| Dates | A Friday-to-Sunday weekend between late October and mid-November 2027 is likely, going by 1–3 Nov 2024, 31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 and 6–8 Nov 2026. Yanggu County usually publishes its yearly festival calendar in February (19 Feb 2024, 3 Feb 2026), but the 2024 date moved after it was announced. Nothing announced as of 19 October 2026. |
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| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2026: 6–8 Nov 2026 |
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.