At a glance
| Dates | Expected Oct 2027October 2027, probably over a weekend: recent editions ran 13–15 Oct 2023, 17–19 Oct 2025 and 24–25 Oct 2026. The 32nd edition's dates were not announced as of 18 October 2026. |
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| Next edition | 2027: October 2027, probably over a weekend: recent editions ran 13–15 Oct 2023, 17–19 Oct 2025 and 24–25 Oct 2026. The 32nd edition's dates were not announced as of 18 October 2026. |
| Admission | The festival is held inside the village and uses its normal ticket: ₩4,000 adults, ₩2,500 teenagers and military, ₩1,500 children, as the organizer lists it for 2026 (KTO festival listing, updated 21 October 2026). Visitors 65 and over enter free and Suncheon residents get 50% off (the village's standing discounts); no festival-period discount was announced for 2026.Adult admission: ₩4,000 · Teenagers and military: ₩2,500 · Children: ₩1,500 (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Naganeupseong Folk Village전라남도 순천시 낙안면 충민길 30 |
| Nearest station | Suncheon Station (순천역), Korail Jeolla Line (KTX from Yongsan; a few from Suseo)Not walkable: about 25 minutes by car or taxi, or city bus 16 (via Suncheon Station and Suncheon Bus Terminal) to the Naganeupseong stop, about a minute's walk from the village |
| From Seoul | about 3 h 5 min · KTX + Taxi + BusLeave from Yongsan Station · One-way fare from ₩42,300 · Back to Seoul the same nightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Naganeupseong Preservation Society and Suncheon Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival Promotion Committee (host: Suncheon City)(사)낙안읍성보존회 · 순천낙안읍성민속문화축제추진위원회 (주최: 순천시) |
| Usual timing | A weekend in mid to late October: 13–15 Oct 2023 (Friday to Sunday), 17–19 Oct 2025 (Friday to Sunday) and 24–25 Oct 2026 (Saturday and Sunday). KTO-based listings give 1994 as the first year and October as the usual month. Browse October festivals. |
| First held | 1994 |
| Last checked | 22 October 2026Checked against 27 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Naganeupseong is a walled county town from the Joseon period on the Nagan plain, west of central Suncheon. It is usually dated to 1397 and counted among Korea's three best-known eupseong (fortified county seats), with Haemi and Gochang. Unlike most heritage villages it is still lived in: more than 290 thatched houses stand inside the walls, home to about 100 households and some 230 residents, next to nine surviving buildings of the old county administration such as the Gaeksa guesthouse, the Dongheon magistrate's office and Nangminru pavilion. The town was designated Historic Site No. 302 in 1983, was added to UNESCO's World Heritage tentative list in 2011, and draws about 1.2 million visitors a year.
The Folk Culture Festival, first held in 1994, is the village's big October weekend. The 31st edition runs on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026, 11:00–17:00, under the theme 'Nagan (樂安): building joy, linking generations'. It opens with the procession of a newly appointed Nagan magistrate, and a gate-guard changing ceremony and a mounted general's patrol recreate the town as a working county seat. Residents stage Baekjung nori, a farmers' festivity, and reenact the building of the town wall. The programme also has tightrope walking, traditional martial arts, a changgeuk (Korean opera) about Kim Bin-gil, pansori and gayageum byeongchang, and a popular-music show called Nagan 樂 Festa. Visitors can join a giant tug-of-war, ssireum and arm-wrestling contests and yut games, and try making hopae (Joseon identity tags), straw crafts and archery, with local food booths throughout.
The caveats: entry is the village's normal paid ticket, the programmes are in Korean only, and no hour-by-hour schedule had been published by 18 October 2026. The village is about 25 minutes by road from Suncheon Station and is served by a few city bus routes whose timings were not verified, so a taxi is the simplest link if you are combining the festival with the KTX.
Highlights
- Opening procession of a newly appointed Nagan magistrate, with a gate-guard changing ceremony and a mounted general's patrol
- A lived-in Joseon walled town: more than 290 thatched houses and about 230 residents, Historic Site No. 302 since 1983
- Resident-led Baekjung nori and a reenactment of building the town wall
- Stage programme: tightrope walking, traditional martial arts, a Kim Bin-gil changgeuk, pansori, gayageum byeongchang and the Nagan 樂 Festa pop show
- Contests anyone can join: giant tug-of-war, ssireum, arm wrestling and yut nori
- Hands-on hopae (identity tag) making, straw crafts and archery, plus local food booths and traditional goods for sale
- The walk along the top of the town wall, about an hour, with views over the thatched roofs
Who it suits. Best for travelers curious about Joseon-era village life, families who want hands-on games and crafts, and photographers; less suited to visitors who need English-language programmes or evening events, since the festival runs 11:00–17:00 and everything is in Korean.
Getting there
From Seoul
KTX from Yongsan to Suncheon: about 19 trains a day in mid-October 2026, taking 2 h 24 m–3 h 27 m (most 2 h 33 m–2 h 50 m), ₩42,300 standard class on the fare table in force since the 1 September 2026 KTX–SRT merger; a few trains also run from Suseo. From Suncheon, city bus 16 runs via Suncheon Station and Suncheon Bus Terminal to Naganeupseong, and routes 61, 63 and 68 also stop at the Naganeupseong stop, about a minute's walk from the village; bus journey times and frequencies were not verified. A taxi or car from Suncheon Station takes about 25 minutes.
From Busan
Intercity bus from Busan Seobu Intercity Bus Terminal (Sasang, Line 2 Sasang Station) to Suncheon Bus Terminal: 14 a day, mostly 2 h 38 m, ₩17,000 regular, ₩22,000 deluxe or ₩28,600 premium. Gyeongjeon Line trains also run from Bujeon Station to Suncheon Station 4 times a day, ₩12,400 by Mugunghwa or ₩19,200 by Saemaeul; the trains back take 2 h 39 m–3 h 22 m. Check first and last departures at the terminal or in the Korail+ app (코레일+). Then city bus 16, which also stops at Suncheon Bus Terminal, or a taxi to Naganeupseong as above.
Last leg from Suncheon Station
Korail Jeolla Line (KTX from Yongsan; a few from Suseo). Not walkable: about 25 minutes by car or taxi, or city bus 16 (via Suncheon Station and Suncheon Bus Terminal) to the Naganeupseong stop, about a minute's walk from the village
Getting home
The festival programme ends at 17:00 and the village closes at 18:00 in October. KTX trains from Suncheon to Yongsan run into the late evening, so a same-day return to Seoul is realistic; Suncheon–Suseo trains are only a few a day, so plan on Yongsan. The times for 24–25 October 2026 have not been confirmed from Korail's timetable for those days: check the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+, where KTX and former SRT trains are now booked) or at Suncheon Station before you go. Bus times from Naganeupseong back to Suncheon were not verified; a taxi takes about 25 minutes.
Parking
Three free car parks at the village. Festival overflow parking and traffic arrangements for 2026 were not announced on the pages opened.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adult admission | ₩4,000 | The village's normal ticket, per the KTO 2026 listing; discounts on the city's Naganeupseong site |
| Teenagers and military | ₩2,500 | |
| Children | ₩1,500 | |
| Seniors 65 and over | Free | Free (Telltrip, January 2026); Suncheon residents get 50% off |
| Suncheon combined tourist-site ticket, adult | ₩12,000 | Covers several Suncheon sights including Naganeupseong (KTO Japanese listing) |
| Parking | Free | Three free car parks at the village |
- Booking
- No booking for entry; tickets are sold at the gates. No advance sign-up for the hands-on programmes was announced.
- Foreign cards
- Cards are accepted only at the East Gate ticket booth and the West Gate control office; whether foreign cards work there was not stated.
- English on site
- Programmes are in Korean. KTO publishes foreign-language listings for the village (including Japanese and Chinese) and the festival, but no on-site interpretation is documented.
- Crowds
- No festival visitor figure was found; the village draws about 1.2 million visitors a year, and both festival days fall on a weekend.
- Best time to go
- Saturday 24 October from the 11:00 start, because the magistrate's arrival procession opens the festival (exact time not published). Allow 2–3 hours for the village itself, including about an hour on the wall.
- What to bring
- Comfortable shoes for the wall walk, a warm layer for late-October afternoons, and some cash for food and craft booths.
- Step-free access
- The village lists accessible facilities and stroller rental; no step-free route around the festival areas or along the wall was published.
- Pets
- Pets are allowed in the village (Gangnam-gu tourism listing); festival-day rules were not stated.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | October 2027, probably over a weekend: recent editions ran 13–15 Oct 2023, 17–19 Oct 2025 and 24–25 Oct 2026. The 32nd edition's dates were not announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | |
| 2026 | 24–25 Oct 2026 | ended | Inside Naganeupseong Folk Village; food and experience booths and traditional goods sales run throughout. No timed stage schedule had been published by 18 October 2026. |
| 2025 | 17–19 Oct 2025 | ended | 30th edition, Friday to Sunday, theme '순천 낙안읍성, 시간의 문을 열다' ('Suncheon Naganeupseong opens the door of time'). No visitor total found. |
| 2023 | 13–15 Oct 2023 | ended | 28th edition, marking 40 years since the town was designated a historic site; theme '순천 낙안읍성, 조선을 만나다' ('meet Joseon at Suncheon Naganeupseong'). |
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.
- Ppurigipeunnamu Museum (뿌리깊은나무박물관)Before or after
Suncheon's city museum of the collection of the late Han Chang-gi: about 6,500 objects from the Bronze Age to the post-liberation years, including old Hangul books, clothing, pottery, folk paintings and crafts. It is about 300 m from the village, so slip in before the 11:00 start or between programmes: last entry is 16:30 on winter hours (17:30 on summer hours), and it closes on Mondays, not on the festival weekend. Tip: adult entry is ₩1,000.
Getting there: On foot from the village, about 300 m (about 5 minutes)
Korea's best-known coastal wetland: about 5.4 km² of reed beds where the Dongcheon and Isacheon streams run out to the mudflats, crossed by a wooden boardwalk, with Yongsan Observatory about 1.5 km uphill (about an hour there and back) for the view over the channels at sunset. In October ticket sales end at 18:00 and the sun sets before then, so leave Naganeupseong by mid-afternoon rather than at the 17:00 close. Tip: adult entry ₩10,000; Suncheon Station is 15–20 minutes away by taxi.
Getting there: Taxi via central Suncheon, roughly 40–45 minutes (about 25 minutes to Suncheon Station, then 15–20 more); fare not published
Questions travelers ask
When is the Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival 2026?
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October 2026, 11:00–17:00, inside Naganeupseong Folk Village in Suncheon. It is the 31st edition; the 2025 festival ran 17–19 October and the 2023 festival 13–15 October.
Is the Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival free?
No. The festival uses the village's normal ticket: ₩4,000 adults, ₩2,500 teenagers and military, ₩1,500 children in the organizer's 2026 listing. Visitors 65 and over enter free; no festival-period discount was announced for 2026.
How do I get to Naganeupseong from Seoul?
Take the KTX from Yongsan to Suncheon (₩42,300; most trains 2 h 33 m–2 h 50 m). From Suncheon, city bus 16 runs via the station and the bus terminal to the Naganeupseong stop, and buses 61, 63 and 68 also stop there; a taxi takes about 25 minutes.
What happens at the festival?
The Nagan magistrate's arrival procession opens it, followed by a gate-guard changing ceremony, a mounted general's patrol, resident-led Baekjung nori and a wall-building reenactment. There are tightrope, martial-arts, changgeuk, pansori and gayageum performances, a pop stage, a giant tug-of-war, ssireum and arm-wrestling contests, and hopae making, straw crafts and archery.
Do people really live in Naganeupseong?
Yes. About 100 households, some 230 residents, live in the village's more than 290 thatched houses. It has been Historic Site No. 302 since 1983 and is on UNESCO's World Heritage tentative list (2011).
What time is the last train back to Seoul?
Check it in the Korail+ app (코레일+) or at Suncheon Station before you go: the times for 24–25 October 2026 have not been confirmed from Korail's timetable for those days. KTX trains from Suncheon to Yongsan run into the late evening, so a day trip from Seoul works; Suncheon–Suseo trains are only a few a day, so plan on Yongsan.
When is the 2027 festival?
Not announced as of 18 October 2026. Expect a weekend in October 2027, in line with 13–15 Oct 2023, 17–19 Oct 2025 and 24–25 Oct 2026.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
22 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 TourAPI listing 순천 낙안읍성 민속문화축제 (contentId 527789)kto — 31st edition, 24–25 Oct 2026, hours 11:00–17:00, theme, paid entry: adults ₩4,000, teenagers and military ₩2,500, children ₩1,500; address 충민길 30, coordinates 34.9061/127.3417, host Suncheon City, phone 061-749-8838, homepage; programme list; '600 years'; record modified 14 Oct 2026
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 순천 낙안읍성 민속문화축제kto — 2026 dates, hours and fees; organizers (사)낙안읍성보존회 and 순천낙안읍성민속문화축제추진위원회, host Suncheon City; Historic Site No. 302; Ppurigipeunnamu Museum 312 m away
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, Spanish) — Festival Cultural Folclórico de la Aldea Naganeupseong en Suncheonkto — 2025 dates 17–19 Oct, 11:00–18:00, adults ₩2,000; 2025 programme (gayageum byeongchang contest, Im Gyeong-eop performance, gate ceremony, ssireum, arm wrestling, traditional wedding); phones 061-749-8831/8838; Seonamsa 10,111 m, Songgwangsa 12,273 m, museum 308 m
- 여기유 (KTO-based festival listing) — 순천 낙안읍성 민속문화축제other — 2026 dates Sat 24–Sun 25 Oct and fees; 2025 edition 17–19 Oct, 11:00–18:00, fees ₩2,000 / ₩1,250 / ₩750, opening by the provincial gugak orchestra, semi-trot and Granada fusion gugak, traditional wedding
- 여기유 (KTO-based listing) — 순천 낙안읍성other — Folk Culture Festival first held in 1994, every October; village hours (Oct 09:00–18:00); fees ₩4,000 / ₩2,500 / ₩1,500; information revised October 2026
- Hankyung — 불꽃놀이부터 미식체험까지…가을 축제 가득한 광주·전남 (13 Oct 2025)news — 30th edition, 17–19 Oct 2025, theme '순천 낙안읍성, 시간의 문을 열다'
- Metro Shinmun — 순천시, 낙안읍성 민속문화축제 개최 (10 Oct 2023)news — 28th edition, 13–15 Oct 2023; 40th anniversary of historic-site designation; theme; programme; eight traditional groups; provincial gugak orchestra on 15 Oct at 14:00
- Telltrip — 순천 낙안읍성 (travel article, 9 Jan 2026, updated 12 Jun 2026)blog — 1397; Historic Site No. 302 (1983); 290+ thatched houses, ~100 households, ~230 residents; 9 government buildings; UNESCO tentative list 2011; ~1.2 million visitors/year; Oct 09:00–18:00; ₩4,000/2,500/1,500, 65+ free, residents 50% off; buses 16, 61, 63, 68, 1-min walk; 25 min by car from Suncheon Station; 3 free car parks; wall walk ~1 h, visit 2–3 h; top 3 eupseong with Haemi, Gochang
- Gangnam-gu Office tourism listing — 낙안읍성municipal — Bus 16 via Suncheon Station and Suncheon Bus Terminal to Naganeupseong; cards accepted only at the East Gate ticket booth and West Gate control office; accessible facilities, stroller rental, pets allowed; earlier adult fee ₩2,000
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, Japanese) — 順天 楽安邑城kto — KTO Japanese name 順天 楽安邑城; hours; adult ₩4,000; combined tourist-site ticket ₩12,000; free parking
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, Simplified Chinese) — 顺天乐安邑城kto — KTO Simplified Chinese name of the village, 顺天乐安邑城
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror, Traditional Chinese) — 順天樂安邑城kto — KTO Traditional Chinese name of the village, 順天樂安邑城
- Suncheon City — tourism introduction (city file)municipal — Naganeupseong, Suncheon Bay wetland, Seonamsa and Songgwangsa as Suncheon's main sights; KTX to Suncheon Station
- Yongsan → Suncheon train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — 19 KTX a day on 16–18 Oct, 2 h 24 m–3 h 27 m (most 2 h 33 m–2 h 50 m); adult standard ₩42,300
- Suncheon → Yongsan train timetable, 17–23 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-17)other — 19:46 KTX-Sancheon 530 (arr 22:34), 20:44 KTX-Sancheon 532 (arr 23:26), last 22:15 KTX-Sancheon 534 (arr 00:44)
- Suncheon → Suseo train timetable, 6–12 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-06)other — 4 KTX-Sancheon a day; last 19:00 (arr 21:44), not shown on 9–11 Oct (Fri–Sun)
- Korail press release: 코레일-에스알 9월 1일 하나로…안전 최우선, 더 편리한 고속철도의 시작 (31 Aug 2026)official — Integration and integrated running from 1 Sep 2026; KTX and SRT merged into KTX; average KTX fare cut about 10%; Suseo-axis seats up about 30%; 5% mileage; Korail+ app (Korail Talk + SRT app) launched 3 Aug
- Korail KTX fare table, effective 1 Sep 2026 (xls)official — Standard class Yongsan–Suncheon ₩42,300 / ₩41,800
- Hankyung: 9월 1일부터 서울~부산 KTX 5만4400원…운임 평균 10% 인하 (31 Aug 2026)news — KTX and SRT run as KTX from 1 Sep; former SRT trainsets renamed KTX-Sancheon; booking unified in Korail+
- Gwangju Ilbo via Daum 2026-06-21 — 행정장벽 허무니 삶이 바뀐다…통합특별시 출범 카운트 다운news — Jeonnam-Gwangju integrated special city (전남광주통합특별시) launching 1 July 2026
- Busan Seobu (Sasang) terminal departures (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — To Jindo Public Terminal 2 a day: 08:10 deluxe ₩51,400 and 14:00 premium ₩60,400, 5 h 13 m. To Suncheon Bus Terminal 14 a day, 07:05–19:10, 2 h 38 m on most runs (14:25 run 2 h 09 m, 17:00 run 2 h 36 m), ₩17,000 regular, ₩22,000 deluxe, ₩28,600 premium. To Mokpo 6 a day (most 4 h 13 m). No Damyang, Hwasun or Nagan departures listed
- Suncheon → Bujeon train timetable, 18–24 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — Suncheon → Bujeon 4 trains a day, same every day: Mugunghwa 1962 06:24 (arr 09:32), Saemaeul 1932 10:06 (arr 12:45), Mugunghwa 1964 15:10 (arr 18:24), Mugunghwa 1982 17:06 (arr 20:28); 2 h 39 m–3 h 22 m; adult standard ₩12,400 Mugunghwa, ₩19,200 Saemaeul. Return summary: Bujeon → Suncheon 4 a day, first 06:12, last 18:53
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism regional festival listing — 순천 낙안읍성 민속문화축제 (31st, 2026)ministry — 31st edition 24–25 Oct 2026, 11:00–17:00; theme; fees ₩4,000 / ₩2,500 / ₩1,500 with discounts on the homepage; programme list without times; contact 061-749-8838; no shuttle, parking or change notices on 22 Oct 2026
- KTO festival listing (kfes) — 제31회 순천 낙안읍성 민속문화축제, information from the operating organization, updated 21 Oct 2026kto — 31st edition 24–25 Oct 2026 at 순천 낙안읍성; paid: adults ₩4,000, teenagers and military ₩2,500, children ₩1,500, discounts on the official site; programme outline without times; no shuttle, transport or parking details; contact 061-749-8838
- KTO tourist data — 순천시립 뿌리깊은나무 박물관 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 1799099, modified 3 Sep 2026)kto — About 6,500 items collected by the late Han Chang-gi, Bronze Age to post-liberation (Hangul books, clothing, pottery, folk paintings, crafts); summer 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30), winter 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30); closed Mondays; adult ₩1,000; about 312 m from Naganeupseong
- KTO tourist data — 순천만습지 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 126730, modified 3 Sep 2026)kto — Reed beds of about 5.4 km² from the Dongcheon–Isacheon confluence to the mudflats; reed trail and Yongsan Observatory; October 08:00–18:00, November 08:00–17:00; closed the last Monday of each month; adult ₩10,000; homepage scbay.suncheon.go.kr/wetland
- travelmapjourney — 순천만습지 완벽 가이드 2026 (travel guide)blog — October ticket sales end at 18:00; Yongsan Observatory about 1.5 km from the trail entrance, 50–60 minutes there and back; taxi 15–20 minutes from Suncheon Station
What we could not confirm
- No 2026 organizer notice or news article was opened beyond the organizer-supplied KTO festival listing (updated 21 Oct 2026), which confirms dates and fees but gives no hours or times; the hours rest on the KTO listing and the Ministry of Culture's listing. The organizer page (suncheon.go.kr/nagan) was not read.
- Whether a festival-period discount applies in 2026 (the organizer listing points to the official site for discounts) and when the standard adult price rose from ₩2,000 to ₩4,000.
- Timed schedule for 2026 (opening procession, tug-of-war, Nagan 樂 Festa line-up) was not published on the pages opened.
- Bus journey times, frequencies and departure points for routes 16, 61, 63 and 68, and the last bus from Naganeupseong to Suncheon; Suncheon changed some bus services from 1 Sep 2026.
- Connections from Busan (bus or rail to Suncheon) were not sourced.
- Japanese and Chinese festival names: KTO gives the village as 順天 楽安邑城 / 顺天乐安邑城 / 順天樂安邑城, but no KTO festival name in those languages was found.
- Festival shuttle buses, overflow parking and any visitor totals.
- Whether foreign cards are accepted at the gate.
- KTO now labels the province 전남광주통합특별시 (from 1 July 2026); the record keeps Jeollanam-do per site convention.
- Last KTX times from Suncheon to Yongsan and Suseo on 24–25 October 2026, and first and last bus and train times between Busan and Suncheon, were not confirmed from Korail's or the bus operator's timetable for those days (clock times removed from the page on 22 October 2026).
- Whether Ppurigipeunnamu Museum is on summer or winter hours on 24–25 October, and the taxi time and fare from Naganeupseong to Suncheon Bay Wetland (estimated from Naganeupseong–Suncheon Station plus station–wetland times). Suncheon Bay Wetland hours differ between KTO (08:00–18:00) and a travel guide (08:30–19:00, ticket sales to 18:00).
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-18 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-18 — Added a route from Busan (Getting there), with times and fares from the national bus and rail timetables. · 2026-10-19 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: no changes found. · 2026-10-22 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: dates, hours and fees unchanged; no timed schedule, festival discount or shuttle published; last-train and Busan bus and train clock times removed until they can be confirmed for 24–25 October (check the last train in the Korail app). · 2026-10-24 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no clock times in the text; app references changed to Korail+ (코레일+) and the early-October Suseo weekend note dropped; prices: 2026 fees now cited from the organizer's KTO listing (updated 21 Oct) and the 2025 festival-period prices removed from the forward-looking text.
