Nature & seasonsHwasun, Jeollanam-do

Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival 2023 in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

세계문화유산 화순 고인돌 가을꽃 축제 2023

Oct2023
20 –29
Fri–Sun
Past edition

20 October 2023 to 29 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Venue this year. About 15 ha with 400,000 chrysanthemums and 103,000 sunflowers. Free shuttles ran from Sotae Station in Gwangju via Hanium to the Dogok information centre; seven car parks held about 1,700 cars.

Dates20–29 Oct 2023
VenueHwasun Dolmen Site (UNESCO World Heritage)전라남도 화순군 도곡면 고인돌1로 180
AdmissionOpening show: Free
Next edition2024: 18 Oct – 3 Nov 2024

Program

  • Opening ceremony and KBC opening show on 21 Oct, 14:00–17:00, at the World Megalith Theme Park (about 4,000 lawn seats)
  • First Dolmen Music (DM) Concert on 22 Oct, 14:00–17:00, on the main stage
  • Gongjeongsik National Song Festival final on 25 Oct, 17:00–20:00
  • A new 2 km barefoot walking course, 18 experience booths and a pet zone

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Opening showFreeFree; general admission not stated in the 2023 source

Notes on the 2023 edition

Theme "Rest and leisure with autumn flowers".

About the festival

The Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival (세계문화유산 화순 고인돌 가을꽃 축제) plants themed autumn flower gardens among the UNESCO World Heritage dolmens of Hwasun, Jeollanam-do. The 2026 edition runs 16–25 October, 09:00–18:00, with about 270,000 plants on about 4 ha and DM ("DolMen") concerts on 17, 18 and 25 October. Entry is ₩5,000, returned in full as a Hwasun gift voucher, and opening day is free. From Seoul, take the KTX to Gwangju Songjeong (about 2 hours), then county bus 218 or a taxi to the site.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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