At a glance
| Dates | Expected Aug/Sep 2027Late August 2027, most likely a Thursday-to-Sunday run in the last week of August at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site, as in 2023 (24–27 Aug), 2024 (29 Aug–1 Sep) and 2026 (27–30 Aug); 2025 was the exception (18–21 Sep) because of the Gugak Expo. The 2026 dates were reported by late July 2026. No 2027 dates announced as of 19 Oct 2026. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Late August 2027, most likely a Thursday-to-Sunday run in the last week of August at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site, as in 2023 (24–27 Aug), 2024 (29 Aug–1 Sep) and 2026 (27–30 Aug); 2025 was the exception (18–21 Sep) because of the Gugak Expo. The 2026 dates were reported by late July 2026. No 2027 dates announced as of 19 Oct 2026. |
| Admission | Free entry to the festival grounds. Paid extras in 2026: grape stomping ₩2,000 per person and grape picking about ₩10,000 per 2 kg (planned price); fruit and wine are sold by the box or bottle.Festival admission: Free · Grape stomping (per person): ₩2,000 · Grape picking (per 2 kg): ₩10,000 (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Tourist Site충청북도 영동군 영동읍 영동힐링로 117 |
| Nearest station | Yeongdong Station (영동역), Korail Gyeongbu Line (ITX-Saemaeul, ITX-Maeum, Mugunghwa; no KTX)Use the festival shuttle from the station plaza if it runs (reported for 2026 by a third-party guide) or a taxi to 117 Yeongdong Healing-ro; walking route and time not verified. |
| From Seoul | about 2 h 20 min · Train + BusLeave from Seoul Station · One-way fare from ₩20,400Full route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Yeongdong County and the Yeongdong County Culture and Tourism Foundation, with the Yeongdong County Grape Association영동군 / 영동군문화관광재단 / 영동군포도연합회 |
| Usual timing | Four days, Thursday to Sunday, in the last week of August: 24–27 Aug 2023, 29 Aug–1 Sep 2024 and 27–30 Aug 2026. In 2025 it moved to 18–21 September because the Yeongdong World Gugak Expo was using the festival plaza. The 2026 dates were reported by late July. Browse August / September festivals. |
| Last checked | 21 October 2026Checked against 21 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Yeongdong is a mountain-ringed county on the Gyeongbu railway between Daejeon and Gimcheon, and its big swing between hot days and cool nights, plus long hours of sun, make it one of Korea's main grape and fruit-wine areas. The grape festival is the growers' late-summer showcase: four days, Thursday to Sunday, timed for the Campbell Early and Shine Muscat harvest. Since at least 2023 it has used the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site on the edge of Yeongdong-eup, a plaza built for the county's big festivals, with an arts centre, the Rainbow Healing Center, the Fruit Kingdom Theme Park and the Yeongdong Wine Tunnel around it. In 2025 the festival shifted to mid-September and to the theme-park side of the complex because the Yeongdong World Gugak Expo occupied the plaza; it returned in 2026. The core is hands-on and simple: stomping grapes in a tub (₩2,000 a session in 2026), picking your own bunches at a vineyard outside town, and buying fruit by the box from township growers' tents at below-market prices. In 2024 the county counted about 238,000 visitors and ₩2.52 billion of sales, ₩1.46 billion of it grapes. Around that sit a grape health experience hall (grapeseed-oil massage, grape face masks, wine foot baths), an indoor children's playground (in 2026 inside the dome left over from the Gugak Expo), children's musicals, local wine booths, food zones, an opening night with fireworks and evening concerts by trot and pop singers. Honest caveats: late August is hot and much of the site is open plaza; the picking vineyard is a separate site about 4–5 km from the main venue and stops when the day's fruit runs out; stage shows and sign-ups are in Korean; and the last direct train to Seoul may leave before the Friday and Saturday concerts end, so check it in the Korail app (코레일+ / Korail+) before the festival day.
Highlights
- Grape stomping at the Healing Plaza: five sessions a day, ₩2,000 per person in 2026, on-site sign-up
- Pick-your-own grapes at a partner vineyard about 4–5 km from the plaza: planned at ₩10,000 per 2 kg in 2026, 10:00–18:00, first come until the day's fruit runs out
- Growers' sales tents with Campbell Early, Shine Muscat, peaches and plums; in 2026 a visitor found Shine Muscat at ₩13,000 for 2 kg and Campbell Early at ₩10,000–14,000 for 3 kg
- Grape health experience hall with grapeseed-oil massage, grape face masks and wine foot baths (new in 2024)
- Yeongdong wine tasting and sales booths (500 mL bottles about ₩10,000–15,000 in 2026), with the Yeongdong Wine Tunnel about 0.5–1 km away
- Evening concerts in 2026: Purple Wave on Friday 28 Aug (19:00–21:00) and Purple Night on Saturday 29 Aug (19:30–21:30), with fireworks on opening night
- Indoor children's playground and rest area in the Gugak Expo dome, children's musicals, and snack-brand zones (a Crown Haitai character zone and a Maeil Dairies grape drink in 2026)
Who it suits. Best for families and food lovers who want a hands-on harvest day (stomping, picking and buying grapes by the box) and for wine-curious travellers who can add the nearby Wine Tunnel; the daytime programme works as a day trip by train from Seoul. Less suited to anyone who struggles with heat and crowds, needs English-language programmes, or wants the evening concerts without staying overnight.
Getting there
From Seoul
Direct Gyeongbu Line trains run from Seoul Station to Yeongdong Station: 15 a day in October 2026, about 2 h 20 m by ITX-Saemaeul or ITX-Maeum (2 h 17 m–2 h 36 m, ₩20,400 standard) or 2 h 28 m–2 h 57 m by Mugunghwa (₩13,700). KTX does not stop at Yeongdong. In 2026 a third-party guide reported a free circulating shuttle from the station plaza to the festival plaza (not confirmed in county or news sources); otherwise take a taxi.
From Busan
Yeongdong Station is on the Gyeongbu Line, so northbound ITX-Saemaeul and Mugunghwa trains from Busan Station are the direct option; times and fares from Busan were not checked for this record.
Last leg from Yeongdong Station
Korail Gyeongbu Line (ITX-Saemaeul, ITX-Maeum, Mugunghwa; no KTX). Use the festival shuttle from the station plaza if it runs (reported for 2026 by a third-party guide) or a taxi to 117 Yeongdong Healing-ro; walking route and time not verified.
Festival shuttle
2026: a third-party guide reported a free circulating shuttle between the Yeongdong Station plaza and the festival plaza (frequency not published). News reports confirm more circulating shuttles and expanded parking after the 2025 edition, and a visitor reported extra circulating buses between the car parks and the venue and a free shuttle taxi for visitors from outside the county. The same guide describes a free delivery and pick-up zone for fruit bought on site. In 2024 seven electric circulating buses ran.
Getting home
Last direct trains from Yeongdong to Seoul Station for the 2027 festival dates were not checked; check the last train in the Korail app (코레일+ / Korail+) or at Yeongdong Station before the festival day. Daytime programmes end at 18:00. The Friday and Saturday concerts ran to 21:00 and 21:30 in 2026, so for a concert night consider staying overnight.
Parking
2026 car parks (list from a third-party guide): Yeongdong Sports Park (Yeongdonghwanggan-ro 154), Yeongdong Gymnasium (Yeongdonghwanggan-ro 122), the County Stadium (Yeongdonghwanggan-ro 123), the lot beside the public health centre (Maecheon-ri 447) and the Eoseosil lot (Seongji-gil 10), with circulating buses to the venue; a visitor reported that cars were not allowed inside the tourist site. Parking was expanded for 2026 after feedback on the 2025 edition (iNews24). Outside festival days the Rainbow Healing Center has 150 spaces.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Festival admission | Free | Free; some hands-on programmes are paid (KTO data) |
| Grape stomping (per person) | ₩2,000 | Five sessions a day at the Healing Plaza; on-site sign-up |
| Grape picking (per 2 kg) | ₩10,000 | Planned price; at a separate vineyard in Jugok-ri, Yeongdong-eup, 10:00–18:00, on-site sign-up until the day's fruit runs out |
| Shine Muscat grapes, 2 kg | ₩13,000 | Price seen at a sales tent by a visitor; varies by grade and daily supply |
| Campbell Early grapes, 3 kg | — | ₩10,000–14,000 by grade (visitor report); peaches and plums ₩25,000–30,000 per 4 kg box |
| Yeongdong wine, 500 mL bottle | — | About ₩10,000–15,000; canned wine ₩7,000 (visitor report). Purchases of ₩50,000 or more came with a Yeongdong gift-voucher promotion |
- Booking
- No advance booking was needed in 2026: grape stomping (five sessions a day) and grape picking took on-site sign-ups, and picking closed once the day's fruit ran out, so arrive in the morning. Book trains through Korail, which has an English booking site; from 1 Oct 2026 tickets go on sale two months before departure.
- English on site
- No English-language programmes or interpretation were documented for 2026; stage shows and sign-ups are in Korean.
- Crowds
- Large for a rural county: about 238,000 visitors over four days in 2024. No 2025 or 2026 total was found.
- Best time to go
- Morning, for grape picking before the day's fruit runs out and before the midday heat; Friday or Saturday evening for the concerts if you stay overnight.
- What to bring
- Hat, sunscreen and water for late-August heat on an open plaza; a cool bag or a car for boxes of grapes, or use the free delivery and pick-up zone.
- Toilets
- Permanent restrooms at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site (KTO data).
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Late August 2027, most likely a Thursday-to-Sunday run in the last week of August at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site, as in 2023 (24–27 Aug), 2024 (29 Aug–1 Sep) and 2026 (27–30 Aug); 2025 was the exception (18–21 Sep) because of the Gugak Expo. The 2026 dates were reported by late July 2026. No 2027 dates announced as of 19 Oct 2026. | expected | Would be the 22nd edition by the county's count (19th in 2024, 21st in 2026). |
| 2026 | 27–30 Aug 2026 | ended | Main plaza at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site (Healing Plaza, arts centre, Expo dome). Cars were barred inside the site, with circulating buses from the car parks; grape picking was at a separate vineyard about 4–5 km away. |
| 2025 | 18–21 Sep 2025 | ended | Fruit Kingdom Theme Park and surroundings, part of the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site complex. |
| 2024 | 29 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 | ended | Rainbow Healing Tourist Site. Seven electric circulating buses, 30,000 free bottles of water, large canopies, heat shelters and 60 large fans were laid on against the heat. |
| 2023 | 24–27 Aug 2023 | ended | Rainbow Healing Tourist Site; more circulating vehicles and delivery carts than before. |
Nearby
- Yeongdong Wine Tunnel (영동와인터널) — About 0.5–1 km (KTO data). 420 m tunnel on the history of wine, with a tasting room and sales of local farm wines; 10:00–18:00 (tickets until 17:30), closed Mondays
- Fruit Kingdom Theme Park (과일나라테마공원) — Same tourist complex. Orchards themed on Yeongdong's five fruits and the Rainbow Botanical Garden (213 subtropical species); 09:30–17:30 March–November, closed Mondays; the 2025 festival venue
- Korea Wine Festival (대한민국와인축제). Yeongdong's other big festival, with winery tastings and the Korea Wine Awards on the Yeongdong-cheon riverbed; free entry; the 15th edition ran 11–14 June 2026
- Muju Firefly Festival (무주반딧불축제) — About 20 km (straight line). Night firefly tours and riverside fire shows in neighbouring Muju, usually in early September
- Geumsan World K-Insam Festival (금산세계인삼축제) — About 26 km (straight line). Ginseng digging, tastings and markets in Geumsan, late September to early October
- Gimcheon Gimbap Festival (김천김밥축제) — About 21 km (straight line). Gimbap from around the country in the Jikjisa temple area of Gimcheon, in late October
Questions travelers ask
When is the Yeongdong Grape Festival 2027?
Not announced yet. Recent editions ran Thursday to Sunday in late August (24–27 Aug 2023, 29 Aug–1 Sep 2024, 27–30 Aug 2026; 2025 moved to 18–21 Sep because of the Gugak Expo), so late August 2027 is likely. The 2026 dates were public by late July.
Is the Yeongdong Grape Festival free?
Yes, entry is free. In 2026 grape stomping cost ₩2,000 per person and grape picking was planned at ₩10,000 per 2 kg; fruit and wine are paid purchases.
Can I pick grapes at the festival?
Yes. According to a third-party guide, in 2026 picking ran 10:00–18:00 at a partner vineyard in Jugok-ri, about 4–5 km from the main plaza, with on-site sign-up until the day's fruit ran out, so go in the morning.
How do I get to Yeongdong from Seoul?
Take a Gyeongbu Line train from Seoul Station to Yeongdong Station: about 2 h 20 m by ITX-Saemaeul (₩20,400) or up to 2 h 57 m by Mugunghwa (₩13,700). There is no KTX stop. In 2026 a third-party guide reported a free shuttle from the station plaza to the festival.
Where exactly is the festival held?
At the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site, 117 Yeongdong Healing-ro, Yeongdong-eup, a festival plaza beside the Fruit Kingdom Theme Park and the Yeongdong Wine Tunnel. In 2025 it used the theme-park side of the same complex.
Can I taste Yeongdong wine at the festival?
Yes. Local wineries run tasting and sales booths (500 mL bottles about ₩10,000–15,000 in 2026), and the Yeongdong Wine Tunnel, a 420 m wine exhibition and tasting tunnel, is about 0.5–1 km away (10:00–18:00, closed Mondays).
Sources and verification
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- 여기유 (KTO TourAPI data via the Public Data Portal) — 영동포도축제other — 2026 dates 27–30 Aug (ended); 10:00–18:00; free, some paid experiences; address 영동힐링로 117; coordinates 36.1565/127.7870; phone 043-745-8924; homepage ydgrape.co.kr; organizers county, Culture and Tourism Foundation, Grape Association; programme categories; Wine Tunnel about 1 km. Straight-line distances to nearby festivals (about 20, 21, 26 km) computed from these coordinates and site records
- KTO tourist data — 영동 레인보우 힐링 관광지 (ktriptips mirror)kto — Address 영동힐링로 117; coordinates 36.1564/127.7865; parking and restrooms; Fruit Kingdom Theme Park opened April 2017, five fruits, Rainbow Botanical Garden 213 species, hours 09:30–17:30 Mar–Nov (09:30–17:00 Dec–Feb); Wine Tunnel 420 m, 10:00–18:00, tickets to 17:30; Healing Center 10:00–18:00; closed Mondays, Seollal and Chuseok
- KTO English tourist data — Rainbow Healing Center (ktriptips mirror)kto — 95 Yeongdong healing-ro; 10:00–18:00; parking for 150 cars; +82-43-740-3655; part of the Rainbow Healing Square planned as the venue for four major county festivals; Yeongdong Wine Tunnel within 499 m
- iNews24 — 2026 영동포도축제 (29 Jul 2026)news — 2026 dates 27–30 Aug at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site; return from the previous venue; Gugak Expo dome as indoor children's playground and rest area; more parking and circulating shuttles after last year's feedback; picking, stomping, grape health hall, goods shop; Crown Haitai and Maeil Dairies tie-ups; opening ceremony, children's musical; organizers
- Wikitree — 김천포도축제 10만명 (23 Aug 2026)news — 2026 Yeongdong Grape Festival 27–30 Aug at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site with grape picking, stomping and an indoor children's playground
- Brunch (hitchwill) — 보랏빛 향기와 대통령상 와인까지 (28 Aug 2026)blog — 21st edition, 27–30 Aug 2026; 10:00–18:00 plus evening concerts; stomping five times daily ₩2,000; township booths (Haksan, Chupungnyeong, Yanggang, Sangchon); wine booths at the arts centre; Shine Muscat 2 kg ₩13,000, Campbell Early 3 kg ₩10,000–14,000, peach/plum 4 kg ₩25,000–30,000, wine 500 mL ₩10,000–15,000, can ₩7,000, ₩50,000 voucher offer; cars barred, circulating bus, free shuttle taxi
- infoarounds — 2026 영동포도축제 일정·체험·주차·셔틀 총정리 (third-party guide)blog — 21st edition; 10:00–18:00, food zone to 20:00, wine sales to 19:00; free entry; picking ₩10,000 per 2 kg (planned) at 주곡리 320, 10:00–18:00, on-site until sold out, 4–5 km from the plaza; stomping ₩2,000, five sessions, Healing Plaza; concerts 28 Aug 19:00–21:00, 29 Aug 19:30–21:30; opening fireworks; five car parks with addresses; free station shuttle; free delivery and pick-up zone
- Financial News (Newsis) — 제19회 영동포도축제 (20 Aug 2024)news — 19th edition 29 Aug–1 Sep 2024 at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site; slogan; organizers Yeongdong County and Yeongdong Festival Tourism Foundation; new grape health hall (grapeseed-oil massage, grape masks, wine foot baths); produce 10–20% below market; Chupungnyeong song festival; Gugak Expo concert; flood-relief performance with proceeds donated
- NS News — 2024 영동포도축제 성료 (2 Sep 2024)news — 2024: 29 Aug–1 Sep, four days; about 238,000 visitors counted 10:00–19:00 under MCST guidelines; provisional sales ₩2.52 billion (grapes ₩1.46 billion, other fruit ₩520 million, other products ₩540 million); 7 electric circulating buses; 30,000 bottles of water; 60 large fans; about 20 hands-on programmes; Campbell Early and Shine Muscat; song contest 31 Aug
- NS News — 2023 영동포도축제, 친환경·체류형 축제로 (8 Aug 2023)news — 2023: 24–27 Aug at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site; opening 24 Aug 18:30 with eco declaration, gala and fireworks; Grape Kids Land, a children's musical, a ballet show, magic show; youth futsal festa 60 teams, about 1,600 players; about 20 kinds of healing experiences; grapes 20–30% below market; more circulating vehicles and delivery carts; K-Culture Tourism Event 100
- NS News — 영동포도축제 K-컬처 관광이벤트 100선 선정 (9 Feb 2023)news — Selection by MCST and KTO as a K-Culture Tourism Event 100; Yeongdong's large day-night temperature gap and abundant sunshine for grapes; grape picking, stomping and grape fishing as the core experiences
- Foodtoday — 영동포도축제, 9월 18~21일 개최 (2 Sep 2025)news — 2025 dates 18–21 Sep at the Fruit Kingdom Theme Park area, moved because the 2025 Yeongdong Gugak Expo used the Rainbow Healing site; indoor play facilities; expanded grape beauty hall (massage, sheet masks); MBA and Shine Muscat grapes; organizers Yeongdong County and Culture and Tourism Foundation
- Foodtoday — 영동 와인·포도축제 컨슈머인사이트 지역축제 3위 (24 Jul 2025)news — 2025 Consumer Insight domestic travel survey (48,790 respondents): Yeongdong wine and grape festival third in the regional festival category, up from ninth in 2019
- Foodtoday — 6월 지역 술 축제 3선: 제15회 대한민국와인축제 (5 Jun 2026)news — 15th Korea Wine Festival 11–14 Jun 2026 on the Yeongdong-cheon riverbed parking area, 11:00–21:00; Korea Wine Awards; organizers; 30 years of Yeongdong wine
- Stars and Stripes Korea (from haps Magazine) — Korea's biggest wine festival in Yeongdong (8 Jun 2026)news — 15th Korea Wine Festival 11–14 June, free admission, Korea Wine Awards; Yeongdong described as Korea's largest wine-producing region
- Maeil Shinmun — 난계국악축제와 포도축제 첫 통합 (16 Aug 2006)news — 2006: the 39th Nangye Gugak Festival (25–28 Aug 2006) combined with the grape festival for the first time; grape picking at Wine Korea (evidence that a grape festival existed by 2006)
- Seoul Station → Yeongdong train timetable, 19–25 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-19)other — 15 trains a day, 05:54–20:09, same every day shown; ITX-Saemaeul 2 h 17 m–2 h 36 m, ITX-Maeum 2 h 18 m–2 h 24 m, Mugunghwa 2 h 28 m–2 h 57 m; adult standard ₩20,400 ITX, ₩13,700 Mugunghwa; no KTX to Yeongdong; Gyeongbu Line
- Yeongdong → Seoul Station train timetable, 21–27 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-21)other — 14 trains a day, 07:48–20:06; last departures 17:21 ITX-Maeum 1014 (arr 19:58), 17:48 ITX-Saemaeul 1016 (arr 20:21), 20:06 ITX-Saemaeul 1020 (arr 22:29), same as the September 2026 timetable; ₩20,400 ITX, ₩13,700 Mugunghwa
- Korail 열차운임/시간표 page (fare and timetable downloads)official — Lists 'KTX 운임표(2026. 9. 1. 기준)', 'ITX-마음/ITX-새마을/새마을호 운임표(2026. 9. 1. 기준)' and 'Mugunghwa/Nuriro 운임표(2025.9.27.부터)' as the current fare tables
- Korail Tickets (English booking site)official — English booking site; letskorail.com redirected to korail.com; Suseo is in the KTX station list; language menu has English, Japanese, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian
- SBS Biz: KTX표, 이제 두 달 전에 산다…10월부터 예매기간 확대 (20 Sep 2026)news — MOLIT and Korail: from 1 Oct 2026 tickets on sale two months before departure (was one month); foreigner web page has 7 languages, with French, German and Mongolian to be added; WeChat Pay/Alipay in development
What we could not confirm
- The official festival site (ydgrape.co.kr) could not be opened, so the 2026 station shuttle, the car-park list, the delivery zone, the grape-picking price, place and hours, the food-zone and wine-sales hours and the concert times rest on a third-party guide (infoarounds) and a visitor blog; news reports confirm only more shuttles and expanded parking in general terms.
- First year not confirmed: 2024 was the 19th edition and 2026 the 21st, and a grape festival existed by 2006 (combined that year with the Nangye Gugak Festival), but whether the first was in 2004, 2005 or 2006 and which COVID-era years were skipped was not found, so firstHeld is null.
- No 2025 closing report and no 2026 visitor or sales total were found; the 2025 dates come from the county's pre-festival announcement.
- KTO's Japanese and Chinese names and a KTO contentId for the festival were not found (it is not in the site's listed.json snapshot); names.ja, zhHans and zhHant are null.
- Walking route and taxi time from Yeongdong Station to the venue were not verified.
- Address detail: KTO data gives 영동힐링로 117 for the tourist site (used here); a visitor blog gives 영동힐링로 248, and the Rainbow Healing Center is at 95.
- Train times from Busan, and later connections via Daejeon, were not checked; the Seoul ↔ Yeongdong journey times are from a third-party mirror (21–27 Oct 2026), and Korail's own search could not be read.
- The search budget ran out before the county's (yd21.go.kr) notices and a KTO English festival listing could be checked.
- Not re-checked in the 21 Oct 2026 audit: the KTO Rainbow Healing Center page (150 parking spaces), the Wikitree report, the Korea Wine Festival sources (Foodtoday, Stars and Stripes), the Korail pages, and the dates given for the Muju, Geumsan and Gimcheon festivals in "nearby".
- Last direct train back from Yeongdong to Seoul Station on the 2027 festival dates under the timetable in force that day.
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-20 — Wine Tunnel is about 0.5–1 km from the site, not next door. · 2026-10-21 — Corrected after an independent fact audit: the 2026 station shuttle, car-park list and grape-picking details are now attributed to the third-party guide they rest on; last trains checked against the October 2026 timetable; 2023 programme corrected (one children's musical and a ballet show, about 20 healing experiences). · 2026-10-21 — Transport: removed first and last train clock times from the October 2026 timetable (a new KTX timetable started on 1 Nov 2026); visitors are told to check the Korail app or Yeongdong Station before the festival day.
