Nature & seasonsGurye, Jeollanam-do

Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival 2025 in Gurye, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

지리산 피아골 단풍축제 2025

Nov2025
1 –2
Sat–Sun Foliage rite 10:00 on 1 Nov at Pyogomakteo
Past edition

1 November 2025 to 2 November 2025 · Foliage rite 10:00 on 1 Nov at Pyogomakteo; other times not reported

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival page (7–8 Nov 2026).

Venue this year. Piagol Maple Park, Pyogomakteo, Jikjeon village and the valley towards Samhongso.

Dates1–2 Nov 2025
HoursFoliage rite 10:00 on 1 Nov at Pyogomakteo; other times not reported
VenuePiagol Maple Park, Piagol valley전라남도 구례군 토지면 내동리 924 (남산길 13)
AdmissionNo 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.
Previous edition2023: 4–5 Nov 2023
Next edition2026: 7–8 Nov 2026

Program

  • 1 Novfoliage rite to the Jirisan mountain spirit, calligraphy performance, taekwondo demonstration, traditional and fusion gugak, 'Samhong' foliage concert
  • 2 Novbusking, magic show, saxophone
  • Retro themefoliage fashion show, retro singing contest, retro tearoom, retro costumes, roasted chestnuts and dalgona, treasure hunt, foliage forest walk
  • Local produce stalls and food booths with five-colour bibimbap, handmade tofu and wild-greens gimbap

Notes on the 2025 edition

49th edition, theme 'mountains and water as they are: foliage!'. Sansuyu fruit festival in Sandong-myeon the same weekend.

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.

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