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Goheung Yuzu Festival 2026 in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

고흥유자축제 2026

Nov2026
12 –15
Thu–Sun 10:00–22:00 (KTO listing)
Upcoming

12 November 2026 to 15 November 2026 · 10:00–22:00 (KTO listing); concert and program start times not yet published as of 18 October 2026

Not yet confirmed for the 2026 edition: opening hours or show times, prices, shuttle buses, road closures or parking. Check the organizer's page before you go.

Venue this year. About 70,400 m² in Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon. The county said it would add event space and temporary parking, and run more shuttle buses, more often, between Goheung-eup and the grounds.

Dates12–15 Nov 2026
Hours10:00–22:00 (KTO listing); concert and program start times not yet published as of 18 October 2026
VenueGoheung Yuzu Festival grounds, Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon전라남도 고흥군 풍양면 한동리 701-7 일원
AdmissionFestival admission: Free
Previous edition2025: 6–9 Nov 2025
Next edition2027: Probably four days, Thursday to Sunday, in the first half of November 2027, as in 2024–2026; nothing announced as of 18 October 2026. The 2026 dates were public by mid-August 2026 (festival committee meeting on 12 August), so expect an announcement in summer 2027.

Program

  • 12 Novopening with the '1004' yuzu-cheong packing and sharing event (1,004 yuzu farmers, volunteers and visitors)
  • Nightly yuzu concerts12 Nov Jang Han-byeol, Hwang Yun-seong, Kim Beom-ryong, Na Young, Miss Kim; 13 Nov KCM, Ulala Session, Kim Hyun-jung, Chae Yeon; 14 Nov Ben, Monday Kiz, DK, Solji; 15 Nov Choi Su-ho, Jeon Yu-jin, Eun Ga-eun, Park Seong-on
  • Dayyuzu-road orchard walk, harvest experience, yuzu-cheong and product workshops, yuzu therapy, farmers' parade, national sketching contest, Asian yuzu-city exchange hall
  • Nightluminaries and 'Milky Way of light' in the orchards; fire-art show with performers from Thailand, Cuba and Mongolia (KTO listing)
  • Foodenlarged low-price dining zone, yuzu dinner series, Goheung food festival and a direct-sale market
  • New'Legend of the 1,000-year yuzu spring' storytelling program and a large yuzu landmark sculpture

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Festival admissionFreeFree; some programs are paid (KTO listing)
Yuzu picking—2026 fee not published; ₩10,000 per kg in 2025 (visitor report)

Notes on the 2026 edition

6th edition, theme '11월 가을은 유자천국' (November autumn is yuzu heaven). In August 2026 it was placed among the top 150 of 1,214 local festivals in the national Korea representative festival evaluation (47th for awareness and appeal).

About the festival

The Goheung Yuzu Festival (고흥유자축제) is a four-day harvest festival in the yuzu orchards of Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon, in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, the county that grows most of Korea's yuzu. The 6th edition runs 12–15 November 2026, 10:00–22:00, with yuzu picking, a yuzu foot spa, lit-up orchards and nightly concerts. Entry is free; some activities, such as yuzu picking, cost extra (2026 fees not yet published). From Seoul, direct express buses from Central City Terminal take 4 h 24 m (₩42,800), or take the KTX to Suncheon and a bus of about 1 hour.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Goheung Yuzu Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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