| Dates | 1–3 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Ended at 18:00 on 3 August |
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 1–4 Aug 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 31 Jul – 9 Aug 2026 |
Program
- 1 Augeve party with fireworks and busking
- Find the Golden Ring2 Aug 11:30 and 15:00, 3 Aug 15:00
- 2–3 Aug'Thousand-person table' with Ottogi (1,000 servings of cold tomato pasta)
- Seungri unit soldiers' night and a taekwondo demonstration on the stage
- Water zone with a sliding pool, water-gun playground and ice foot baths; water party in the event zone
- Experience zoneballoon art, tomato face painting, photo zone, Santa post office, park golf; Ottogi pavilion and farm-produce sales; military equipment display
Notes on the 2025 edition
21st edition; six theme zones and about 40 programs. The ring hunt used 20 don of gold rings and 22 tons of culled tomatoes. Temperatures near 35°C. About 120,000 visitors (provisional count).
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.