Dates

25 Apr – 6 May 2025

Venue

Hampyeong Expo Park전라남도 함평군 함평읍 곤재로 27

Admission

Adult, advance ticket: ₩6,300 · Coupon returned with an adult ticket: ₩2,000

Previous edition

2024: 26 Apr – 6 May 2024

Next edition

2026: 24 Apr – 5 May 2026

Program

Theme 'Butterfly, Meet the Golden Bat' (나비, 황금박쥐를 만나다), with the debut of the county's golden-bat mascot Hwangbak-i (photo zone, pop-up store and Hwangbak-i bread)

About 200,000 butterflies of 17 species and about 500,000 flowers of 30 species

New butterfly feeding experience in a 20 m air-dome outdoor butterfly hall on the central plaza, the most popular programme of the year

Indoor and outdoor butterfly release, the Butterfly Fantasia parade show, mask making and butterfly costumes

Main stageinvited singers, a nationwide busking contest and a butterfly dance contest

Traditional games, banana harvesting and VR; at the wetland park, dairy activities, fishing and cycling

Prices

Item

Price

Note

Adult, advance ticket

₩6,300

Advance sale to 24 Apr 2025 on Ticketlink and Naver and at the foundation office in Expo Park (10% off the gate price); youth ₩4,500; children, seniors and kindergarten pupils ₩2,700; groups of 20 or more a further 10% off

Coupon returned with an adult ticket

₩2,000

₩1,000 with a youth ticket; usable at the festival and in local shops

Notes on the 2025 edition

27th edition. 224,098 visitors, about 20% more than in 2024; ₩849 million in ticket revenue and about ₩1.07 billion of sales at farm-produce stalls, booths and vendors. Expo Park closed on 7–8 May 2025 for maintenance after the festival.

About the festival

The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (함평나비대축제) is a spring festival for families at Hampyeong Expo Park in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, where children release and feed live butterflies among flower beds, insect halls and play areas. The 28th edition ran 24 April–5 May 2026, 09:00–18:00, and drew about 236,000 visitors; the 2027 edition is expected in late April to early May but had not been announced as of 19 October 2026. Entry is paid: gate tickets run from about ₩3,000 to ₩7,000 depending on age, about 10% less in advance, and the adult ticket has included a coupon worth about ₩2,000 to spend in Hampyeong. From Seoul it is about three hours by KTX to Gwangju Songjeong and a bus, and on eight festival days in 2026 KTX trains also stopped at Hampyeong Station.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hampyeong Butterfly Festival page, which covers every edition.

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival 2025 in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

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