| Dates | 30 Apr – 6 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 10–16 May 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 30 Apr – 6 May 2026 |
Program
- 30 Apr (eve)Global Chunhyang Contest with international entrants
- 1 MayChunhyang memorial rite and official opening; a 300-member Namwon Citizens' Chorus sang in the opening and closing shows
- Theme 'The sound of Chunhyang opens the world': more than 100 performances in Korean, world and fusion strands, with nightly 'Iljang Chunmong' concerts mixing gugak and pop
- Daedong-gil street parade over four days with residents of 23 eup, myeon and dong, plus a street parade re-staging scenes from the Chunhyang tale
- New areasnight views at Geumam Park, a 3-hectare canola field under Seungsa Bridge and a car-camping zone; lighting and media shows around Gwanghallu
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Food booth dishes | — | 56 booths, dishes priced under ₩10,000 |
Notes on the 2025 edition
95th edition. The city ran traffic control and temporary car parks.
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.