| Dates | 5 Sep – 25 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Varies by programme (KTO); walk-in culture and eco experiences run on weekends and public holidays. Daily times were not published in the sources opened (10:00–16:00 in 2024 and 2025). The Haenggung is open 10:00–18:00 from April to October, with ticket sales ending 30 minutes before closing, and closes on Mondays. |
| Venue | Namhansanseong fortress (Haenggung palace and surrounding area)경기도 광주시 남한산성면 산성리 산23 |
| Admission | All festival programmes: Free · Namhansanseong Haenggung entry, adults 19–64: ₩2,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 5 Sep – 2 Nov 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Weekends and public holidays from early September to late October or early November 2027, if the pattern of 2023–2026 holds (19 Aug–5 Nov 2023, 1 Sep–27 Oct 2024, 5 Sep–2 Nov 2025, 5 Sep–25 Oct 2026). Gyeonggi Province announced the programme on 27 August 2024, 24 August 2025 and 27 August 2026; nothing announced for 2027 as of 19 October 2026. |
Program
- 5 Sep–25 Octtraditional culture experiences: one-day traditional craft class (Haenggung), Sueojangdae guardian experience (Sueojangdae), tea and a history talk (Oehaengjeon)
- 3 Oct–25 Octeco-history camp: hands-on history tour and fortress-trail ecology tour (advance booking), eco-friendly green experience at the Haenggung (walk-in)
- 24 Sep–25 OctNamhansanseong Yeonhui Hanmadang in the Inhwagwan courtyard: family experience theatre (advance booking), folk performance, traditional music and fusion-band shows
- 24–27 Sep (Chuseok holiday)Haenggung concert with Ensemble Deoryu (앙상블 더류), Nam Sang-il, Project Rock and Kim Duk-soo; night landscape lighting and a moonlight walk at the Haenggung
- AR and VR experiences at the Haenggung, run under Gyeonggi's 2026 Namhansanseong promotion project
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| All festival programmes | Free | Free for everyone (KTO; Gyeonggi Province) |
| Namhansanseong Haenggung entry, adults 19–64 | ₩2,000 | Ages 7–18 ₩1,000; free for 6 and under, 65 and over, Gyeonggi-do residents and people wearing hanbok. Whether Haenggung-based programmes need this ticket in 2026 was not stated. |
Notes on the 2026 edition
Announced by Gyeonggi Province on 27 August 2026. Full timetables and booking are on the programme page KTO lists (a Notion site), which could not be opened; enquiries and reservations 1800-4746.
About the festival
The Namhansanseong Autumn Festa (숲속의 산성도시 - 남한산성 가을 페스타, "Fortress City in the Forest") is Gyeonggi Province's free autumn programme of hands-on heritage activities, guided tours and traditional performances at Namhansanseong, the UNESCO-listed mountain fortress in Gwangju, just southeast of Seoul. The 2026 run is 5 September–25 October, with walk-in programmes on weekends and public holidays, so the last chance is Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October; the next run is expected in September–October 2027. All programmes are free, and the Haenggung palace charges its own ₩2,000 adult ticket. Take Line 8 to Sanseong Station, Exit 2, then bus 9, 9-1 or 52 up to the fortress.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Namhansanseong Autumn Festa page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.