| Dates | 2–4 Oct 2015 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cheonjiyeon Falls car park and Seogwipo old town제주특별자치도 서귀포시 서홍동 684 (천지연폭포 인근 주차장) |
| Admission | Free (KTO and the culture ministry's listing). Food trucks, flea-market goods and food booths are paid. |
| Next edition | 2019: 27–29 Sep 2019 |
Program
- 1 Oct (eve)hologram dance drama about the scholar-calligrapher Chusa Kim Jeong-hui at Seogwipo Arts Center
- Chilsimni Parade of about 1,500 people from 17 villages through the streets, ending at Jaguri Park
- Madang play on local life and history, Jeju dialect contest, Chilsimni song contest, a longevity ritual, bingtteok-making and local-produce booths
Notes on the 2015 edition
21st edition.
About the festival
The Seogwipo Chilsimni Festival is Seogwipo's own civic festival, held on the car park beside Cheonjiyeon Falls and in the old town on Jeju's south coast. The 32nd edition runs Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October 2026, 10:00–22:00 according to KTO, and entry is free. Its core events are a street parade by residents' teams from the city's 17 towns and districts and an opening ceremony with a drone light show; from Jeju Airport, limousine bus 600 reaches Seogwipo in about 1 h 30 min–1 h 45 min for ₩5,500.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seogwipo Chilsimni Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.