At a glance
| Dates | Expected Mar/Apr 2027A weekend in late March or early April 2027 (the 44th edition by the numbering), timed to the canola bloom along Noksan-ro, following 29–30 March 2025 and 4–5 April 2026. Not announced as of 19 October 2026. The 2026 dates had been published by 12 March 2026, so watch for an announcement in February or March 2027. |
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| Next edition | 2027: A weekend in late March or early April 2027 (the 44th edition by the numbering), timed to the canola bloom along Noksan-ro, following 29–30 March 2025 and 4–5 April 2026. Not announced as of 19 October 2026. The 2026 dates had been published by 12 March 2026, so watch for an announcement in February or March 2027. |
| Admission | Free entry (KTO listing). Food and flea-market goods are paid.Entry: Free (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Jorangmal Horse Experience Park area and the Noksan-ro canola road, Gasi-ri제주특별자치도 서귀포시 표선면 녹산로 381-17 (조랑말체험공원 일대) |
| Nearest station | No rail access; see Getting there |
| From Seoul | about 2 h 5 min · Flight + TaxiFlight time only · Leave from Gimpo Airport · Same-night return is tightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival Organizing Committee (hosted by Seogwipo City)서귀포유채꽃축제조직위원회 (주최 서귀포시) |
| Usual timing | One weekend in late March or early April, timed to the canola bloom along Noksan-ro (2025: 29–30 Mar; 2026: 4–5 Apr; the 2023 edition ran until 2 Apr). The dates follow the bloom, so the window can shift from year to year. Browse March / April festivals. |
| First held | 1983 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 21 sources · See sources |
Bloom forecast: Flower festivals set or move their dates by the bloom forecast, so this window can shift by a week or two. Check again a few weeks before you go.
What it is like
Gasi-ri is a farming village on the eastern slopes of Hallasan in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, known for its oreum (volcanic cones), open grassland and canola fields. The plateau was once Gapmajang, described as the largest horse-breeding pasture of the Joseon era. Every spring Noksan-ro, the scenic road through the village, turns yellow with canola for more than 10 km, and in good years the cherry trees along it bloom at the same time. The festival takes place on one weekend near the peak, around the Jorangmal Horse Experience Park, with about 100,000 m² of fields to walk through. It goes back decades. In 1993 the Jeju Tourism Association was planning a canola festival. By 2014 it was held in Gasi-ri as the Jeju Canola Flower Festival (제주유채꽃큰잔치), with horse-carriage rides, canola oil pressing and a walk on the old Gapmajang pasture road. In 2020 Seogwipo City cancelled it because of COVID-19 and shredded the flowers. It returned in April 2021 as a scaled-down 38th edition, with no side events and no more than 350 people in the field at a time. The 43rd edition ran on 4–5 April 2026, 10:00–20:00, with free entry. Its main programmes were a night opening and a running programme, with one-day classes, village programmes and busking around them. In 2025 part of Noksan-ro was closed to cars so visitors could walk the flower road, and a talk concert for pets and their owners was held. Two things to know before you plan. First, the dates follow the bloom, so they move between late March and early April. Second, the site is rural: no festival shuttle or confirmed bus route was found, so most visitors come by rental car or taxi. The canola is out for most of March, so the fields are worth a visit outside the festival weekend too. Do not confuse the festival with the Seogwipo Canola International Walking Event, a separate walk held the weekend before (28–29 March in 2026).
Highlights
- About 100,000 m² of canola fields along Noksan-ro in Gasi-ri, open to walk through during the festival
- Noksan-ro itself: more than 10 km of canola, with cherry trees that often bloom at the same time; both were in full bloom on the closing day in 2026
- A night opening of the fields, one of the two main programmes in 2026
- A running programme through the flowers (2026)
- One-day classes, canola bouquet making, village programmes, busking and a flea market
- A car-free stretch of Noksan-ro during the festival (2025), and volcanic cones such as Ttarabi Oreum about 1.7 km away
Who it suits. Best for photographers, couples and families touring eastern Jeju by car. Less suited to visitors who rely on public transport or want a big-stage programme: the site is rural, no festival shuttle was published, and the festival lasts only one weekend.
Getting there
From Seoul
Fly from Gimpo to Jeju International Airport: about 1 h 15 min on most flights, with dozens a day (124 scheduled departures a day in the schedule running to 24 October 2026). Jeju has no trains. Gasi-ri is in the island's eastern uplands. A taxi from the airport takes about 50 minutes, and by rental car it is about 40 minutes from Jeju City on Route 97 (third-party guide). Local buses run toward Pyoseon-myeon, about an hour from the airport, but the route numbers and the stop for the festival were not verified, so check a bus app before relying on them.
From Busan
Fly from Gimhae (Busan) to Jeju International Airport, then take a taxi or rental car as above.
From Incheon Airport
Transfer to Gimpo Airport on the AREX airport railroad for the frequent Gimpo–Jeju flights, then continue from Jeju International Airport by taxi or rental car.
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle was found for 2026 on the pages opened.
Getting home
Jeju has no trains. The 2026 festival ran until 20:00 (KTO). Evening flights from Jeju back to Gimpo were not checked, so check the last flight in your airline's app before you go. With about 50 minutes by taxi to the airport, stay the night on Jeju if you want the night opening, or book a taxi back in advance.
Parking
No festival parking plan was published on the pages opened. Part of Noksan-ro closes to cars during the festival (2025), so expect to park away from the flower road and walk in.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | KTO listing: free |
- Booking
- No booking for entry. How to join the running programme or the one-day classes was not published on the pages opened; festival line 064-760-3942.
- English on site
- No English programme was found. The KTO-based listings opened were in Korean, and no on-site interpretation was announced.
- Crowds
- No visitor figures were published on the pages opened. Photographers come from all over Korea each spring, and a third-party guide suggests weekdays to avoid the festival-weekend crowds.
- Best time to go
- The festival weekend for the programme and the car-free road. For quieter fields, come on a weekday in early or mid-March, when the canola is already out. Cherry blossom along Noksan-ro was in full bloom on 5 April 2026.
- What to bring
- A windproof layer (early April on the open plateau can be windy), comfortable shoes for the field paths, and a charged phone for maps and taxi apps.
- Pets
- A talk concert for pets and their owners was held on 30 March 2025 (ELLE Korea); whether pets were allowed in the fields in 2026 was not stated.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | A weekend in late March or early April 2027 (the 44th edition by the numbering), timed to the canola bloom along Noksan-ro, following 29–30 March 2025 and 4–5 April 2026. Not announced as of 19 October 2026. The 2026 dates had been published by 12 March 2026, so watch for an announcement in February or March 2027. | expected | The bloom sets the dates: KTO's listing warns that bloom timing and programmes change from year to year. |
| 2026 | 4–5 Apr 2026 | ended | Jorangmal Horse Experience Park area, 381-17 Noksan-ro, Gasi-ri, with about 100,000 m² of canola fields along Noksan-ro. |
| 2025 | 29–30 Mar 2025 | ended | Jorangmal Experience Park area. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
A volcanic cone with three craters and six peaks, called the 'queen of oreum' by Jeju walkers; the path to the summit takes about 30 minutes and is free. Climb it in the morning before the festival (10:00–20:00 in 2026) fills up, or in the late afternoon before the night opening. Early April on the open plateau can be windy, so bring a windproof layer.
Getting there: About 1.7 km from the festival site in a straight line (KTO), with a free car park; by taxi or rental car, check the route in a map app
A village-built horse park on Gapmajang, the Joseon-era pasture where Gasi-ri raised horses for the royal court, with the Jeju Horse Museum (free), short pony rides and horse feeding. It is the centre of the festival site, so drop in between programmes: VisitJeju gives 10:00–18:00 with ticket sales ending 30 minutes before (KTO lists 09:00–18:00) and closes it on Tuesdays, which does not clash with a weekend festival. Rides start at about ₩12,000 for five minutes.
Getting there: At the festival site (Noksan-ro 381-15/381-17), on foot; museum free
- Getting awayAfter
The site is in Jeju's eastern uplands, about 50 minutes by taxi from the airport, and no festival shuttle or verified bus was found. Arrange the way back before you go: book a taxi back in advance or come by rental car. For the night opening, stay the night on Jeju rather than aiming for a late flight.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival 2027?
Not yet announced as of 19 October 2026. Expect a weekend in late March or early April 2027, timed to the bloom: the 2026 edition ran 4–5 April and the 2025 edition 29–30 March.
Does the Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival cost money?
No. Entry was free in 2026 (KTO), and the festival ran 10:00–20:00 on both days. Food and market goods are paid.
Where is the canola festival on Jeju?
In Gasi-ri, Pyoseon-myeon, in the east of Seogwipo, around the Jorangmal Horse Experience Park at 381-17 Noksan-ro. Noksan-ro is the canola road of more than 10 km that runs through the village, with about 100,000 m² of fields at the festival site.
How do I get to Gasi-ri from Jeju Airport?
A taxi takes about 50 minutes, and a rental car about 40 minutes from Jeju City on Route 97. Local buses toward Pyoseon-myeon take about an hour, but check the route and stop in a bus app first. No festival shuttle was found for 2026.
Do the canola and cherry blossoms bloom at the same time on Noksan-ro?
Often, yes. Cherry trees line the road beside the canola, and both were in full bloom on the festival's closing day, 5 April 2026. The canola alone is out for most of March.
Is this the same as the Seogwipo Canola International Walking Event?
No. The walking event is separate; in 2026 it ran the weekend before the festival, on 28–29 March. In 2018 its 5, 10 and 20 km courses started at Jeju World Cup Stadium in Seogwipo, and entry cost ₩10,000.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO festival listing (ktriptips mirror of TourAPI contentId 141736, Korean): 서귀포유채꽃축제kto — 4–5 Apr 2026, 10:00–20:00, free; Jorangmal park area, 녹산로 381-17; 33.383448/126.735656; committee and host Seogwipo City; 064-760-3942; sgpcanola.com; 100,000 m² of canola; March or April yearly, bloom and programmes vary; night opening, running, classes, village programmes, busking; wind complex 1,175 m, Canola Flower Plaza 1,199 m, Ttarabi Oreum 1,696 m; modified 31 Mar 2026
- 여기유 (yeogiyou) festival listing — 서귀포유채꽃축제 (republishes KTO data)other — 4–5 Apr 2026 (Sat–Sun), 10:00–20:00, free, host and organizer, 064-760-3942; flea market and side events may run; Seongeup Folk Village about 5 km from the site
- Seoul Shinmun — 오색 봄이 부른다… 서귀포 유채꽃, 벚꽃, 청보리, 고사리, 메밀꽃 (12 Mar 2026)news — Seogwipo City's 'five-colour spring' festival series; canola festival 4–5 Apr 2026; Seogwipo Canola International Walking Event 28–29 Mar 2026; dates public by 12 Mar 2026
- Twig24 — [포토] 활짝 핀 봄 (5 Apr 2026)news — 43rd Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival; closing day 5 Apr 2026 in the Gasi-ri Noksan-ro area; cherry blossom and canola in full bloom along the road
- ELLE Korea — 2025 서귀포 유채꽃 축제 (28 Mar 2025, magazine listing)news — 2025 dates 29–30 Mar at the Jorangmal Experience Park area; canola bouquet making and other activities, performances; part of Noksan-ro car-free; pet talk concert on 30 Mar
- ELLE Korea — 2023 spring festivals (31 Mar 2023, magazine listing)news — 2023 Seogwipo canola festival around Noksan-ro running until 2 Apr 2023; busking and one-day classes
- Money Today (News1) — 2년 만에 돌아온 제주유채꽃축제 (6 Apr 2021)news — 38th Jeju Canola Flower Festival opened 6 Apr 2021 at the Canola Flower Plaza in Gasi-ri, back after two years; 2020 cancelled because of COVID-19 and the flowers shredded; side events cancelled; no more than 350 people at a time; organizer Seogwipo City
- Seoul Shinmun — 제주유채꽃 보러 옵서예~ (9 Apr 2014)news — 제주유채꽃큰잔치 on 12–13 Apr 2014 at Jorangmal Experience Park, Gasi-ri; mid-mountain village known for canola, oreum and grassland; Noksan-ro canola road about 10 km; Gapmajang, the largest horse-breeding pasture of the Joseon era; horse-carriage rides, canola oil pressing, walk on the Gapmajang road
- Seoul Shinmun — spring flower roundup incl. 제주 유채꽃 큰잔치 (4 Apr 1993)news — A Jeju canola festival (제주 유채꽃 큰잔치) planned by the Jeju Tourism Association in 1993
- Nate Travel (인포매틱스뷰) — Jeju canola spots feature (20 Feb 2026)blog — Festival usually on weekends from late March to early April; Noksan-ro canola road of more than 10 km; canola and cherry blossom bloom together; part of the road car-free during the festival; flea market, busking, one-day classes; canola through March, early or mid-March quieter; visitors from across the country
- Maeil Shinmun — 제20회 서귀포 유채꽃 국제걷기대회 (22 Mar 2018)news — Seogwipo Canola Flower International Walking Festival 24–25 Mar 2018 from Jeju World Cup Stadium; 5, 10 and 20 km courses; entry ₩10,000
- Newsis — spring flower roundup (15 Apr 2023)news — Jeju canola blooms from March and lasts into April; Gasi-ri canola plaza among the island's canola spots
- Seoulstart — Jeju Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival (third-party guide)other — 43rd edition 4–5 Apr 2026; opening ceremony and night opening on 4 Apr; 'Canola Run'; taxi from Jeju Airport about 50 minutes; local bus toward Pyoseon-myeon about 1 hour; rental car from Jeju City via Route 97 about 40 minutes; early April can be windy; weekdays avoid festival-weekend crowds
- Seoul Shinmun 2026-03-03 — '불 대신 빛'… 제주 들불축제 하이브리드 축제 변신news — Jeju Fire Festival 2026 dates 9–14 Mar at Saebyeol Oreum (for the nearby entry)
- Segye Ilbo 2025-01-15 — 2025 제주들불축제 3월 14∼16일 새별오름 일대서news — Jeju Fire Festival 2025 dates 14–16 Mar at Saebyeol Oreum (for the nearby entry)
- Korea Airports Corporation — 김포국제공항 운항스케줄 (domestic, GMP→CJU departures)official — 124 scheduled Gimpo→Jeju departures 06:00–20:45 in the schedule running to 24 Oct 2026; block times 75 min (112), 80 min (9), 85 min (3)
- Kayak — Seoul Gimpo (GMP) to Jeju (CJU) flightsother — Direct flights about 1 h 15 min (average 1 h 16 min); weekly frequencies Jeju Air 155, Korean Air 142, Eastar 130
- KTO tourist data — 따라비오름 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 572968)kto — Ttarabi Oreum: three craters and six peaks, called the 'queen of oreum'; about 30 minutes to the summit, easy for anyone; free; parking; Jorangmal park about 1,694 m and the canola festival about 1,696 m away; modified 14 Sep 2026
- KTO tourist data — 조랑말체험공원 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 1812994)kto — Jorangmal Experience Park on the Gapmajang pasture site: Jeju pony museum (free), riding and feeding; 09:00–18:00, open all year; rides from ₩12,000 (5 min); free parking; 381-17 Noksan-ro; modified 18 Jul 2025
- VisitJeju — Jeju Horse Park (가시리조랑말체험공원)municipal — Village horse park built on Gasi-ri's roughly 600-year history of raising horses for the Joseon court; Jeju Horse Museum, riding course, café; 10:00–18:00, ticket sales end 30 minutes before closing, 17:00 in winter; closed Tuesdays; 381-15 Noksan-ro
- VisitJeju — Ttarabi Oreum Volcanic Conemunicipal — Ttarabi Oreum in Pyoseon-myeon: three craters and a line of large and small peaks; autumn silver grass
What we could not confirm
- 2027 dates: not announced as of 19 October 2026.
- 2024 (41st edition): dates and programme not found in this research pass.
- 2025 dates come from a magazine listing (ELLE Korea), not an opened official notice.
- firstHeld 1983 is derived from the numbering (38th in 2021 after the 2020 cancellation, 43rd in 2026), assuming no other skipped years; no opened source states the founding year.
- The official site (sgpcanola.com) was not opened: no 2026 timetable, running-programme sign-up, parking plan or shuttle notice was seen.
- Bus routes from Jeju Airport or Jeju City to Gasi-ri and the festival stop (route numbers, times, fares) were not verified; the taxi and drive times come from a third-party guide.
- Whether part of Noksan-ro was closed to cars in 2026, as in 2025.
- Japanese and Chinese names: no KTO foreign-language listing was found.
- Evening flights from Jeju back to Gimpo on festival days were not checked.
- Restrooms, accessibility, rain policy and foreign-card acceptance were not published on the pages opened.
- Jorangmal Horse Experience Park hours differ: VisitJeju gives 10:00–18:00 (17:00 in winter), closed Tuesdays; KTO data (2025) gives 09:00–18:00 with no closing day.
- Route and travel time from the festival site to the Ttarabi Oreum trailhead (only KTO's 1.7 km distance is known).
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of canola flowers on Jeju, not the festival road (Joycekim77, CC BY-SA 3.0). · 2026-10-30 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: removed the first- and last-flight clock times from the Seoul route, added a 'getting away' line and a note to check the last flight; prices: no change (no exact forward-looking fees).
