| Dates | 1 Oct – 7 Nov 2021 |
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| Venue | Danghangpo Tourist Site경상남도 고성군 회화면 당항만로 1116 |
| Admission | Paid: ₩19,000 for adults and ₩13,000 for children at the gate in 2026; the presale and early-bird discounts ended on 21 September. In 2022 and 2023 children under 36 months, people with severe disabilities and accompanying teachers entered free. |
| Next edition | 2022: 1–30 Oct 2022 |
Notes on the 2021 edition
Fifth expo, 38 days, theme "Lost Dinosaurs, Their Return" (사라진 공룡, 그들의 귀환); the first in five years. Held under COVID-19 distancing with advance booking for the main halls; 179 fossils on show, including an Allosaurus skeleton displayed in full for the first time in Korea.
About the festival
The Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo is a 41-day dinosaur exhibition and show park at Danghangpo Tourist Site in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, a county known for its dinosaur footprint fossils. The 10th edition runs 22 September–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00 (until 22:00 on night-opening days); gate tickets are ₩19,000 for adults and ₩13,000 for children, and parking is free. It has been held every autumn since 2021, so autumn 2027 is expected, though no dates are announced. From Seoul, buses from Seoul Nambu Terminal reach Goseong in 3 h 51 m; Danghangpo is a taxi or rural-bus ride further.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.