| Dates | 22 Sep – 29 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Open every day including the Chuseok and Hangeul Day holidays; night opening until 22:00 on 29 Sep–2 Oct |
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2022: 1–30 Oct 2022 |
| Next edition | 2024: 2 Oct – 3 Nov 2024 |
Notes on the 2023 edition
38 days; theme "A Dinosaur World Beyond Imagination" (상상 그 이상의 공룡세계). 180,186 paid visitors (free entrants not counted), peak day 14,481, 396 school and other groups; revenue about ₩4.24 billion.
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.