| Dates | 14–22 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 09:00–18:00 (KTO listing); the grove villages themselves are open at all hours |
| Venue | Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site and Sansuyu Culture Center, Sandong-myeon전라남도 구례군 산동면 상관1길 45 |
| Admission | Festival admission: Free · Parking at the Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site lots: Free |
| Previous edition | 2025: 15–23 Mar 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Mid-March 2027 (28th edition): nine days from a Saturday to the following Sunday, set around the forecast sansuyu bloom. Recent runs were 11–19 Mar 2023, 9–17 Mar 2024, 15–23 Mar 2025 and 14–22 Mar 2026. The 2026 dates were public by 26 January 2026 and the 2025 dates by 19 February 2025; 2027 dates not announced as of 19 Oct 2026. |
Program
- Theme'Eternal love, a yellow flutter blooming in Gurye' (영원한 사랑, 구례에 피어나는 노란 설렘)
- 14 Mar 10:00harvest prayer ritual (풍년기원제) at the site of the first sansuyu tree (산수유 시목지)
- 14 Mar 15:00opening ceremony and concert at the main venue with Son Tae-jin, Eleven, Hyun Jin-woo and Lee Jung-ok
- Sansuyu fruit-shelling contest, sansuyu golden-bell quiz, rice-cake pounding and free sansuyu tea tasting
- Children's craftssansuyu character keyrings, dreamcatchers and pin badges
- 'Tunnel of light and love' at the entrance with heart-shaped wish boards; sansuyu flower-path walk
- Busking on love, flutter and sansuyu themes, a nongak farmers' music performance by a National Intangible Cultural Heritage troupe, and township resident programmes
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival admission | Free | Free (KTO listing); some hands-on programmes and food cost extra |
| Parking at the Jirisan Hot Spring Tourist Site lots | Free | Free per a 2026 visitor guide |
Notes on the 2026 edition
27th edition. A visitor guide put peak bloom around 18 March 2026; no official visitor total was found.
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.