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Yeongdong Grape Festival 2023 in Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

영동포도축제 2023

Aug2023
24 –27
Thu–Sun
Past edition

24 August 2023 to 27 August 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Yeongdong Grape Festival page (Expected Aug/Sep 2027).

Venue this year. Rainbow Healing Tourist Site; more circulating vehicles and delivery carts than before.

Dates24–27 Aug 2023
VenueYeongdong Rainbow Healing Tourist Site충청북도 영동군 영동읍 영동힐링로 117
AdmissionFree 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.
Next edition2024: 29 Aug – 1 Sep 2024

Program

  • 24 Aug 18:30opening ceremony with an eco-festival declaration, opening gala and fireworks
  • Grape picking, grape stomping and about 20 kinds of sensory healing experiences
  • Grape Kids Land play area, a children's musical, a ballet show and a magic show
  • 1st national youth futsal festa (60 teams, about 1,600 players) and the Chupungnyeong song festival

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Grapes at the county sales booth—20–30% below market price

Notes on the 2023 edition

Selected for the culture ministry and KTO's K-Culture Tourism Event 100 for the 2023–2024 Visit Korea Year.

About the festival

The Yeongdong Grape Festival (영동포도축제) is a four-day harvest festival at the Rainbow Healing Tourist Site in Yeongdong, Chungcheongbuk-do, one of Korea's main grape and wine counties. The 21st edition ran 27–30 August 2026; the 2027 edition is expected in late August but has not been announced. Entry is free, grape stomping cost ₩2,000 and grape picking was planned at ₩10,000 per 2 kg. Yeongdong Station is about 2 h 20 m from Seoul Station by ITX-Saemaeul.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Yeongdong Grape Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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