| Dates | 4–5 Nov 2023 |
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| Venue | Piagol Maple Park, Piagol valley전라남도 구례군 토지면 내동리 924 (남산길 13) |
| Admission | No admission fee is mentioned on the 2026 leaflet, and none was reported for past editions; food, market goods and some hands-on activities may be paid (2026 prices not published). Spending ₩30,000 or more locally earns a Piagol souvenir. |
| Next edition | 2025: 1–2 Nov 2025 |
Notes on the 2023 edition
47th edition. The 2024 (48th) edition's dates were not found.
About the festival
The Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival (지리산 피아골 단풍축제) is a two-day weekend festival in Piagol, a valley on the Gurye side of Jirisan National Park in Jeollanam-do whose autumn leaves are among the 'ten views of Jirisan'. Gurye County's site gives Saturday–Sunday 7–8 November 2026 for the 50th edition, at Piagol Maple Park in Toji-myeon, opening with a commemorative tree planting at 10:00 and the traditional foliage rite at 11:00 on 7 November. From Seoul, take a bus from Nambu Terminal to Gurye (about 3 h 13 m, ₩31,600 deluxe), then the hourly ₩1,000 county bus to Piagol.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
27 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2023 edition source
- Gurye County tourism — 지리산피아골단풍축제 (festival page)municipal
- Gurye County — 제50회 피아골단풍축제 2026 leaflet (image on the festival page, posted 21 Oct 2026)municipal
- Gurye County — Piagol festival traffic guide (undated graphic on the festival page)municipal
- Gurye County — 버스시간 및 요금 (county and intercity bus timetable dated 1 Oct 2026, page updated 12 Oct 2026)municipal