At a glance
| Dates | 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026Happening now · Held jointly with the 2026 Yecheon Agricultural Festival (theme 'Abundant harvest! Yecheon, the best of K-produce!', run by its own organizing committee) and alongside the Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo. Foot-and-mouth disease: Yecheon had Gyeongbuk's first outbreak in 11 years on 3 July 2026, a recurrence at two cattle farms on 3 September and 10 more positive cattle on 3 October (9 of the 14 cases in Korea in 2026), and neighbouring Mungyeong scaled its 9–11 October beef festival down to a market. KTO's listing (updated 13 October) and the county's 14 October announcement of the agricultural festival still gave the full 30 October–1 November dates, with no scale-down reported. The agriculture ministry's notice on the 3 October case set out farm quarantine, disinfection in Yecheon and six neighbouring areas and a nationwide disinfection week (4–10 October), with no limits on public events; no change to the festival had been reported by 19 October. |
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| Hours | 10:00–21:00 (KTO listing). Main-stage programme on the official timetable: Fri 30 Oct 10:00–21:00, Sat 31 Oct 08:50–21:00, Sun 1 Nov 09:30–21:00 |
| Admission | Free entry (KTO listing). Some activities may be paid: past editions charged a small activity fee, part of it refunded as a Yecheon gift voucher. 2026 fees were not in the county's 20 October 2026 announcement.Entry: Free |
| Venue | Hancheon Sports Park, Yecheon-eup경상북도 예천군 예천읍 남본리 310-1 |
| Nearest station | No rail access; see Getting there |
| From Seoul | about 2 h 38 min · BusLeave from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal · One-way fare from ₩26,800 · Same-night return is tightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Yecheon County예천군 |
| Usual timing | Three days, Friday to Sunday, at the turn of October and November since 2025, when it joined the Yecheon Agricultural Festival (31 Oct–2 Nov 2025, 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026). In 2023 and 2024 it ran four days in early May (4–7 May 2023, 3–6 May 2024). The first editions, as the Yecheon World Bow Festival, were held in mid-October in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Browse October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2014 |
| Last checked | 29 October 2026Checked against 29 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Yecheon, a farming county in the north of Gyeongsangbuk-do, presents itself as the home of the bow. Three of Korea's best-known archers, Kim Jin-ho, Yun Ok-hee and Kim Je-deok, were born there, and the bow maker Kim Seong-rak, a national intangible heritage holder, demonstrated his craft at the 2025 festival. The event began in October 2014 as the Yecheon World Bow Festival, billed as Korea's first festival built around archery, and returned in 2015, 2017 and 2019, when archers from 24 countries took part. After a four-year break caused by COVID-19 it came back as the Yecheon Bow Festival in May 2023 and May 2024, then moved to the end of October in 2025, when it was combined with the county's agricultural festival.
The point is to shoot. KTO's 2026 listing describes archery sessions in both Western archery and gukgung (traditional Korean archery), and a bow siege battle (활공성전) in which teams take on an opposing camp. Children get suction-cup bows, make-your-own-bow tables, air hover ball and gong targets, plus a bow playground with inflatables, rides and sand and cypress-chip play areas. Street characters, bubble shows and a food zone fill out the grounds. Recent editions also had a bow exhibition hall, AR and VR archery, fireworks, a national song contest and a youth dance contest.
On the same grounds and days, the Yecheon Agricultural Festival runs 22 direct-sales booths from the county's towns and producer groups, a cooking contest, on-the-spot produce auctions, an OX quiz, and halls for certified produce and for processed goods such as sesame oil and traditional liquor, with tastings. The Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo is held alongside.
The honest caveats: Yecheon had Gyeongbuk's first foot-and-mouth outbreak in 11 years on 3 July 2026, with further cases on 3 September and 3 October, and neighbouring Mungyeong cut its October beef festival back to a market. No change to the Yecheon festival had been reported by 19 October, and the agriculture ministry's measures after the 3 October case covered farms rather than public events, but check before you travel. The programme is in Korean and aimed at local families. There is no fast train: buses from Dong Seoul take about 2 h 40 m, and the last bus back leaves Yecheon in the early evening, long before the festival closes at 21:00. Entry is free, but 2026 fees for individual activities were not published; in 2024 an activity pass cost ₩7,000, with ₩5,000 returned as a local gift voucher.
Highlights
- Western archery and gukgung (traditional Korean archery) sessions in the home county of archers Kim Jin-ho, Yun Ok-hee and Kim Je-deok
- Bow siege battle (활공성전), a team archery game against an opposing camp; 32 teams a day played it in 2024
- Children's bow zone: suction-cup bows, make-your-own bow, air hover ball and gong targets, plus inflatables, rides and sand and cypress-chip play
- Free entry, 10:00–21:00 daily, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 (KTO listing)
- Yecheon Agricultural Festival on the same grounds: 22 direct-sales booths, produce auctions, a cooking contest and tastings of local sesame oil and traditional liquor
- In 2025: a bow exhibition hall, bow-making by heritage bow maker Kim Seong-rak, AR archery, an evening concert and fireworks on the opening night
- Fireworks on Friday 30 October at 21:00 after a concert by Jang Min-ho, Ailee on Saturday evening, and a Black Eagles aerobatic display on Sunday 1 November at 14:00 (official timetable)
Who it suits. Families with children and anyone who wants to try archery, modern or traditional, in a relaxed small-town setting, ideally with a night in Yecheon or nearby Andong. Less suited to travellers who need English-language programmes or a quick day trip from Seoul, since the last bus back to Dong Seoul leaves in the early evening.
Getting there
From Seoul
Intercity bus between Dong Seoul Terminal and the Yecheon intercity bus stop (예천시외버스정류장) in Yecheon-eup, the county town where the festival is held: deluxe buses take 2 h 38 m (₩26,800), with about six a day from Yecheon to Dong Seoul in October 2026; the Dong Seoul → Yecheon departure times were not checked for this record. Alternatively, take the KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni to Andong (about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m, ₩27,700, about 13 trains a day) and continue by bus or taxi; only 2 intercity buses a day are listed between Yecheon and Andong Terminal (34 minutes, ₩6,300). From the Yecheon bus terminal it is about 1 km, 15 minutes on foot, to the festival grounds (official festival page). Yecheon Station on the Gyeongbuk Line is a 10-minute walk from the grounds (official page); its train services were not checked.
From Busan
Intercity bus between Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) and Yecheon: only 2 deluxe buses a day are listed from Yecheon to Busan (2 h 44 m, ₩26,700), so check the times at the terminal before you travel. The Busan → Yecheon times were not checked.
Getting home
The festival runs until 21:00. There is no direct fast train: the last intercity bus from Yecheon to Dong Seoul leaves in the early evening, hours before closing, and only two buses a day run from Yecheon to Andong Terminal, next to Andong Station (KTX-Eum to Cheongnyangni). These times were not checked against the operators' timetables for the festival dates, and a new Korail timetable starts on 1 November 2026, the festival's last day, so check the last bus at the Yecheon bus stop and the last train in the Korail app (코레일+) before the festival day. An evening visit means staying overnight or driving.
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Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | |
| Archery and other activities | — | 2026 fees not published; in 2024 a ₩7,000 activity pass came with a ₩5,000 Yecheon gift voucher |
- Booking
- No booking for entry. Organizer: Yecheon County, 054-650-6045 (KTO listing); festival page yctf.kr/festivals/ywaf2026. In 2024 the festival used an online queue system for activities; whether it does so in 2026 is not known.
- English on site
- No English-language festival information was found; stage programmes and signs are aimed at Korean visitors.
- Crowds
- About 73,000 visitors over four rainy days in 2023. In 2017 the bow and agricultural festivals together drew more than 445,000. No 2024–2025 totals were found.
- Best time to go
- Daytime, when the archery activities and the agricultural market are running; if you came by bus from Seoul, plan your visit around the last bus to Dong Seoul, which leaves in the early evening, and check its time at the Yecheon bus stop when you arrive.
- What to bring
- A warm layer for late October and November evenings, comfortable shoes, and cash or a card for food and produce.
2026 program
- Archery sessions in Western archery and gukgung (traditional Korean archery)
- Bow siege battle (활공성전)teams face an opposing camp in an archery game
- Children's activitiessuction-cup bows, make-your-own bow, air hover ball, gong targets
- Bow playgroundinflatables, rides, sand and cypress-chip play areas
- Street characters, bubble shows and other performances; food zone
- Yecheon Agricultural Festival on the same grounds: 22 direct-sales booths, cooking contest, on-the-spot produce auctions, OX quiz, certified-produce hall, processed-goods hall with tastings
- Held alongside the Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo, which opens on the main stage on Fri 30 Oct (14:30–15:30) and closes there on Sun 1 Nov (16:00–17:00)
- Challenge archery, 'Trial of Odysseus': shoot through a line of rings at a final gong target, 2 arrows per person, prize on success
- Fri 30 OctYecheon gugak (traditional music) festival 16:00–17:30; Hwalhwal Concert with singer Jang Min-ho 19:30–21:00; fireworks 21:00–21:10
- Sat 31 Octhealth walk 08:50–10:30; national dance contest 15:00–19:00; Hwallyeok Concert with singer Ailee 19:00–21:00
- Sun 1 NovGyeongbuk learning-club contest 09:30–12:30; Black Eagles air show 14:00–14:30; Dream Orchestra concert 15:00–16:00; agricultural festival closing 17:00–18:00; national singing contest with singer Yoon Yoon-seo 18:00–21:00
Held jointly with the 2026 Yecheon Agricultural Festival (theme 'Abundant harvest! Yecheon, the best of K-produce!', run by its own organizing committee) and alongside the Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo. Foot-and-mouth disease: Yecheon had Gyeongbuk's first outbreak in 11 years on 3 July 2026, a recurrence at two cattle farms on 3 September and 10 more positive cattle on 3 October (9 of the 14 cases in Korea in 2026), and neighbouring Mungyeong scaled its 9–11 October beef festival down to a market. KTO's listing (updated 13 October) and the county's 14 October announcement of the agricultural festival still gave the full 30 October–1 November dates, with no scale-down reported. The agriculture ministry's notice on the 3 October case set out farm quarantine, disinfection in Yecheon and six neighbouring areas and a nationwide disinfection week (4–10 October), with no limits on public events; no change to the festival had been reported by 19 October.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Probably a Friday-to-Sunday weekend around the end of October or start of November 2027, if the joint bow and agricultural festival format of 2025 and 2026 continues (31 Oct–2 Nov 2025, 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026); in 2023 and 2024 it was held in May instead. No 2027 dates had been announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | |
| 2026 | 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | confirmed | Hancheon Sports Park and surroundings (한천체육공원 일원) in Yecheon-eup, shared with the Yecheon Agricultural Festival |
| 2025 | 31 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 | ended | First edition held jointly with the agricultural festival under the theme 'Yecheon, home of the bow, shoots for an abundant autumn!'. The 2025 festival won a bronze prize at the Pinnacle Awards Korea. No visitor total was published in the articles read. |
| 2024 | 3–6 May 2024 | ended | Four days in Children's Day week; an online queue system was used for activities. No visitor total was published. |
| 2023 | 4–7 May 2023 | ended | 5th edition and the first in four years after the COVID-19 pause; about 73,000 visitors despite rain, with 52 teams in the bow survival game. |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
- Getting awayAfter
Concerts run to 21:00 and the fireworks are at 21:00 on Friday 30 October, but the last bus from Yecheon to Dong Seoul leaves in the early evening and only two buses a day are listed to Andong Terminal (for the KTX-Eum). For the evening programme, stay overnight or drive; otherwise walk back to the bus stop (about 1 km, 15 minutes) well before the last bus, checking its time when you arrive.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Yecheon Bow Festival 2026?
Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, 10:00–21:00, at Hancheon Sports Park in Yecheon-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The Yecheon Agricultural Festival runs on the same grounds on the same days, and the Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo is held alongside.
Is the festival affected by foot-and-mouth disease in Yecheon?
Not as of 19 October 2026. Yecheon had outbreaks on 3 July, 3 September and 3 October 2026, and neighbouring Mungyeong scaled its October beef festival down to a market, but KTO's listing (updated 13 October) and the county's 14 October announcement still gave the full 30 October–1 November dates. The agriculture ministry's measures after the 3 October case covered farms and disinfection, with no limits on public events. Check the festival page or call 054-650-6045 before you travel.
Is the Yecheon Bow Festival free?
Entry is free. Some activities may cost money: past editions charged a small activity fee, part of which came back as a local gift voucher. 2026 fees were not in the county's 20 October 2026 announcement, so check on site.
Can I try archery?
Yes, that is the point. KTO's 2026 listing describes Western archery and gukgung (traditional Korean archery) sessions, a team bow siege battle, and children's games with suction-cup bows, a make-your-own-bow table and gong targets. Outside festival days, the Yecheon Archery Experience Centre runs sessions year-round (booking required).
How do I get to Yecheon from Seoul?
By intercity bus between Dong Seoul Terminal and Yecheon: about 2 h 38 m, ₩26,800 on a deluxe bus, with about six buses a day back to Dong Seoul, the last in the early evening (check the time at the Yecheon bus stop before the festival day). Or take the KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni to Andong (about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m, ₩27,700) and continue by bus or taxi; check the last train in the Korail app (코레일+).
Why is Yecheon known for bows?
Archers Kim Jin-ho, Yun Ok-hee and Olympic champion Kim Je-deok were born in Yecheon, and the national intangible heritage bow maker Kim Seong-rak demonstrated his craft at the 2025 festival. The county launched Korea's first archery-themed festival in 2014.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
29 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO TourAPI listing 예천활축제 (contentId 1937428)kto — 2026 dates 30 Oct–1 Nov (3 days); 10:00–21:00; free; venue 예천 한천체육공원, address 예천읍 남본리 310-1; coordinates 36.6530/128.4524; organizer Yecheon County; phone 054-650-6045; homepage yctf.kr/festivals/ywaf2026; archery and gukgung, 활공성전 team battle, suction bows, bow making, air hover ball, gong targets, playground, bubble shows, food zone; updated 13 Oct 2026
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 가을의 풍성한 결실 한자리… '2026 예천농산물축제' 30일 개막 (14 Oct 2026)news — 2026 agricultural festival 30 Oct–1 Nov at Hancheon Sports Park, held with the bow festival and the Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo; 22 direct-sales booths; cooking contest, auctions, OX quiz; certified-produce and processed-goods halls (sesame oil, traditional liquor) with tastings; organizing committee; theme
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 예천 소 농장서 구제역 10마리 추가 확인…인접 6개 시군 특별방역 (3 Oct 2026)news — 10 positive cattle at a Yecheon farm on 3 Oct 2026 inside the July control zone; 14 cases in Korea in 2026, 9 in Yecheon; first Gyeongbuk outbreak in 11 years confirmed in Yecheon on 3 July; special biosecurity in six neighbouring areas
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 예천 소 농장 2곳서 구제역 재발…32마리 항원 검출·위기경보 '심각' (3 Sep 2026)news — Recurrence at two Yecheon cattle farms on 3 Sep 2026, 32 cattle positive; Yecheon alert raised to 'serious'; 24-hour standstill in six neighbouring areas
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs notice via KDI Economic Information and Education Center — 경북 예천군 소재 소(牛) 농장 예찰 검사에서 구제역 확인 (3 Oct 2026)ministry — Foot-and-mouth confirmed on 3 Oct 2026 at a Yecheon cattle farm inside the existing control zone, 10 cattle positive; quarantine and disposal; disinfection in Yecheon and six neighbouring cities and counties with 69 units; nationwide intensive disinfection week 4–10 Oct; no restrictions on events or gatherings mentioned
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 구제역 중앙사고수습본부 "안정적 관리 중" (21 Jul 2026)news — Foot-and-mouth first confirmed in Yecheon on 3 July 2026 at one pig farm and five small farms; 38 animals culled; movement restrictions within 3 km
- The Herald Business — Mungyeong to hold Yakdol Hanwoo cooperative market Friday through Sunday (9 Oct 2026)news — 2026 event scaled down to a cooperative market after foot-and-mouth disease in nearby Yecheon; Friday to Sunday at Mungyeongsaejae Provincial Park; disinfection mats and biosecurity staff; grilling, soup and bulgogi cuts at discounts; promotional booth in front of Jeomchon Station
- Kuki News — 활의 전통과 농업의 풍요 한자리에…'예천활축제&농산물축제' 31일 개막 (27 Oct 2025)news — 2025 dates 31 Oct–2 Nov at Hancheon Sports Park; bow exhibition hall; bow maker Kim Seong-rak (national intangible heritage); Yecheon-born archers Kim Jin-ho, Yun Ok-hee, Kim Je-deok; AR/VR archery; gukgung and Western archery; 활 공성전; Apple World Cup; Chive Festa
- Kuki News — 전통·농업 어우러진 '예천활축제·농산물축제' 오늘 폐막 (2 Nov 2025)news — 2025 theme; opening-night concert and fireworks; walking event, traditional music festival and youth dance festival on day two; national song contest on the final day; no visitor figures
- Vegan News — 활과 농산물로 물든 예천의 가을 (2 Nov 2025)news — 2025 festival ran 3 days, 31 Oct–2 Nov, at Hancheon Sports Park; AR archery, Olympic gold medal display, bow playground; programme by day
- Kuki News — '국제 영화제부터 활축제까지'…9~10월 예천은 축제 물결 (25 Sep 2025)news — 2025 bow and agricultural festival 31 Oct–2 Nov; bow exhibition hall, 활-공성전, bow playground
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 예천, 머무는 관광으로 답하다 (18 Feb 2026)news — Yecheon Bow Festival won a bronze prize at the Pinnacle Awards Korea; 2025 festival held with the agricultural festival
- NS News (뉴스서울) — 예천활축제 대단원의 막 내려 (7 May 2024)news — 2024 dates 3–6 May (4 days, Children's Day week) at Hancheon Sports Park; 32 teams a day in the bow siege battle; ₩7,000 activity pass with ₩5,000 gift-voucher refund (₩2,000 net); online queue; youth dance contest on 5 May; national song contest
- NS News (뉴스서울) — 2023 예천활축제 개최 확정! 4년 만의 귀환 (27 Feb 2023)news — 2023 dates 4–7 May (4 days) at Hancheon Sports Park; 5th edition; first in four years because of COVID-19; confirmed by the Yecheon Culture and Tourism Foundation board
- Maeil Shinmun — '2023 예천활축제' 빗속에도 7만3천여명이 즐겼다 (7 May 2023)news — 2023: about 73,000 visitors despite rain; 52 teams in the bow survival game; held separately from the agricultural festival that year
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 예천서 활 쏘고, 곤충 보고… 경북 곳곳 5월 축제의 장 (3 May 2023)news — 2023 programme: safety-bow survival game, field archery, gukgung and Western archery, VR archery, boat rides, bow history exhibit
- Maeil Shinmun — "예천에 가면 활 쏘는 무사가 된다" (8 Jul 2014)news — First Yecheon World Bow Festival, 15–19 Oct 2014, at Hancheon Sports Park and Namsan Park; described as Korea's first archery-themed festival
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 2nd Yecheon World Bow Festival closes (20 Oct 2015)news — 2nd Yecheon World Bow Festival, 15–18 Oct 2015, held alongside the agricultural festival
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 예천 활축제&농산물대축제 '성황' (18 Oct 2017)news — 3rd Yecheon World Bow Festival, 4 days from 13 Oct 2017, with the agricultural festival; more than 445,000 visitors combined
- Maeil Shinmun — 2019 Yecheon World Bow Festival feature (2 Oct 2019)news — 4th Yecheon World Bow Festival in 2019 at Hancheon Sports Park; archers from 24 countries
- Yecheon intercity bus stop timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-13)other — Yecheon → Dong Seoul 6 a day, 06:40–18:10, 2 h 38 m, ₩26,800 deluxe; → Busan Central 2 a day, 08:00 and 18:00, 2 h 44 m, ₩26,700; → Andong Terminal 2 a day, 08:00 and 18:00, 34 min, ₩6,300
- train.asamaru.net — 청량리역→안동역 시간표other — KTX-Eum 13 trains a day, 05:40–19:00, about 1 h 52 m–2 h 05 m, ₩27,700 standard
- Andong → Cheongnyangni train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Mon–Fri last departures 18:14 KTX-Eum 718 (arr 20:15) and 18:22 ITX-Maeum 1604 (arr 20:56); Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct add 19:18 KTX-Eum 782 (arr 21:13); return-direction summary gives last Seoul-side departure 19:00
- Wikipedia (en) — Andong stationother — Station relocated 17 Dec 2020 from downtown to the edge of town next to Andong Bus Terminal; new station coordinates
- KTO tourist data — 활기찬예천 활체험센터 (ktriptips mirror)kto — Archery centre at 양궁장길 38, Yecheon-eup; 09:00–17:00 year-round; ages 5+; booking required; ₩10,000 full session, ₩8,000 archery only (weekdays); Jinho International Archery Field about 279 m; coordinates 36.6346/128.4684 (about 2.5 km from the festival coordinates)
- Kyungbuk Maeil — Yecheon at the 2026 Yeongnam–Honam culture, arts and tourism expo (7 Sep 2026)news — Yecheon's eight scenic spots include Hoeryongpo, Samgang Jumak and Geumdangsil Traditional Village
- Yecheon Culture and Tourism Foundation — 2026 예천활축제 (official festival pages: home, programme, timetable, directions)official — 9th edition, 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026 at Hancheon Sports Park; programme (bow siege battle, archery, children's bows, bow playground, challenge archery with 2 arrows per person, fireworks 30 Oct 21:00–21:10, Black Eagles air show 1 Nov 14:00–14:30); main-stage timetable for all three days; on foot from Yecheon bus terminal 1 km/15 min, from Yecheon Station (Gyeongbuk Line) 10 min; past editions
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 2026 예천활축제·농산물축제·경북평생학습박람회 (20 Oct 2026)news — Bow festival, agricultural festival and 13th Gyeongbuk Lifelong Learning Expo together at Hancheon Sports Park, 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026; archery experience 10:00–18:00; opening celebration on 30 Oct with singer Ahn Seong-hun; Black Eagles on 1 Nov; no fees, shuttle or parking information
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism — 지역축제: 예천활축제ministry — Rechecked 29 Oct 2026: 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026 (3 days), 10:00–21:00, free, Hancheon Sports Park; contact Yecheon Culture and Tourism Foundation 054-650-6045; no transport or parking information; no change or cancellation notice
What we could not confirm
- Whether foot-and-mouth controls will change or scale down the 30 Oct–1 Nov 2026 festival: Yecheon cases continued to 3 October; the ministry's measures named no limits on events, and no festival-specific biosecurity notice or change was found as of 19 October.
- Dong Seoul → Yecheon departure times (only the Yecheon → Dong Seoul and Yecheon → Busan timetables were read).
- Gyeongbuk Line train services to Yecheon Station were not checked (the official page gives a 10-minute walk from the station to the grounds).
- Bus links from Andong Terminal to Yecheon (only Yecheon → Andong was read: 2 a day); the Gyeongbuk provincial new town buses were not checked.
- 2026 activity fees and whether an activity pass with gift-voucher refund or an online queue is used again: not in the county's 20 Oct 2026 announcement (the official programme and timetable are published).
- 2026 shuttle buses and parking were not published; the official directions page lists only intercity buses.
- Edition numbering: the official festival site calls 2026 the 9th edition and lists 2021 as the 5th and 2023 as the 6th, while a 2023 report called 2023 the 5th and the record has no 2021 edition; visitor totals for 2024 and 2025.
- Japanese and Chinese names: no KTO foreign-language listing for the festival was found.
- Whether 2027 stays in late October with the agricultural festival or returns to May.
- Last bus and train back on the festival dates (30 Oct–1 Nov 2026): Yecheon → Dong Seoul and Yecheon → Andong bus departures from the operators' current timetables, and the last KTX-Eum from Andong to Cheongnyangni on 30–31 October and under the timetable from 1 November 2026.
- Opening-night performer: Kyungbuk Maeil (20 Oct 2026) names singer Ahn Seong-hun for the 30 October opening celebration, while the official timetable lists a Hwalhwal Concert with Jang Min-ho; not reconciled. The same report gives the archery experience as 10:00–18:00.
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: still on for 30 Oct–1 Nov; foot-and-mouth status updated to 19 Oct (no limits on events). · 2026-10-19 — Bus class corrected: the Yecheon–Dong Seoul (₩26,800) and Yecheon–Busan (₩26,700) buses are deluxe (우등), not premium. · 2026-10-20 — Bus class corrected in the summary as well: the ₩26,800 Dong Seoul bus is deluxe (우등). · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed bus and KTX-Eum clock times taken from third-party timetable mirrors (not verified for the festival dates; a new Korail timetable starts on 1 November); kept journey times, fares and frequencies and added a reminder to check the last bus and train before the festival day. · 2026-10-22 — Added the official programme and main-stage timetable (fireworks on 30 October at 21:00, Black Eagles air show on 1 November at 14:00, evening concerts) and the walk from the Yecheon bus terminal (1 km, 15 minutes) from the festival's official site. · 2026-10-27 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: removed the 18:10 last-bus time (from a third-party timetable mirror, not verified for the festival dates) and added how to get away after the evening programme; prices: removed the 2024 activity-pass amounts from the 2026 visitor text (2026 fees not published). · 2026-10-28 — Rechecked the official festival page from Korea before opening: dates, venue and directions unchanged; added the 10-minute walk from Yecheon Station (Gyeongbuk Line). · 2026-10-29 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: no changes found (ministry listing still 30 Oct–1 Nov, 10:00–21:00, free; no shuttle, parking or road-closure notice found).
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