| Dates | 29 Aug – 1 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Tourist Site충청북도 영동군 영동읍 영동힐링로 117 |
| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 24–27 Aug 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 18–21 Sep 2025 |
Program
- 19th edition; slogan '먹고시포도 스마일, 보고시포도 스마일' (a pun on podo, grape)
- New grape health experience hall: grapeseed-oil massage, grape face masks and wine foot baths
- Grape stomping, picking in nearby vineyards, about 20 hands-on programmes, a kids' park, a children's musical and a magic show
- 31 AugChupungnyeong song contest
- A concert promoting the 2025 Yeongdong World Gugak Expo and a performance for flash-flood victims, with its proceeds donated
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival admission | — | Not stated in the 2024 sources opened |
| Grapes and local produce | — | Sold 10–20% below market prices |
Notes on the 2024 edition
About 238,000 visitors (counted 10:00–19:00 under the culture ministry's method) and about ₩2.52 billion of provisional sales: grapes ₩1.46 billion, other fruit ₩520 million, other local products ₩540 million. Organised by Yeongdong County and the Yeongdong Festival Tourism Foundation (the foundation's name in 2024).
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.