Terminal 3 a day 08:50–18:10, 1 h 20 m, ₩11,200; Busan Central 2 a day 13:40 and 18:10, 2 h 37 m, ₩24,500; Jinbo 33 a day 06:30–20:00, 16 minutes, ₩3,200
- Andong Terminal departures (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — To Cheongsong 3 a day 11:45–18:36, 1 h 27 m, ₩11,200; to Jinbo 15 a day 08:55–21:55, 1 h 11 m, ₩7,000 / ₩8,400; to Juwangsan 3 a day 11:45–18:36, 1 h 43 m, ₩14,200
- Dong-Daegu → Cheongsong intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-11)other — 7 buses a day: 07:20, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 17:30, 19:00 (last); 2 h 19 m; ₩19,500
- train.asamaru.net — 청량리역→안동역 시간표other — KTX-Eum 13 trains a day, 05:40–19:00, about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m, ₩27,700 standard
- Wikipedia (en) — Andong stationother — Station relocated 17 Dec 2020 from downtown to the edge of town next to Andong Bus Terminal; new station coordinates
- Andong → Cheongnyangni train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Mon–Fri last departures 18:14 KTX-Eum 718 (arr 20:15) and 18:22 ITX-Maeum 1604 (arr 20:56); Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct add 19:18 KTX-Eum 782 (arr 21:13); return-direction summary gives last Seoul-side departure 19:00
- Kyongbuk Maeil — KTX 통합에 대구경북 철길 넓어진다 (24 Aug 2026)news — KTX standard fares from 1 Sep 2026: Seoul–Dongdaegu ₩39,000 (₩38,600 via Seodaegu), Seoul–Seodaegu ₩37,900
- Dongdaegu → Seoul Station train timetable, 16–19 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Last departures 22:17, 22:48 KTX 82 (arr 00:27) and 22:57 KTX 84 (arr 00:42), weekdays and weekends alike
- Dongdaegu → Suseo train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Last departure 23:14 (KTX-Sancheon 366, plus 390 Mon–Thu), arriving 01:06
- Korail — 열차운임/시간표 (official timetable and fare downloads)official — Index of current Korail timetables, including KTX timetable editions of 15 May 2026 and 1 Nov 2026
- KTO data via K-TRIP TIPS — 청송장 (4, 9일) / 청송재래시장kto — Market at 현충로 106, Cheongsong-eup, about 200–300 m along the road by the intercity bus terminal; market days 4 and 9; apples, red pepper, doenjang, farm produce and mountain greens; regular market from the 1920s; about 153 m from the apple festival; 운봉관 and 찬경루 352 m, 소헌공원 386 m
- KTO data via K-TRIP TIPS — 소헌공원kto — Park named after Queen Soheon, King Sejong's wife (name chosen in 2010); contains 운봉관 (guesthouse) and 찬경루 (pavilion), memorial stones and a pond; 269 Geumwol-ro; open at all times, no closing days
- 경북매일 — 청송 소헌공원·찬경루·운봉관 (22 Sep 2020)news — 찬경루: two-storey 4×4-bay pavilion built in 1428 by magistrate Ha Dam to honour Queen Soheon's clan, burned and rebuilt in 1688, facing Bogwangsan with the Sim clan founder's tomb across the Yongjeoncheon; 운봉관 guesthouse beside it; Queen Soheon of the Cheongsong Sim clan
- 경북매일 — 청송군, 제20회 청송사과축제 현장 점검 (19 Oct 2026)news — 20th festival 4–8 Nov 2026 at Yongjeoncheon, Cheongsong-eup; on-site meeting reviewed facilities, parking and safety; no parking, traffic or shuttle details published
What we could not confirm
- The official site csapplefestival.kr was not opened (no search returned it); the 2026 daily schedule, performers, opening-ceremony time and fireworks night were not found.
- Hours conflict: KTO's Korean listing (and the English page) say 09:00–20:00, while its Japanese and Traditional Chinese pages say 10:00–21:00; those pages note they still carry 2025 details.
- Prices of the paid hands-on programmes and 2026 apple prices were not published.
- 2026 car parks, any shuttle and road closures were not announced on the pages read; the car-park list is from 2024.
- The walking time from Cheongsong Intercity Bus Terminal to the festival grounds was not verified; the terminal address was not shown.
- Bus times come from a third-party mirror of the national timetable feed (October 2026). Dong Seoul → Cheongsong was seen only as a summary (3 a day, 08:40–15:30) without duration or fare; Busan → Cheongsong and Jinbo → Cheongsong times were not checked. A new KTX timetable starts on 1 Nov 2026.
- Edition numbering: the festival was first held in 2004 but 2026 is only the 20th edition; which years were skipped was not found.
- Japanese and Chinese names come from KTO foreign-language data seen through a mirror (ktriptips), not on KTO's own foreign-language pages.
- KTO's tourist-spot point for Hyeonbiam (Geumgok-ri) and the festival pin (484-1 Wolmak-ri) are about 2 km apart by their coordinates; the exact extent of the grounds was not confirmed.
- Restrooms for 2026, accessibility, rain policy, pets and foreign-card acceptance were not published.
- Last bus from Cheongsong (to Dong Seoul, Dong-Daegu, Andong and Busan) and the last train onward on the festival dates, under the bus timetables and the Korail timetable in force in November 2026.
- No 2026 traffic, parking or shuttle notice found on 28 Oct 2026: press reports of 18–19 Oct say the county was checking parking and traffic measures but give no details. Bus operators' timetables for 4–8 Nov were not opened (only a third-party mirror), so no bus or train clock times are given.
- Admission (if any) to Sohun Park's Changyeongnu and Unbonggwan, and whether the buildings can be entered; KTO lists the park as open at all times.
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed unverified October 2026 bus and train clock times (Korail's timetable changes on 1 November 2026) and added a reminder to check the last bus and train before the festival day. · 2026-10-28 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no clock times to verify (none in the text; no 2026 bus or traffic notice found), added how to leave and the Korail+ check; prices: no change (no exact fees).
