| Dates | Late April–early May 2027 (97th edition). The 2025 and 2026 editions both ran 30 April–6 May, and the city promoted the 2026 festival as a late-April–early-May event, so a similar seven-day run is most likely. It does not follow the lunar calendar now (2024 ran 10–16 May). No 2027 dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026; the 2024 dates were reported in late January 2024 and the 2026 poster was out by 9 February 2026, so expect an announcement in January–February 2027. |
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| 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 | 2026: 30 Apr – 6 May 2026 |
Notes on the 2027 edition
No 2027 announcement found as of 19 October 2026. After the 2026 festival the city said it would develop the coming 100th edition into a global festival.
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.