| Dates | 29 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Yongjeoncheon stream by Hyeonbiam cliff, Cheongsong-eup경상북도 청송군 청송읍 월막리 484-1 |
| Admission | Free entry; some hands-on programmes are paid (prices not published). You pay for the apples, food and produce you buy. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 4–8 Nov 2026 |
Program
- 19th edition, theme 'Cheongsong, green again, red again' (청송~ 다시 푸르게, 다시 붉게), after the March 2025 wildfires
- Concerts every evening from 18:00, with singers including Lee Chan-won (29 Oct), Nam Jin and Son Tae-jin (30 Oct, recorded for 'Hello Concert'), Kim Hee-jae (31 Oct) and Jang Min-ho (1 Nov); residents' singing contest on 2 Nov
- National apple-blossom garland contest with 17 teams (8 from Cheongsong, 9 from elsewhere); apple parade on the Yongjeoncheon embankment
- Mock escort of origin-labelling violators to the Uigeumbu (a Joseon-era tribunal), and the 4th Golden Apple national high-school ssireum tournament on 30 Oct
- Hands-onapple Olympics, apple-grading lotto, apple nanta and find the golden apple; 20th Cheongsong quiz contest
- Apple Promotion Hall of 690 m² with Apple King entries and a smart-farming zone (drone spraying, automatic climate control)
- Online festival on the Daum portal from 29 Sep, with four games and apple prizes
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Apples | — | Sold 10–15% below usual prices, with free parcel delivery |
Notes on the 2025 edition
About 500,000 on-site visitors and more than 3.2 million online visits (over 3.7 million combined), per the county; 2,600 boxes of apples sold by 16:00 on opening day. Extra toilets, charging points and smoking booths and two complaint centres were set up, and vendors were scored to curb overcharging.
About the festival
The Cheongsong Apple Festival (청송사과축제) is a five-day harvest festival on the Yongjeoncheon stream beside Hyeonbiam cliff in Cheongsong-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do, a mountain county known for its apples. The 20th edition runs 4–8 November 2026 (Wednesday–Sunday), 09:00–20:00 per KTO, with growers' apple sales, an apple parade, hands-on games and evening concerts. Entry is free; some hands-on programmes charge. From Seoul, three direct buses a day link Dong Seoul Terminal and Cheongsong in just under four hours (3 h 58 m).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Cheongsong Apple Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.