Korean festivals and events in April

April is cherry-blossom month. Jinhae's festival ends in the first days of April, and in Seoul the cherry trees bring festivals to Yeouiseo-ro behind the National Assembly on Yeouido and to Seokchon Lake beside Lotte World Tower, both timed to the bloom in late March or the first half of April, as are Gyeongju's stone-wall road at Daereungwon and the canola fields along Noksan-ro on Jeju. Mid-April brings azaleas on Biseulsan in Daegu and the start of three weeks among the green barley at Gochang, and Taean's tulip festival on the west coast runs from early or mid April into the first week of May, with the blooms usually at their best in mid to late April. Daejeon's science festival has been held in mid-April in recent years, and Jindo's sea road opens when the tides are lowest. The last week starts a run into May with the Hampyeong Butterfly Festival, the Jeonju International Film Festival and the Namwon Chunhyang Festival, and the lotus-lantern season begins in Seoul ahead of Buddha's Birthday, with the Yeon Deung Hoe parade on a Saturday in late April or May.

Tip. April weekends are the busiest of the spring for domestic travel; weekday visits are far calmer.

What's on in Korea in April

In April, 19 of the festivals on this site take place in Korea: Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show (4 Apr – 31 Oct 2026), Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade (18 Apr – 31 Oct 2026), Naora Show (25 Apr – 31 Oct 2026), Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027), Jinhae Gunhangje Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027), Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival (expected Mar/Apr 2027) and 13 more. 16 of them are free to enter, some with paid activities. Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show is on now (4 Apr – 31 Oct 2026).

All checked on or after 16 October 2026. “Expected” dates follow the organizer's usual pattern.

FestivalWhereUsuallyNext datesEntry
Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show Goheung, Jeollanam-do Apr/May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct 4 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 Free entry
Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade Jeonju, Jeonbuk State Apr/May/Jun/Jul/Aug/Sep/Oct 18 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 Free entry
Naora Show Wonju, Gangwon State Apr/May/Jun/Sep/Oct 25 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 Free entry
Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Mar/Apr Expected Mar/Apr 2027 Free entry
Jinhae Gunhangje Festival Changwon (Jinhae-gu), Gyeongsangnam-do Mar/Apr Expected Mar/Apr 2027 Free + paid activities
Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival Seogwipo, Jeju Mar/Apr Expected Mar/Apr 2027 Free entry
Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival Seoul (Songpa-gu), Seoul Mar/Apr Expected Mar/Apr 2027 Free entry
Yeouido Spring Flower Festival Seoul Mar/Apr Expected Mar/Apr 2027 Free entry
Biseulsan Azalea Culture Festival Daegu (Dalseong-gun), Daegu Apr Expected Apr 2027 Free entry
Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour Seoul Apr/May/Sep/Oct Expected Apr/May/Sep/Oct 2027 Paid admission
Gochang Green Barley Field Festival Gochang, Jeonbuk State Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Free + paid activities
Hampyeong Butterfly Festival Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Paid admission
Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju, Jeonbuk State Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Free + paid activities
Mungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Free + paid activities
Namwon Chunhyang Festival Namwon, Jeonbuk State Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Free + paid activities
Taean World Tulip Festival Taean, Chungcheongnam-do Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Paid admission
Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) Seoul Apr/May Expected Apr/May 2027 Free entry
Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival Jindo, Jeollanam-do Mar/Apr 2027 dates to be announced · usually Mar/Apr Free entry
Daejeon Science Festival Daejeon Apr/Oct 2027 dates to be announced · usually Apr/Oct Free entry

On now, coming up and expected

Nokdong Coastal Ferry Terminal at Nokdong Port in Goheung, where the drone show is held Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
4 –31
Sat–Sat
LightsGoheungFreeEnds todayAbout 4 h 40 min from Seoul

Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show

The Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show (고흥 녹동항 드론쇼) is a free drone light show over Nokdong Port in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, with Sorok Bridge behind it, held every Saturday at 21:00 from 4 April to 31 October 2026 (900 drones, busking from 20:00) and on the last Friday of each month in Goheung-eup. As of 19 October 2026 the season's last shows are Saturday 24 October, Friday 30 October (Goheung-eup) and Saturday 31 October; the 2027 season is expected from April.

Jeonju Hanok Village, where the parade runs, in 2022 Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
18 –31
Sat–Sat
TraditionJeonjuFreeEnds todayAbout 1 h 55 min from Seoul

Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade

The Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade (노상놀이야) is a free, one-hour folk parade along Taejo-ro, the main street of Jeonju Hanok Village, led by the giant dragon banners of Jeonju Gijeop-nori and pungmul drummers, with comic street plays on the way and a closing communal play in front of Gyeonggijeon Shrine. The 2026 season runs every Saturday, 15:00–16:00, from 18 April to 31 October, so the last two dates are 24 and 31 October; the 2027 season had not been announced as of 19 October 2026.

Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
25 –31
Sat–Sat
LightsWonjuFreeEnds todayAbout 50 min from Seoul

Naora Show

The Naora Show (나오라쇼, "Night of Light Show") is a free evening show at the Ganhyeon Tourist Area below Sogeumsan Grand Valley in Wonju, Gangwon: a media façade projected onto a river cliff about 250 m wide and 70 m high, with a music fountain that shoots up to 60 m. The 2026 season runs 25 April–31 October on Saturdays and public holidays only (none in July and August), 19:50–21:00, so the last 2026 shows are on Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October; the 2027 season is expected from late April.

Cherry blossoms near Bulguksa in Gyeongju (not the festival's Daereungwon stone-wall road) Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureGyeongjuFreeAbout 2 h 35 min from Seoul

Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival

The Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Festival, billed in 2026 as the Gyeongju Daereungwon Stone-Wall Road Festival (경주 대릉원돌담길 축제), closes the cherry-lined road along the walls of the Daereungwon royal tomb park for three days at peak bloom, with street performances, a night light show, food trucks and a craft market. The 2026 edition ran 3–5 April, 13:00–22:00, with free admission; the 2027 edition is expected on a Friday-to-Sunday weekend in late March or early April, with dates set by the bloom.

Cherry trees in full bloom arching over the Yeojwacheon stream during the 2024 Jinhae Gunhangje Festival Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureChangwon (Jinhae-gu)About 2 h 45 min from Seoul

Jinhae Gunhangje Festival

Jinhae Gunhangje is Korea's largest cherry-blossom festival, held across the Jinhae district of Changwon on the south coast, an hour by bus from Busan. The 64th edition ran 27 March–5 April 2026; the 65th is expected in late March–early April 2027.

Canola flowers in full bloom on Jeju in April (not the festival's canola road itself) Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureSeogwipoFreeBy air from Seoul

Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival

The Seogwipo Canola Flower Festival is a free weekend festival in the canola fields of Gasi-ri, in the eastern uplands of Seogwipo on Jeju, where Noksan-ro, a road of more than 10 km, is lined with yellow canola and often cherry blossom at the same time. The 43rd edition ran 4–5 April 2026, 10:00–20:00, around the Jorangmal Horse Experience Park, with a night opening, a running programme, classes and busking.

Seokchon Lake, the festival's venue, with cherry blossoms in April 2020 Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureSeoul (Songpa-gu)Free

Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival

The Seokchon Lake Cherry Blossom Festival is Songpa-gu's free spring festival around Seokchon Lake, beside Lotte World Tower in south-east Seoul, where about 1,000 king cherry trees line a lit lakeside path of about 2.5 km. The 2026 edition ran 3–11 April; the 2027 dates follow the bloom and are expected between late March and mid-April, announced only about ten days ahead.

A view of the 2015 Yeouido Spring Flower Festival Expected
Expected2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureSeoulFree

Yeouido Spring Flower Festival

The Yeouido Spring Flower Festival is Yeongdeungpo-gu's free cherry-blossom festival on Yeouiseo-ro (Yunjung-ro), a 1.7 km riverside road behind the National Assembly in Seoul that closes to cars for about a week and is lined with about 1,886 cherry trees, lit after dark. The 2026 edition ran 3–7 April, 11:30–21:30; the 2027 dates follow the bloom forecast and are expected in late March or the first half of April, not yet announced.

Biseulsan in Dalseong County, Daegu, the mountain where the festival is held, in May 2018 Expected
Expected2027
Apr
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NatureDaegu (Dalseong-gun)Free

Biseulsan Azalea Culture Festival

The Biseulsan Azalea Culture Festival (비슬산 참꽃문화제) is Dalseong County's spring festival on Biseulsan in southern Daegu, timed to the bloom of a summit plateau of wild azaleas, about 300,000 pyeong (roughly 1 km²) at around 1,000 m beside Daegyeonsa temple. The 30th edition ran 17–19 April 2026; the 2027 dates are not announced and should fall on a mid-April weekend set by the bloom.

The Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace at night in April 2013 Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May / Sep / Oct
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TraditionSeoul

Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour

The Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour (창덕궁 달빛기행) is a ticketed, guided night walk by lantern light through Changdeokgung Palace and its Secret Garden in central Seoul, with a daegeum flute solo, court dance, and tea with traditional sweets. It runs in spring and autumn: the autumn 2026 season ended on 17 October, and no 2027 dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026 (recent spring seasons have started in mid-April).

Green barley fields at Hakwon Farm during the 2018 Gochang Green Barley Field Festival, with a horse-drawn carriage on the horizon Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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NatureGochangAbout 3 h 46 min from Seoul

Gochang Green Barley Field Festival

The Gochang Green Barley Field Festival (고창청보리밭축제) is a three-week spring festival at Hakwon Farm in Gongeum-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk State, where paths run through about 770,000 m² of rolling green barley, with yellow canola among it from late April. The 23rd edition ran 18 April–10 May 2026, 09:00–18:00; 2027 dates are not announced, but the pattern points to mid-April to early May 2027.

A view of the 2013 Hampyeong Butterfly Festival Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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FamilyHampyeongAbout 3 h from Seoul

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival

The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (함평나비대축제) is a spring festival for families at Hampyeong Expo Park in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, where children release and feed live butterflies among flower beds, insect halls and play areas. The 28th edition ran 24 April–5 May 2026, 09:00–18:00, and drew about 236,000 visitors; the 2027 edition is expected in late April to early May but had not been announced as of 19 October 2026.

Jeonju's Film Street under its sail canopies, the festival's main hub Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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ArtsJeonjuAbout 1 h 40 min from Seoul

Jeonju International Film Festival

The Jeonju International Film Festival (JEONJU IFF) is a ten-day festival of independent and experimental cinema, held since 2000 around Jeonju Film Street in Gosa-dong, in the old city centre near Jeonju Hanok Village. The 27th edition ran 29 April–8 May 2026 with 236 films from 54 countries; 2027 dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026, but recent editions have run from the last days of April into early May.

Jogokgwan, the second gate of Mungyeong Saejae, near the festival site Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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TraditionMungyeongAbout 2 h 30 min from Seoul

Mungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival

The Mungyeong Chasabal Festival (문경찻사발축제) is a ten-day pottery and tea festival at the Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, a Joseon-era drama set inside Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where potters who fire tea bowls in traditional wood-burning mangdaengi kilns show, demonstrate and sell their work. The 28th edition ran 1–10 May 2026, 09:00–18:00; 2027 dates have not been announced, but recent editions fell between late April and mid-May.

A view of the 2009 Chunhyang Festival in Namwon Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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TraditionNamwonAbout 2 h from Seoul

Namwon Chunhyang Festival

The Namwon Chunhyang Festival (춘향제) is a seven-day festival of traditional performance at Gwanghallu Garden and the Yocheon riverside in Namwon, Jeonbuk State, built around Korea's best-known love story and first held in 1931. The 96th edition ran 30 April–6 May 2026 and drew about 1.51 million visits; the 97th is expected in late April–early May 2027, dates not yet announced.

Tulip beds at the 2019 festival, then held at Korea Flower Park on Anmyeondo Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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NatureTaeanAbout 2 h 7 min from Seoul

Taean World Tulip Festival

The Taean World Tulip Festival (태안 세계튤립꽃박람회, officially a 'world tulip flower expo') is Korea's best-known tulip show: about five weeks of millions of tulips in themed coastal gardens in Taean, Chungcheongnam-do, a little over two hours from Seoul by express bus. The 2026 edition ran 1 April–6 May at Nature World in Mageompo, Namyeon-myeon, after nine years (2017–2025) at Korea Flower Park beside Kkotji Beach on Anmyeondo; 2027 dates and venue are not announced, but early April to early May is the pattern.

Rows of lotus lanterns over the courtyard of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul before Buddha's Birthday, with monks walking beneath Expected
Expected2027
Apr / May
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TraditionSeoulFree

Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival)

Yeon Deung Hoe is Seoul's Buddhist lantern festival for Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th lunar month). Its centrepiece is a free Saturday-evening parade of about 100,000 lanterns from Heunginjimun along Jongno to Jogyesa Temple, with lantern exhibitions at Jogyesa, Cheonggyecheon and Bongeunsa.

Crowds walking out along the sea road as the tide parts toward Modo island Dates TBA
Dates TBA2027
Mar / Apr
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NatureJindoFreeAbout 5 h 20 min from Seoul

Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival

The Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival (진도 신비의 바닷길 축제) runs on the few spring days when low tides expose a 2.8 km, 30–40 m wide seabed path between Hoedong village and Modo island on Jindo, Jeollanam-do. The 46th edition ran 17–20 April 2026; 2027 dates will follow the tide tables, probably in March or April.

Hanbit Tower at Expo Science Park in Daejeon, one of the festival venues Dates TBA
Dates TBA2027
Apr / Oct
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FamilyDaejeonFreeAbout 1 h 25 min from Seoul

Daejeon Science Festival

The Daejeon Science Festival is a free science fair run by Daejeon city with the Ministry of Science and ICT at Daejeon Convention Center and Expo Science Park, about an hour from Seoul by KTX. The 2026 edition ran 17–19 April, 10:00–18:00, together with the national Korea Science Festival; 2027 dates are not set.