| Dates | 9 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 09:00–18:00 per KTO's listing. Under the park's normal hours last entry is at 17:00 (March–October), November hours are 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00), and the park closes on Mondays; whether these apply during the festival was not stated. |
| Venue | Tripitaka Koreana Theme Park경상남도 합천군 가야면 가야산로 1160 |
| Admission | Theme park admission, adult: ₩5,000 · Middle and high school students: ₩3,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 24 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Autumn 2027, most likely between early October and mid-November: every edition since 2022 has fallen in that window (28 Oct–13 Nov 2022, 27–29 Oct 2023, 23–27 Oct 2024, 24 Oct–2 Nov 2025, 9 Oct–1 Nov 2026). Nothing announced as of 18 October 2026. |
Program
- Plazaautumn-flower sculptures of Hapcheon's sights on the theme "a flower-path trip around Hapcheon", in four stages: a departure station with the mascot Byeolkkungi, "stations" for county landmarks, a flower path, and a camping-themed last stop with Byeolkkungi and Daejang-i
- Exhibitionsflower sculptures and photo zones, chrysanthemum bonsai, winning works from the Palman Daejanggyeong national art competition
- Workshops (fees extra)caricatures, coffee-ground fridge magnets, mother-of-pearl key rings, chrysanthemum painting on a tea mat, soap making, ceramic gonggi stones, family-motto calligraphy, pottery and tea ceremony
- Six hands-on stations from the "Moving Tripitaka Science Museum" and eight permanent Tripitaka art experiences
- Performancesthe audience-participation history play Yadan Beopseok Daejang Dogam (야단법석 대장도감), Tripitaka performances and lectures, magic, cotton-candy art and clown balloons
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Theme park admission, adult | ₩5,000 | Standard park rate from KTO data; KTO's festival listing says only that entry is paid and workshops are extra |
| Middle and high school students | ₩3,000 | |
| Elementary pupils, soldiers, 65 and over | ₩2,500 | |
| Children 6 and under, Hapcheon County residents | Free | With ID; also registered disabled visitors and national merit holders |
| Groups of 20 or more (10 or more for foreign visitors), adult | ₩3,000 | ₩2,000 for youth and ₩1,500 for children in groups |
| VR and craft activities in the park | ₩1,000 | Park rate; prices for the festival workshops were not published |
| Pottery experience | ₩15,000 | Park rate |
Notes on the 2026 edition
Dates, hours, theme and programme come from KTO's TourAPI listing (contentId 3019716, last modified 13 Oct 2026); no Hapcheon County notice or news report of the 2026 edition was found.
About the festival
The Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival (대장경기록문화축제) is Hapcheon County's autumn festival at the Tripitaka Koreana Theme Park in Gaya-myeon, Gyeongsangnam-do, about 5 km from Haeinsa Temple, where the 81,258 Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks are kept. The 2026 edition runs 9 October–1 November, 09:00–18:00, with autumn-flower sculptures, chrysanthemum bonsai, Tripitaka exhibitions and family craft workshops. Entry is paid: it is the theme park ticket, which costs a few thousand won (Hapcheon County has not published 2026 prices), and workshops cost extra. From Seoul, take the KTX to Dongdaegu (₩39,000), then the Haeinsa bus from Daegu Seobu Bus Terminal (56 minutes, ₩9,700).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.