| Dates | 16–18 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–21:00 (KTO listing) |
| Venue | Namdaecheon riverside, Yangyang-eup (treasure hunt at a forest site upstream)강원특별자치도 양양군 양양읍 일출로 589 |
| Admission | Entry to the festival grounds: Free · Song-i treasure hunt: ₩30,000 |
| Previous edition | 2025: 10–12 Oct 2025 |
| Next edition | 2027: Mid-October 2027 is most likely if the merged format continues: the county set 16–18 October 2026 because mid-October is now the peak of the song-i auction and overlaps the salmon run. Earlier editions ran 4–8 Oct 2023, 3–6 Oct 2024 and 10–12 Oct 2025 (song-i) with the salmon festival on 24–26 Oct 2025. 2026 dates were announced in early July; nothing announced for 2027 as of 19 October 2026. |
Program
- Song-i treasure hunt in forest, three sessions a day (50 pre-booked and 30 on-site places per session)
- Bare-handed salmon catching in the Namdaecheon, three sessions a day of 100 people (60 pre-booked, 40 on-site, first come first served)
- Yangyang salmon ecology tour; song-i and salmon cooking shows; song-i liquor making; rubbing (takbon) and ecology exhibits
- Song-i and Salmon Expedition with a salmon-roe gacha zone, stamp tour, song-i auction show, free custom T-shirt making with a purchase receipt, children's snack playground and snack collage
- Local food and specialty direct-sale market, 'Yangyang is slow' table, Yangyang local pop-up store, food court and rest areas
- Opening ceremony and concert, 'Song-i nado Rock, Yeoneo-do odo Rock' concert, closing ceremony and after-party
- Four new festival characters (Song-songi, Sol-harbae, Yeon-dongi, Daecheon-eomeoni) used for photo zones and goods
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry to the festival grounds | Free | |
| Song-i treasure hunt | ₩30,000 | ₩10,000 returned as Yangyang Love gift certificates; ₩20,000 on Friday 16 October (weekday discount) |
| Bare-handed salmon catching | ₩30,000 | ₩10,000 returned as Yangyang Love gift certificates; ₩20,000 on Friday 16 October (weekday discount) |
| Song-i liquor making | ₩20,000 | One 330 ml bottle to take home; pre-booking on the festival website or on site |
| Song-i auction show | ₩1,000 | Bids start at ₩1,000 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
First edition held as one merged festival after the song-i and salmon festivals ran two weeks apart in 2025; dates chosen because the song-i harvest now peaks at auction in mid-October, matching the salmon run. Pre-booking opened 28 September 2026 at 09:00 on the Go Go Yangyang (고고양양) app or the festival website. No closing report or visitor total had been published as of 19 October 2026.
About the festival
The Yangyang Pine Mushroom and Salmon Festival (양양송이연어축제) is an autumn harvest festival on the Namdaecheon riverside in Yangyang, on Gangwon's east coast, where you hunt for pine mushrooms (song-i) in a pine forest and catch returning salmon bare-handed in the river. The 2026 edition ran 16–18 October; 2027 dates are not announced, and mid-October is most likely. Entry is free; the two signature experiences cost ₩30,000 each in 2026, with ₩10,000 returned as local gift certificates. Express buses from Seoul take 2 h 19 m.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Yangyang Pine Mushroom and Salmon Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.