Nature & seasonsHapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do

Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival 2025 in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

황매산 억새축제 2025

Oct2025
18 –26
Sat–Sun 09:00–17:00 (KTO data)
Past edition

18 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 · 09:00–17:00 (KTO data)

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Dates18–26 Oct 2025
Hours09:00–17:00 (KTO data)
VenueHwangmaesan County Park (Hwangmae Plain)경상남도 합천군 가회면 황매산공원길 331
AdmissionEntry: Free · Shuttle between the Deokman and Ginkgo car parks: ₩2,000
Previous edition2024: 5–13 Oct 2024
Next edition2026: 17–25 Oct 2026

Program

  • 18 Octopening with singer Jiwon and electric violinist Semi
  • Weekendscultural performances (fusion gugak, saxophone, electric violin) and a family treasure hunt at 11:00 and 14:00
  • Dailybook zone with rental books among the grass; outdoor book cinema on the lawn plaza from 20 Oct
  • Docent tours with a forest interpreter three times a day; Nanum Cart tour extended to the general public
  • Local farm-produce market from 3 Oct to 26 Oct; food market on 26 Oct

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree
Shuttle between the Deokman and Ginkgo car parks₩2,000Weekends only, per a travel site; the same site reported parking free during the festival

Notes on the 2025 edition

Fourth edition. Over 60,000 visitors in nine days despite frequent rain; about 140,000 during the whole silver-grass season.

About the festival

The Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival (황매산 억새축제) is a free nine-day festival in Hwangmaesan County Park in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, where about 60 ha of silver grass covers the Hwangmae Plain at about 900 m. The fifth edition runs 17–25 October 2026, 09:00–18:00, with weekend performances and weekday activities; the next is expected in October 2027. A road climbs to a car park at about 850 m, about 10 minutes' walk from the grass; without a car, take a bus from Seoul Nambu Terminal to Hapcheon (about 4 hours), then a taxi.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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