| Dates | 29–30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Opening ceremony Sat 29 Nov 14:00; birdwatching tours Sat 10:00 and 14:30, Sun 10:00 and 13:30 |
| Venue | Seocheon Bird Ecology Center, Geum River estuary충청남도 서천군 마서면 장산로 916 |
| Admission | Festival fees were not reported for 2025 or 2026. Outside the festival the Bird Ecology Center charges a small facility fee (about ₩1,000–1,500, plus about ₩1,000 for its 3D film); whether it applies during the festival is not stated. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 1–3 Dec 2023 |
| Next edition | 2026: Probably a weekend in late November or early December 2026, following 1–3 Dec 2023 and 29–30 Nov 2025. Not announced by Seocheon County as of 21 October 2026. K-Festival magazine's October 2026 issue (p. 101) printed 29–30 Nov 2026 with the 2025 programme and times, but calls 29 November a Saturday, which fits 2025, not 2026. |
Program
- Sat 29 Nov 14:00opening ceremony
- Birdwatching tours to the Geum River estuary: Sat 10:00 and 14:30, Sun 10:00 and 13:30
- Hands-on booths, magic show and balloon art for families
- National Institute of Ecology: birdwatching with the institute, a programme on birds hitting glass and other threats, social-media events with souvenirs
- Stamp challenge (17 Nov–10 Dec): photograph yourself at the county's bird sites and email the photos to the Bird Ecology Center; draw for a Yubu-do birding trip
Notes on the 2025 edition
About 10,000 visitors (Seocheon County). Highlights named: whooper swans and Baikal teal.
About the festival
The Seocheon Migratory Bird Festival (서천철새여행, 'Seocheon bird journey') is a small weekend festival at the Seocheon Bird Ecology Center by the Geum River estuary barrage in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do, where the county says about 500,000 birds of some 40 species winter each year. It runs guided birdwatching tours, family booths and shows. The 2025 edition ran 29–30 November; as of 21 October 2026 Seocheon County had not announced 2026 dates, and late November or early December is likely. From Seoul, trains run from Yongsan to Janghang in about 3 h 6 m–3 h 28 m (₩14,100 Mugunghwa).
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seocheon Migratory Bird Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.