| Dates | 10–16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Gwanghallu Garden and the Yocheon riverside전북특별자치도 남원시 요천로 1447 (천거동) |
| Admission | Free entry to the festival grounds; some programmes charge (KTO). Gwanghallu Garden charges ₩4,000 for adults (youth ₩2,000, children ₩1,500) and is free 18:00–21:00 from April to October; whether the daytime fee is waived during the festival was not stated. |
| Next edition | 2025: 30 Apr – 6 May 2025 |
Program
- 10 Mayopening ceremony at Gwanghallu with about 5,000 guests, followed by the 'Chunhyang Love Light Concert' and fireworks
- More than 40 programmes across four hubs: the Gwanghallu main stage, the Yeruwon special stage, Love Square and the Yocheon riverside
- Street parade, farmers' band, magic and circus along the road from the main stage to Chunhyanggyo bridge, plus a large Daedong-gil parade
- 'Chunhyang Ball' in hanbok styled on Chunhyangjeon
- Chunhyang Nanjang food market on the Yocheon riverside with Namwon-style dishes developed with The Born Korea (Paik Jong-won)
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Food and local-product booths | — | Prices held at ₩10,000 or less |
Notes on the 2024 edition
94th edition; theme '춘향, COLOR愛 반하다'. About 1.17 million visitors, more than three times the year before, with an estimated economic effect of ₩79.2 billion.
About the 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. Festival entry is free, while Gwanghallu Garden charges ₩4,000 for adults by day and is free after 18:00 from April to October. Namwon is about 2 hours from Yongsan by KTX (₩36,400).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Namwon Chunhyang Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.