| Dates | 25 Jul – 2 Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–23:00 per KTO (a visitor's post gives 10:00–22:30, varying by programme) |
| Venue | Tamjin River waterside park and riverbanks, Jangheung-eup전라남도 장흥군 장흥읍 칠거리예양로 83 (장흥읍사무소, KTO 등록 위치) |
| Admission | Festival admission and the daily water fight: Free |
| Previous edition | 2025: 26 Jul – 3 Aug 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Late July to early August 2027 (the 20th edition). 2024, 2025 and 2026 each ran nine days from the last Saturday of July to the following Sunday; the same pattern would give Saturday 31 July–Sunday 8 August 2027, though a start on 24 July is also possible. The 2024 dates were set at a committee meeting on 25 November 2023, so 2027 dates may follow in late 2026. Not announced as of 19 October 2026. |
Program
- 25 Jul 13:00Colorful Salsu Daecheop street parade from Jangheung County Community Hall along Jungang-ro to the water-fight area, with overseas performance teams; opening ceremony and show, and an outdoor water party with a DJ at the county-office intersection plaza
- Daily 14:00'Biggest water fight on earth' with water guns and water cannons, team battles and a giant volleyball match; 60 minutes on weekdays, 120 minutes at weekends
- Daily 15:00, 25 Jul–1 Aug'Catch the golden fish' (giant eels) in the Tamjin River
- Water Play Zonewooden boats, banana and peanut boats, a large water slide, a healing water fountain, a children's water play zone and an event pool
- 26 JulJeongnamjin Riverside Music Festival
- 30 JulMyK Festa K-pop concert (announced lineup included BTOB, Chung Ha, BBGIRLS, KickFlip and SAY MY NAME)
- 31 JulJangheung Rock Festival (Daybreak, FT Island, Kim Kyung-ho Band, Crackshot, Eve)
- 1 Aug 19:00–22:00Water Beat EDM party (DJ Hyebin, Cheetah, Lee Ha-neul and Jung Jae-yong of DJ DOC)
- EveningsStarlight Moonlight Youth Zone, the Jangheung Mulbit Yajang night-food area and the Mulbit ON zone (shade by day, lit at night)
- Papillon Zip and Pyeonbaek Forest Woodland: K-drama filming-location experiences, an AR mission tour and the 'Jjang! Heungnaneun Jangheung' camping stay
- Alsowater tug-of-war, ssireum wrestling, a national student music contest and a residents' self-governance contest
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival admission and the daily water fight | Free | Free per KTO |
| Paid programmes (some rides and experiences) | — | ₩2,000–7,000 per KTO; a visitor's post says part of the fee came back as a ₩2,000 local voucher (not confirmed by the organizer) |
Notes on the 2026 edition
19th edition; theme 'Water and Forest – Rest (休)'. 448,000 visitors (Newsis, 2 Aug 2026). Named a 2026 honorary culture-tourism festival and a prospective global festival by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (KTO listing), with ₩250 million a year in support. The county donated ₩50 million of festival profit to the Jeonnam Community Chest.
About the festival
The Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival (정남진 장흥 물축제) is a nine-day summer festival on the Tamjin River in Jangheung-eup, Jeollanam-do, built around a free mass water fight every afternoon at 14:00. The 19th edition ran 25 July–2 August 2026; 2027 dates are not announced, but late July to early August is expected. Entry is free, with some rides at ₩2,000–7,000, and direct buses from Seoul take about 4 h 20 m.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.