At a glance
| Dates | Expected Apr/May 2027Mid-April to early or mid-May 2027 if the pattern holds: each recent run opened on a Saturday in mid-April and closed 23 days later on a Sunday (20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025, 18 April–10 May 2026), which would point to 17 April–9 May 2027. This would be the 24th edition. Dates not announced as of 19 October 2026. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Mid-April to early or mid-May 2027 if the pattern holds: each recent run opened on a Saturday in mid-April and closed 23 days later on a Sunday (20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025, 18 April–10 May 2026), which would point to 17 April–9 May 2027. This would be the 24th edition. Dates not announced as of 19 October 2026. |
| Admission | Looking at the fields from the farm roads is free. Walking the paths through the central field has cost a few thousand won per person, with a wristband (KTO data), and young children and Gochang residents have been let in free (blog-reported); earlier reports (2014, 2025) describe entry as free. Parking is about ₩10,000 per car, refunded as a gift voucher. Check the fees when the next dates are announced.Barley field paths (central field): ₩3,000 · Parking (per car): ₩10,000 · Tractor sightseeing tram (one way): ₩5,000 (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Hakwon Farm (Borinara Hakwon Farm), Gongeum-myeon전북특별자치도 고창군 공음면 학원농장길 150 |
| Nearest station | Jeongeup Station (KTX) (정읍역), Honam Line (KTX)Not walkable: Gochang has no railway. Take a taxi to Jeongeup Intercity Bus Terminal, a 31-minute bus to Gochang (₩4,500, 23 a day), then a rural bus or taxi to Hakwon Farm |
| From Seoul | about 3 h 46 min · Bus + TaxiLeave from Central City Terminal · One-way fare from ₩21,700 · Same-night return is tightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Gochang Green Barley Field Festival Committee (host: Gochang County)고창청보리밭축제추진위원회 (주최: 고창군) |
| Usual timing | About three weeks from a Saturday in mid-April to a Sunday in early or mid-May, while the barley is green: 20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025 and 18 April–10 May 2026 (23 days each). The dates have been reported in early to mid April. Browse April / May festivals. |
| First held | 2004 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 29 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Hakwon Farm sits on low, rolling hills in Gongeum-myeon, in the far west of Gochang County, and every spring its fields become one of Korea's best-known farm landscapes: wave after wave of green barley, cut through by narrow paths and marked by a red-roofed shed, a hut and a lone zelkova tree. The farm was cleared from an uncultivated hill in the early 1960s by Jin Ui-jong, later prime minister (1983–85), and his wife Lee Hak, and is now run by their son Jin Young-ho. Newspaper photographs made it famous in the late 1990s, and in 2004 it was designated a landscape-agriculture district and held the first barley festival, billed as Korea's first festival built around a farmed landscape.
The festival now runs for 23 days from a Saturday in mid-April across about 770,000 m² of barley by the county's count. The point is the walk: the barley is knee-high and at its greenest in late April, when yellow canola flowers among it, and turns pale gold through early May before the June harvest. Around the walk the county adds a small stage with gukak, trot and busking, Gochang Nongak farmers' music parades, a tractor-drawn tram past a tree-lined road and a bamboo grove, a weekend treasure hunt for lucky pouches hidden in the fields, and a food zone selling barley rice cakes, bokbunja (black raspberry) drinks and Gochang's Pungcheon eel, with every price on display. The fields are also a filming location (the hut from the drama Goblin, scenes from 100 Days My Prince and When Life Gives You Tangerines, and the films Welcome to Dongmakgol and A Werewolf Boy), and recent editions have added drama photo zones and costume rental.
In 2026 the 23rd edition ran 18 April–10 May under the theme 'Memories of spring, left on the road'. Walking the central field paths cost a few thousand won with a wristband, and the parking fee was returned in full as a Gochang Sarang gift voucher to spend at the stalls or in town. After the barley harvest the farm replants for summer sunflowers and zinnias and autumn buckwheat.
Honest caveats: Hakwon Farm is out in the countryside, about 16 km in a straight line from Gochang town, and Gochang has no railway, so without a car you need an express bus to Gochang and then a rural bus or taxi. The access road is a narrow two-lane road that jams at weekends; arrive before 9:00 or come on a weekday. The fields have little shade, and the programme is in Korean only.
Highlights
- Walking the narrow paths through about 770,000 m² of green barley on rolling hills, knee-high and at its greenest in late April
- Yellow canola in flower among the barley from late April
- Filming locations: the hut from the drama Goblin and fields seen in 100 Days My Prince, When Life Gives You Tangerines, Welcome to Dongmakgol and A Werewolf Boy, with drama photo zones and costume rental in 2025
- Tractor-drawn sightseeing tram past a tree-lined road and the Horangi Wangdaebat bamboo grove (a few thousand won one way, blog-reported)
- Weekend and holiday hunt for seven lucky pouches hidden in the fields, themed on Gochang's UNESCO designations
- Gochang Nongak farmers' music parades, gukak, trot and busking on a small stage in the fields
- Food zone with barley rice cakes, bokbunja drinks and Pungcheon eel, every price displayed
- Parking fee (about ₩10,000) returned in full as a Gochang Sarang gift voucher
Who it suits. Best for photographers, walkers and families who want an easy open-air spring day in the countryside, and for K-drama fans who know the fields from Goblin or When Life Gives You Tangerines. Less suited to travellers without a car who want a simple trip (the farm lies well beyond Gochang town and rural buses are sparse), to anyone after a full stage programme, and to visitors who need English-language guidance.
Getting there
From Seoul
Gochang has no railway, and Hakwon Farm is in the countryside about 16 km (straight line) west of Gochang town. Express buses run from Seoul Central City Terminal (Express Bus Terminal Station, Honam-line side) to Gochang Munhwa Terminal: 16 a day in October 2026, scheduled at 3 h 06 m, ₩21,700 standard or ₩28,300 deluxe (October 2026 fares). From Gochang, take a rural bus towards Mujang (about 20 minutes) and change to a bus towards Gongeum, which stops at Hakwon Farm, or take a taxi from Mujang (about 20 minutes). By rail: KTX to Jeongeup on the Honam line (from Yongsan, or from Suseo since the 1 September 2026 KTX–SRT merger), then a bus from Jeongeup Intercity Bus Terminal to Gochang: 23 a day, 31 minutes, ₩4,500.
From Busan
Gochang's express terminal lists no Busan route, so change in Gwangju: intercity bus from Busan Seobu Intercity Bus Terminal (Sasang, Line 2 Sasang Station) to Gwangju U-Square, 23 a day, 2 h 57 m, ₩28,300 deluxe; then a bus from U-Square to Gochang, about 48 minutes (22 buses a day run between the two), and a rural bus or taxi out to the farm. Allow at least 4.5 hours.
From Incheon Airport
Direct airport buses link Gochang and Incheon Airport: from Gochang there are 4 a day, about 3 h 40 m to Terminal 1, ₩46,400–₩65,000 depending on class. Airport-to-Gochang times were not checked; otherwise take AREX or an airport bus into Seoul and the Central City bus, then the local connection to the farm.
Last leg from Jeongeup Station (KTX)
Honam Line (KTX). Not walkable: Gochang has no railway. Take a taxi to Jeongeup Intercity Bus Terminal, a 31-minute bus to Gochang (₩4,500, 23 a day), then a rural bus or taxi to Hakwon Farm
Festival shuttle
Shuttle buses ran at weekends during the 2026 festival, and Wikitree notes that direct shuttles from Gochang terminal run on some festival weekends; routes and times were not published in the sources opened, so check Gochang County's tourism site before you go. Inside the farm a tractor-drawn sightseeing tram has run during the festival (a few thousand won one way, blog-reported).
Getting home
The festival closes at 18:00. Direct express buses from Gochang Munhwa Terminal to Seoul Central City take about 3 h 06 m; allow about 40 minutes from the farm back to Gochang by rural bus and taxi via Mujang, and more if you wait for a bus. The other way back is a bus to Gwangju U-Square (48 minutes) and an express bus on to Seoul Central City, or stay overnight in Gochang. Bus times for spring 2027 are not out yet, so this page gives no last-bus time: check the last buses at Gochang Munhwa Terminal before the festival day. Going back by KTX from Jeongeup, check the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+; KTX and former SRT trains are booked there since the 1 September 2026 merger) or at the station before you go.
Parking
About ₩10,000 per car, paid at the entrance and refunded in full as a Gochang Sarang gift voucher. Lot 1 is next to the entrance and restaurants; lots 2–4 on nearby farmland are a 10–15 minute walk, and a lot for large buses was added in 2026. The access road is a narrow two-lane road that backs up at weekends, so arrive before 9:00.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barley field paths (central field) | ₩3,000 | Per person, wristband issued (KTO lists the barley-path experience at ₩3,000); free for children 6 and under and Gochang residents (blog-reported) |
| Parking (per car) | ₩10,000 | Paid at the entrance and refunded in full as a ₩10,000 Gochang Sarang gift voucher, usable at festival stalls and in shops and restaurants in Gochang |
| Tractor sightseeing tram (one way) | ₩5,000 | Blog-reported |
| Viewing the fields from the farm roads | Free | Free (blog-reported) |
- Booking
- No booking: pay the path fee and parking on arrival. The weekend treasure hunt and SNS photo events are joined on site.
- English on site
- No English-language programme or interpretation was documented; signs and stage programmes are described in Korean.
- Crowds
- About 400,000 visitors were expected in spring 2025 (Jeonbuk Ilbo); KTO's overview gives 300,000–500,000 a year. Weekends are busiest and the two-lane access road jams; weekday mornings are quieter.
- Best time to go
- Late April to early May: the barley is knee-high and greenest in late April, when canola blooms among it, and turns pale yellow in early May and golden by mid-May before the early-June harvest. At weekends arrive before 9:00.
- What to bring
- Sun hat, sunscreen and water for open fields with little shade; comfortable shoes for dirt farm paths.
- Step-free access
- The fields cover rolling hills and the paths between the barley are narrow farm tracks; no step-free route, wheelchair or stroller rental was documented.
- Pets
- A 2026 visitor guide says dogs are allowed on a leash if you bring waste bags; the organizer's own rule was not found.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Mid-April to early or mid-May 2027 if the pattern holds: each recent run opened on a Saturday in mid-April and closed 23 days later on a Sunday (20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025, 18 April–10 May 2026), which would point to 17 April–9 May 2027. This would be the 24th edition. Dates not announced as of 19 October 2026. | expected | The 2024, 2025 and 2026 dates were reported between 9 and 13 April of each year, so expect an announcement in early April 2027. Watch Gochang County's tourism site and KTO's listing (contentId 511801). |
| 2026 | 18 Apr – 10 May 2026 | ended | Hakwon Farm area, Gongeum-myeon. Parking lot 1 is next to the entrance and the restaurants; lots 2–4 are on nearby farmland and open ground, a 10–15 minute walk away. An extra lot for large buses was added in 2026. |
| 2025 | 19 Apr – 11 May 2025 | ended | Hakwon Farm, about 63 ha (some 200,000 pyeong) of barley and canola fields per Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
| 2024 | 20 Apr – 12 May 2024 | ended | Hakwon Tourist Farm, Gongeum-myeon. |
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.
A stone-walled county fortress built in 1453 and one of Korea's three best-known walled towns: you walk the 1,684 m path along the wall, with views over Gochang town and a bamboo grove inside. It is in Gochang town, where the buses from Seoul arrive, so walk it before heading out to the farm; KTO lists it open all year from early morning to 22:00 (adults ₩3,000, mostly refunded as Gochang Sarang gift vouchers). Tip: azaleas flower along the wall in late April, the barley season.
Getting there: In Gochang town, about 40 min from the farm by rural bus and taxi via Mujang; a walk or short taxi ride from Gochang Munhwa Terminal
- Getting awayAfter
Getting back to Gochang is the slow part: the farm is in the countryside, the narrow two-lane access road backs up at weekends, and the rural bus via Mujang may mean a wait. Leave the farm well before the 18:00 close, allow at least 40 minutes to Gochang, and book the express bus back to Seoul in advance. If you miss it, go via Gwangju U-Square (48 minutes) or stay the night in Gochang.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Gochang Green Barley Field Festival 2027?
Not announced yet. It ran 20 April–12 May 2024, 19 April–11 May 2025 and 18 April–10 May 2026, each time opening on a Saturday in mid-April for 23 days, so mid-April to early May 2027 is likely. Recent dates were reported in early to mid April.
Is the barley festival free?
Partly. Looking at the fields from the farm roads is free, while the paths through the central field have cost a few thousand won per person (young children and Gochang residents free, blog-reported). Parking is about ₩10,000 per car, refunded in full as a Gochang Sarang gift voucher.
When is the barley at its best?
Late April, when the barley is knee-high and at its greenest and yellow canola flowers among it. It turns pale yellow in early May and golden by mid-May; the harvest is in early June.
How do I get to Hakwon Farm from Seoul without a car?
Take an express bus from Seoul Central City Terminal to Gochang Munhwa Terminal (16 a day, about 3 h 06 m, ₩21,700). From Gochang, take a rural bus towards Mujang (about 20 minutes) and change to a Gongeum bus, which stops at Hakwon Farm, or take a taxi from Mujang (about 20 minutes). Weekend shuttles ran in 2026, but times were not published.
Which dramas and films were shot in the barley fields?
The hut from the drama Goblin, scenes from 100 Days My Prince and When Life Gives You Tangerines, and the films Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) and A Werewolf Boy (2012). The 2025 festival set up drama photo zones and costume rental.
Is there anything to see at Hakwon Farm outside the festival?
Yes. After the barley harvest the farm plants sunflowers, zinnias, buckwheat and cosmos; its 16th summer and autumn flower festival ran 20 July–27 October 2019.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- ktriptips (KTO TourAPI data mirror) — 고창 청보리밭축제 (contentId 511801, record modified 8 Jun 2026)kto — 2026 dates 18 Apr–10 May; 09:00~18:00; parking ₩10,000 refunded in local currency, barley-path experience ₩3,000; 학원농장길 150; 35.3754/126.5433; 063-562-9897; host 고창군, run by the committee; since 2004; about 770,000 m²; 300,000–500,000 visitors a year; 21st-edition theme and programme; Mujang-hyeon fortress 4,911 m. Straight-line distances (about 16, 41, 88 km) computed from these coordinates
- Newsis, 9 Apr 2026 — '제23회 고창 청보리밭 축제' 4월 18일~5월 10일news — 23rd edition 18 Apr–10 May 2026, 23 days; about 770,000 m² (230,000 pyeong); theme; tractor tram, tree-lined road, 호랑이왕대밭; seven-treasure hunt (UNESCO biosphere reserve, geopark); gukak and trot; barley rice cakes, bokbunja, Pungcheon eel; canola from late April; ₩10,000 parking refunded as vouchers; large-bus lot; weekend shuttles; weekday mornings quieter, arrive before 9:00 at weekends
- Wikitree, 9 Apr 2026 — 버려진 야산이었는데... 10만 평 초록빛 물결로 대박 터진 한국의 '이곳'news — 2026 dates, opening 18 Apr 14:00; run by Jin Young-ho, a wild hill in the early 1960s; first barley festival 2004; knee-high in late April, pale yellow early May; shed, zelkova, hut; lot 1 by the entrance, lots 2–4 10–15 min walk; two-lane road; shuttles from Gochang terminal some weekends; bus to Mujang then Gongeum; dolmens UNESCO Dec 2000, 440+, museum 09:00–18:00 Mar–Oct, shut Mon, ₩3,000
- 여행 숙소이야기 via Daum, 23 Apr 2026 — "20만 평 유채꽃과 청보리가 동시에 폈어요"blog — 23rd edition 18 Apr (Sat)–10 May (Sun) 2026; parking ₩10,000 refunded as Gochang Sarang vouchers; central field ₩3,000, free for children 6 and under and Gochang residents; tractor ride ₩5,000 one way; weekend and holiday treasure hunt for lucky pouches; SNS gifts; price display in the food zone; Gochang Nongak parades in five-colour costume; Goblin location; phone 063-563-9897
- infoarounds — 2026 고창 청보리밭 축제 일정 주차장 입장료 및 드라마 촬영지 여행 가이드 (29 Apr 2026)blog — 2026 dates; 08:30–18:30, last entry 17:50; ₩3,000 path fee with wristband; viewing from outside roads free; parking ₩10,000 prepaid, refunded as a ₩10,000 voucher for stalls, restaurants and markets in Gochang; weekend and holiday shuttle from an elementary school; dogs on a leash; Goblin hut and When Life Gives You Tangerines canola section; arrive before 9:00 at weekends
- Jeonbuk Ilbo, 11 Apr 2025 — 드라마 같은 풍경과 영화 같은 하루…고창 청보리밭축제 19일 개막news — 22nd edition 19 Apr–11 May 2025, 23 days; about 63 ha (200,000 pyeong) of barley and canola; address 학원농장길 158-6; about 400,000 visitors expected; drama photo zones (Tangerines, Goblin, 100 Days My Prince), costume booths; stage with Gochang Nongak, classical music, busking; hygiene checks, price display, discounted vouchers; summer sunflowers and zinnias, autumn buckwheat
- Jeonbuk Ilbo, 13 Apr 2025 — 초록빛 물결 출렁이는 고창 학원농장의 봄 '장관'…고창 청보리밭축제 19일 개막news — 22nd edition 19 Apr–11 May 2025; theme 'barley fields meet K-content'; 63 ha; parking fees refunded in full as Gochang Sarang vouchers; price-stabilisation booth; more than 400,000 visitors each spring; former name 한새골, 'field of cranes'; seasonal crops; filming of Goblin, 100 Days My Prince, When Life Gives You Tangerines; 063-563-9897, borinara.co.kr
- Jeonbuk Ilbo, 20 Apr 2025 — 청보리 물결 위에 피어난 봄의 향연, 고창 청보리밭 축제 개막news — 22nd edition opened 19 Apr 2025, to 11 May; barley rice-cake cake cutting and a field walk with guests from sister cities and Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos; drama photo zones and costume rental
- NewsSeoul, 12 Apr 2024 — '초록물결 음악노트' 제21회 고창 청보리밭축제, 20일 개막news — 21st edition from the 20th to 12 May 2024, 23 days; theme 초록물결 음악노트; about 300,000 pyeong; opening show, busking, audience shows; hygiene checks, price display, report centre; paid parking refunded as vouchers; first barley landscape-agriculture festival; host Gochang County, run by the committee; sponsors Jeonbuk State, NH Nonghyup, KHNP Hanbit
- Jeonbuk Ilbo, 17 Apr 2023 — 경관농업 (column)news — The spring barley festival at Hakwon Farm, Gongeum-myeon, reached its 20th edition in 2023
- Korea JoongAng Daily, 18 Apr 2014 — White and green fields ring in spring in Gochang, Buannews — Farm founded by former prime minister Chin Iee-chong (1983–1985), run by his son Young-ho; media photos in the late 1990s; narrow paths and a rest spot at the highest point; Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) and A Werewolf Boy (2012); 11th festival 18 Apr–11 May 2014, free; phone 063-562-9897; Seonunsa about 3,000 camellia trees, flowers to the end of April
- Sports Khan, 11 Apr 2007 — 전북 고창 '학원농장'news — Farm cleared from a hill in the early 1960s by Jin Ui-jong and his wife Lee Hak, now run by their eldest son Jin Young-ho; designated a landscape-agriculture district in 2004; ears in early April, greenest around Ipha (6 May), golden by mid-May, harvest in early June
- Jeonbuk Ilbo, 12 Aug 2019 — [뚜벅뚜벅 전북여행] 고창 학원농장, 여름 가을 꽃 잔치 여행news — 16th summer and autumn flower festival at Hakwon Farm, 20 Jul–27 Oct 2019: sunflowers, zinnias, buckwheat and cosmos planted after the barley harvest
- Trip.com blog — 고창 청보리밭 축제 (21 Apr 2025)blog — 2025 dates 19 Apr–11 May, opening 14:00; 09:00–18:00; free admission; address 학원농장길 150; Gochang Munhwa Terminal to Mujang by bus about 20 minutes, taxi from Mujang to the site about 20 minutes; inside lot small, outside lot 10–15 minutes' walk
- 나무위키 mirror (thewiki) — 공음면other — Hakwon Farm, created by former prime minister Jin Ui-jong, is the best-known barley field in Gongeum-myeon and has its own bus stop; Yeonggwang town is closer than Gochang town
- Seoul Central City → Gochang Munhwa Terminal express bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other — 16 buses a day, 07:05 to 19:30; 3 h 06 m on every run; adult fares ₩21,700 standard (일반), ₩28,300 deluxe (우등)
- Gochang Munhwa Terminal → Seoul Central City express bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-06)other — 16 buses a day, 06:30 to 19:00; 3 h 20 m; last departures 18:00 (arr 21:20) and 19:00 (arr 22:20); ₩21,700 / ₩28,300
- Gochang Munhwa Terminal express departures (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — 10 routes, none to Busan; to Gwangju U-Square 22 departures 06:40–20:30, 48 min, ₩7,000 deluxe / ₩5,400 standard; to Incheon Airport T1 4 departures 00:10–11:30, about 3 h 40 m, ₩46,400–₩65,000 by class
- Jeongeup Intercity Terminal → Gochang Munhwa Terminal intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-11)other — 23 buses a day, 06:40 to 21:00; 31 minutes; ₩4,500 adult
- Jeongeup Station (high-speed) page (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-19)other — Jeongeup Station is a Honam high-speed (KTX) station with destinations including Yongsan and Suseo; timetables and fares not shown on the station page
- Korail press release: 코레일-에스알 9월 1일 하나로…안전 최우선, 더 편리한 고속철도의 시작 (31 Aug 2026)official — Integration and integrated running from 1 Sep 2026; KTX and SRT merged into KTX; average KTX fare cut about 10%; Suseo-axis seats up about 30%; 5% mileage; Korail+ app (Korail Talk + SRT app) launched 3 Aug
- Gwangju U-Square → Seoul Central City express bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — 92 buses a day; late departures 21:15, 22:00, 22:30, 23:20 and 00:00
- Busan Seobu (Sasang) → Gwangju U-Square intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — 23 buses a day, 06:00 to 22:00; 2 h 57 m on every run; weekday adult fares ₩28,300 deluxe (우등) and ₩36,800 premium, ₩33,900 for the 22:00 regular (일반) bus
- KTO TourAPI listing 고창모양성제 (contentId 604454)kto — 2026 dates 15–19 Oct, hours 10:00~22:00, fee 무료, address 모양성로 11 고창읍성, coordinates 35.4331/126.7035, organizer 고창군, phone 063-560-2949, homepage 모양성제.com; overview: dapseong legend (one lap cures leg ailments, two long life, three paradise), night dapseong and ganggangsullae with residents and visitors, parade of about 1,000 residents, Returns 1453; record modified 29 Sep 2026
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 고창모양성제kto — Held since 1973; fortress built 1453; 2026 dates, 10:00~22:00, free, 주최 고창군; programme list; Pansori Museum 111 m, Shin Jae-hyo house 117 m; modified 2026-09-29. Distances to nearby festivals (about 38, 45, 83 and 143 km in a straight line) computed from these coordinates and site records
- KTO (ktriptips mirror) — 고창읍성kto — Gochang Eupseong: built 1453; fees ₩3,000 adults, ₩2,000 teenagers and soldiers, ₩1,500 children, refunded in Gochang Sarang vouchers; hours 05:00~22:00; open all year; Maengjong bamboo grove
- Brunch (여행톡톡) — 4월, 입장료 0원! 고창의 초록 명소 베스트 4 (1 May 2026)blog — Gochang Eupseong open 04:00–22:00, adults ₩3,000 refunded as Gochang Sarang vouchers; wall walk; azaleas along the walls in late April; good for an evening walk
- Yeogiyou (KTO data) — 고창읍성other — Gochang Eupseong, 모양성로 1; homepage culture.gochang.go.kr; adult ₩3,000 with ₩2,000 returned as Gochang vouchers
- Yeogiyou (KTO data) — 고창 무장현 관아와 읍성other — Mujang Eupseong built 1417; Jinmuru south gate, gaeksa and dongheon survive; Historic Site 346; no hours or fee listed (reason it was dropped)
What we could not confirm
- The official sites (borinara.co.kr and Gochang County's tourism pages) were not opened; 2026 shuttle routes and times, restrooms and rain arrangements were not found.
- Rural bus times between Gochang Munhwa Terminal, Mujang and Hakwon Farm were not checked; the local legs (about 20 minutes by bus to Mujang and 20 minutes by taxi) come from a 2025 travel blog, and the WebSearch budget ran out before a county timetable was found.
- A 2026 visitor guide places the weekend and holiday shuttle stop at a local elementary school; the school's name and the route were not confirmed.
- Hours differ: KTO gives 09:00–18:00, a 2026 visitor guide 08:30–18:30 with last entry at 17:50.
- The ₩3,000 field-path fee appears in KTO's 2026 data; whether it applied before 2026 is not known (2014 and 2025 sources describe entry as free), and the concessions are blog-reported.
- Phone numbers differ: KTO and JoongAng Daily give 063-562-9897, Jeonbuk Ilbo (2025) and a 2026 blog 063-563-9897. Addresses differ too: KTO 학원농장길 150, Jeonbuk Ilbo 학원농장길 158-6.
- Area figures vary by source: about 770,000 m² (230,000 pyeong) per KTO and Newsis, 63 ha (200,000 pyeong) per Jeonbuk Ilbo 2025, 300,000 pyeong per NewsSeoul 2024; the record follows KTO and Newsis.
- No visitor totals for 2024–2026 were found; 400,000 is a pre-festival estimate for 2025.
- The numbering (11th in 2014, 21st in 2024) counts every year from 2004; whether the 2020 and 2021 editions were held in person during COVID-19 was not checked.
- No KTO or official Japanese or Chinese name for the festival was found; names.ja, zhHans and zhHant left null.
- 2027 dates not announced as of 19 October 2026; the window is based on the 2024–2026 pattern.
- KTX journey times and fares from Yongsan or Suseo to Jeongeup were not read, as in the Gochang Moyangseong record.
- Bus frequencies, journey times and fares are from the October 2026 timetable as shown by a third-party mirror of the national timetable feed; the April–May timetable may differ.
- Last buses back from Gochang to Seoul (direct, and via Gwangju U-Square) on the festival dates under the timetable in force that day
- Gochang Eupseong: KTO gives the hours as 05:00–22:00 (Korean listing) and 04:00–22:00 (Chinese listing); the voucher refund is described as the full ₩3,000 in one source and ₩2,000 in another; the walking time from Gochang Munhwa Terminal was not checked.
- Mujang Eupseong (on the bus change at Mujang) was dropped from 'Before or after the festival' because its hours, fee and the wait for the onward rural bus were not found.
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. · 2026-10-20 — Nearby note corrected: Damyang ran during the barley season. · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed the October 2026 bus departure times and last buses back to Seoul and Gwangju, which may not apply in spring 2027; the page now gives journey times and frequency and says to check the last buses at Gochang terminal. · 2026-10-31 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no clock times left; added a 'leaving' line on getting back to Gochang and a Korail+ check for a KTX return from Jeongeup; prices: path fee, parking and farm tram given as rounded amounts without a year label.
