| Dates | 15–23 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site and Sansuyu Culture Center, Sandong-myeon전라남도 구례군 산동면 상관1길 45 |
| Admission | Free: 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. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 9–17 Mar 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 14–22 Mar 2026 |
Program
- Theme'In search of eternal love' (영원한 사랑을 찾아서); 24 events in 5 categories
- 15 Mar 10:00harvest prayer ritual; 18:00: opening ceremony with Lim Chang-jung, Na Tae-joo, Jang Ye-ju and Lee Jung-ok
- Sansuyu fruit-shelling contest, sansuyu flower-path walk, children's archery and world traditional games
- Food stalls switched from disposables to reusable dishes
Notes on the 2025 edition
26th edition; dates announced at a county briefing on 18 February 2025.
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.