Nature & seasonsHapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do

Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival 2026 in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

황매산 억새축제 2026

Oct2026
17 –25
Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00 per KTO
Past edition

17 October 2026 to 25 October 2026 · 09:00–18:00 per KTO; weekend performances 13:00–15:00, weekday activities 13:00–18:00. The park itself is open at all times.

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2026 festival offered. The current information is on the Hwangmaesan Silver Grass Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Venue this year. Events centre on the lawn plaza near the summit car park (about 850 m).

Dates17–25 Oct 2026
Hours09:00–18:00 per KTO; weekend performances 13:00–15:00, weekday activities 13:00–18:00. The park itself is open at all times.
VenueHwangmaesan County Park (Hwangmae Plain)경상남도 합천군 가회면 황매산공원길 331
AdmissionEntry: Free · Parking, small car: ₩5,000
Previous edition2025: 18–26 Oct 2025
Next edition2027: October 2027, probably nine days from a Saturday to the following Sunday, if the pattern of 2024–2026 holds (5–13 Oct 2024, 18–26 Oct 2025, 17–25 Oct 2026). Nothing announced as of 18 October 2026; the 2026 dates were announced on 15 September 2026.

Program

  • Sat 17 Oct 14:00opening ceremony on the lawn plaza, followed by singer Park Hyun-bin
  • Weekends (17–18 and 24–25 Oct) 13:00–15:00: cultural performances such as electric violin, fusion gugak and saxophone
  • Weekdays (19–23 Oct) 13:00–18:00: dice game, "catch 10 seconds" challenge, four-cut photo booth, silent music listening with headphones
  • Weekdaysfree Nanum Cart electric tour for visitors with disabilities, people 70 and over and pregnant women (plus one companion), on-site sign-up, first come first served
  • Docent tour with a forest interpreter on the mountain's nature, history and culture (pre-registration on the county site)
  • Dailylocal farm-produce market and food market

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree
Parking, small car₩5,000Peak-season rate in KTO data (₩4,000 off-season); the park guide, as summarised by a travel site, counts all of October as peak, with ₩5,000 covering 4 hours and ₩2,000 per extra hour. Parking was reported free during the 2025 festival; 2026 practice not confirmed.
Parking, large vehicle₩10,000KTO data and park guide
Nanum Cart tour (eligible visitors)FreeFree during the festival on weekdays; normally paid; no weekend service
Shuttle, Deokman to Ginkgo car park, one way₩2,0002024 fare, weekends and holidays; 2026 operation and fare not published

Notes on the 2026 edition

Fifth edition, announced by Hapcheon County on 15 September 2026. Organizer listed by KTO as the Hwangmaesan Festival Committee (phone 055-930-4769).

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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