| Dates | Not announced as of 19 October 2026. Past editions ran 30 Oct–6 Nov 2021 and 25–30 Oct 2022, and the 2026 main days are 23–25 Oct, so autumn 2027, most likely late October, if the festival continues; 2023–2025 dates were not verified. |
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| Venue | Amnok Resort Area, temporary festival stage전라남도 곡성군 죽곡면 섬진강로 1012 |
| Admission | Free for every programme (KTO). KTO lists the viewing age as elementary-school age and up. |
| Previous edition | 2026: 22 Sep – 30 Oct 2026 |
Notes on the 2027 edition
Watch sieaf.com and KTO's listing (contentId 2737313), which the organizer updated on 10 September 2026 for this year's edition.
About the festival
The Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival (SIEAF, 섬진강국제실험예술제) is a free festival of performance, installation and experimental art staged outdoors along the Seomjin River in Gokseong, Jeollanam-do. The 2026 edition officially runs 22 September–30 October, but the public programme sits on a few set days: the opening show at the Amnok Resort Area on Friday 23 October (17:00–21:00), a forest concert in Okgwa on 24 October (11:00–16:00) and a flower parade on 25 October (13:00–17:00). Guryegu Station on the KTX Jeolla Line is about 9 km from Amnok; 2027 dates have not been announced.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seomjingang International Experimental Art Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- KTO TourAPI listing 2026섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF) (contentId 2737313)kto
- ktriptips (KTO data mirror) — 2026 섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF), contentId 2737313 (page title still reads 2023)kto
- ktriptips (KTO English data mirror) — Seomjinggang International Experimental Arts Festival (contentId 3345719)kto
- Popga — 2026 섬진강국제실험예술제(SIEAF) '자연에 스미다'other