| Dates | 1–3 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Seonghwangji area in front of the Punchbowl Healing House, Haean-myeon강원특별자치도 양구군 해안면 해안서화로 15 |
| Admission | Free entry (KTO 2026 listing); food, farm produce and some hands-on programmes are paid, at prices not yet published. |
| Next edition | 2025: 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Hands-onapple foam blocks, apple nail art, 3D wooden apple-tree frames, siraegi folk painting, Punchbowl dalgona and radish-leaf kimchi making
- Siraegi-apple food experience zone: siraegi triangle gimbap and apple fritters (donuts)
- Apple fishing (find the real apples among fake ones) and snack-house building with Punchbowl siraegi and apple images
- Local restaurants and caféssiraegi gukbap, siraegi pork rice bowls, siraegi jeon, siraegi sundae, siraegi tteokbokki and apple bread
- Main stageDolsanryeong jige game performance, Punchbowl concerts with violinist Lee Seong-eun, a concert by Yanggu-born artists, and a closing concert with Jung Soo-ra
- Sales zone for siraegi, apples, mushrooms, pickles and kimchi at low prices
Notes on the 2024 edition
Announced in February 2024 for 26–27 October at the same site, then held 1–3 November and extended from two days to three; organized by Yanggu County. Gifts for purchases of ₩10,000 or more. No visitor total published; reports describe crowds from the first day.
About the festival
The Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival (청춘양구 펀치볼 시래기사과축제) is a free three-day harvest fair for the dried radish greens (siraegi) and highland apples of the Haean basin, the 'Punchbowl', a farming valley on the edge of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon State. The 2026 edition runs Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, 10:00–17:00, in front of the Punchbowl Healing House in Haean-myeon. From Seoul, buses from Dong Seoul Terminal reach Yanggu in 1 h 44 m–2 h 19 m (₩16,700–21,800), then it is a county bus or taxi ride over the Dolsanryeong pass. The festival itself needs no ticket, but the DMZ observatory tours that start next door require photo ID.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.