| Dates | 27–29 Sep 2019 |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2015: 2–4 Oct 2015 |
| Next edition | 2025: 17–19 Oct 2025 |
Program
- Chilsimni parade over 1.4 km with about 2,000 participants, including a military band, mounted cavalry, residents and performance teams, linking the culture of 105 villages
- Longevity theme built on Canopus (노인성, the 'old man star'); Jeju dialect contest, 'Haesun-i and Seomdol-i' selection contest and the Chilsimni song contest
Notes on the 2019 edition
25th edition by the festival's numbering (21st in 2015, 31st in 2025).
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.