Nature & seasonsGurye, Jeollanam-do

Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival 2023 in Gurye, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

구례산수유꽃축제 2023

Mar2023
11 –19
Sat–Sun
Past edition

11 March 2023 to 19 March 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival page (Expected Mar 2027).

Dates11–19 Mar 2023
VenueJirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site and Sansuyu Culture Center, Sandong-myeon전라남도 구례군 산동면 상관1길 45
AdmissionFree: the festival grounds and the flower paths through the villages cost nothing (KTO lists the festival as free). Some hands-on programmes, food and local products are paid.
Next edition2024: 9–17 Mar 2024

Program

  • First festival in four years, after three years off for COVID-19; 40-plus programmes
  • Three themed walks, including a barrier-free course
  • Opening-day trot concert, youth-planned busking and magic and bubble shows for families

Notes on the 2023 edition

24th edition.

About the festival

The Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival is a free nine-day spring festival in the sansuyu (cornelian cherry) villages of Sandong-myeon, Gurye, Jeollanam-do, where more than 110,000 trees turn the foot of Jirisan yellow. The 27th edition ran 14–22 March 2026 around the Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site; the 28th is expected in mid-March 2027, with dates set by the bloom and not yet announced. Entry is free; the nearest KTX station is Guryegu, about 30 minutes away by taxi.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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