| Dates | 1–4 Aug 2024 |
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| Weather | August average 30/21 °C (86/70 °F), 320 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Chuncheon station, about 25 km away. |
| Venue | Sanae Sports Park, Sachang-ri, Sanae-myeon강원특별자치도 화천군 사내면 화악산로 998-9 |
| Admission | No entry ticket is mentioned in any 2024–2026 report opened, and the grounds are a public sports park. The golden ring hunt cost ₩3,000 in 2026, all of it returned as Hwacheon Sarang gift vouchers you can spend on local produce and in local shops. |
| Next edition | 2025: 1–3 Aug 2025 |
Program
- 1 Augeve festival, fireworks and busking
- Find the Golden Ring in a large tomato pool; last session 4 Aug 15:00
- 2–3 Aug'Thousand-person table' with Ottogi (1,000 servings of cold tomato pasta)
- Water zone with a sliding pool, water-gun playground and a new ice foot-bath zone
- Experience zone (face painting, photo spots, Santa post office), farm-produce market, Ottogi pavilion and military equipment display
Notes on the 2024 edition
20th edition, theme 'Welcome to Hwacheon, united by tomatoes'; six theme zones and about 40 programs. More than 133,000 visitors (provisional), including about 7,700 on opening day and 34,500 on 2 August.
About the festival
The Hwacheon Tomato Festival (화천토마토축제) is a summer farm festival in Sanae-myeon, Hwacheon County, Gangwon, best known for 'Find the Golden Ring', in which visitors wade into a pool of culled tomatoes to hunt for gold rings. The 22nd edition ran 31 July–9 August 2026 at Sanae Sports Park, about 2 hours by direct bus from Dong Seoul; the 2027 edition is expected in late July or early August but has not been announced. No entry ticket is reported, and the ring hunt cost ₩3,000 in 2026, all of it refunded as local gift vouchers.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hwacheon Tomato Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.