At a glance
| Dates | Expected Mar/Apr 2027Five days in late March or the first half of April 2027, timed to the cherry bloom on Yeouiseo-ro (recent editions: 4–9 Apr 2023, 29 Mar–2 Apr 2024, 8–12 Apr 2025, 3–7 Apr 2026). Not announced as of 19 October 2026; the district had set the 2024 dates by 24 March 2024 and announced the 2025 dates on 13 March 2025, so expect a March 2027 announcement. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Five days in late March or the first half of April 2027, timed to the cherry bloom on Yeouiseo-ro (recent editions: 4–9 Apr 2023, 29 Mar–2 Apr 2024, 8–12 Apr 2025, 3–7 Apr 2026). Not announced as of 19 October 2026; the district had set the 2024 dates by 24 March 2024 and announced the 2025 dates on 13 March 2025, so expect a March 2027 announcement. |
| Weather | March average 11/2 °C (52/35 °F), 37 mm of rain April average 18/8 °C (64/46 °F), 73 mm of rainNear or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers. Monthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station. |
| Admission | Free. Food, drinks and anything you buy are paid.Entry: Free (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Yeouiseo-ro (Yunjung-ro) cherry blossom road, behind the National Assembly서울특별시 영등포구 여의서로 60-2 |
| Nearest station | National Assembly Station (국회의사당역), Seoul Subway Line 9, Exit 1 (also Exit 6)About 5–10 minutes (roughly 600 m) to the cherry road behind the National Assembly |
| From Seoul | In Seoul · SubwayFull route |
| Organizer | Yeongdeungpo-gu District Office and Yeongdeungpo Culture Foundation영등포구 · 영등포문화재단 |
| Usual timing | Five or six days in late March or early to mid April, timed to the cherry bloom on Yeouiseo-ro: 4–9 Apr 2023, 29 Mar–2 Apr 2024, 8–12 Apr 2025 (moved from 4–8 Apr) and 3–7 Apr 2026. Yeongdeungpo-gu sets the dates in March from the bloom forecast. Held since 2005; in 2021 it was replaced by lottery-entry walks and an online festival. Browse March / April festivals. |
| First held | 2005 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 24 sources · See sources |
Bloom forecast: Flower festivals set or move their dates by the bloom forecast, so this window can shift by a week or two. Check again a few weeks before you go.
What it is like
Yeouiseo-ro, better known as Yunjung-ro, is the riverside road that curves around the back of the National Assembly at the western end of Yeouido, the island in the Han River that holds Seoul's parliament and financial district. About 1,886 king cherry trees line it, with forsythia, azaleas and other spring flowers (13 species in all) planted around them. Every spring since 2005 Yeongdeungpo-gu has closed about 1.7 km of the road to cars and turned it into a walking festival.
The festival lasts five days, and the road stays car-free for about a week around it. In 2026 it ran 3–7 April, 11:30–21:30, under the theme "Spring Garden, All Together", with four themed gardens (spring flowers, rest, art and food) along the road, the riverside park below it and the National Assembly football field. It opened with a "Flower Road Walk" parade at 17:00 on 3 April, a Black Eagles aerobatic flyover was scheduled for 14:00 on 5 April, and there was street theatre by the Assembly's Gates 5 and 7, a stage of music and DJ sets, Art Cube exhibitions by local artists and a food garden run with The Hyundai department store. After dark the trees are lit, which is when many Seoul residents come.
The dates are a bet on the bloom. The district fixes them in March from the forecast. In 2024 the festival ended on 2 April before the cherries were fully open, so forsythia stole the show and the road stayed closed to cars until 8 April. In 2025 the festival moved from 4–8 April to 8–12 April because of the crowds expected around the National Assembly at the time of the verdict in President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial, and the opening show and the Black Eagles flyover were dropped. In 2026 the first flowers opened on 29 March and the peak was expected on 3–4 April, the first days of the festival.
The honest caveats: at peak bloom, above all on weekend afternoons and evenings, the road is packed, and the district puts police, firefighters and volunteers on the cherry road and around Yeouinaru Station. There is no festival parking, bicycles and electric scooters are banned on site, and the festival can miss the bloom by several days. Come on a weekday morning for space, or after sunset for the lights.
Highlights
- About 1.7 km of Yeouiseo-ro (Yunjung-ro) behind the National Assembly closed to cars and turned into a walking road under about 1,886 cherry trees
- Forsythia, azaleas and other spring flowers, 13 species in all, around the cherry road and the riverside park
- Cherry trees lit after dark; in 2026 the stage, food and cultural programmes ran until 21:30
- Opening "Flower Road Walk" parade at 17:00 on the first day (3 April 2026), with a children's ballet company, a traditional chwita band and character mascots
- Black Eagles aerobatic flyover scheduled for 14:00 on Sunday 5 April 2026 (dropped in 2025)
- Four themed gardens: spring-flower photo zones, street arts by National Assembly Gates 5 and 7, Art Cube exhibitions and a food garden run with The Hyundai
- Barrier-free touches in 2026: a touch, sound and taste tour for visually impaired visitors and captioned stage performances
Who it suits. Best for first-time visitors who want Seoul's classic cherry-blossom walk without leaving the city, couples and photographers after the lit trees at night, and families (free stroller loans and a family zone in 2025); less suited to anyone who dislikes dense crowds or must fix travel dates months ahead, because the bloom may not match the festival.
Getting there
From Seoul
Line 9 to National Assembly Station, Exit 1 (or 6), then about 5–10 minutes on foot to the cherry road behind the National Assembly; Seoul's Mediahub puts Exit 1 about 600 m from the road. Or take Line 5 to Yeouinaru Station, Exit 1, and walk about 15 minutes west to the Yeouinaru-side entrance, where the 2026 route map starts (Spring Flower Garden, main stage, Art, Gourmet and Rest gardens in that order). Yeouinaru Exits 2 and 3 open onto Yeouido Hangang Park, so you can also walk in along the river. At peak bloom the district concentrates crowd-control staff around Yeouinaru Station.
From Incheon Airport
AREX to Gimpo Airport Station, then Line 9 to National Assembly Station; or AREX to Gongdeok Station and Line 5 to Yeouinaru Station.
Last leg from National Assembly Station
Seoul Subway Line 9, Exit 1 (also Exit 6). About 5–10 minutes (roughly 600 m) to the cherry road behind the National Assembly
Getting home
The 2026 programme ended at 21:30, well before the last Line 5 and Line 9 trains. No extra or later trains for the festival were reported in the sources found; at peak bloom the stations are crowded after dark, so allow extra time.
Parking
No festival parking. Yeouiseo-ro (1.7 km) and the area from the Seogang Bridge south-end public car park to the Yeouido downstream IC are closed to traffic for about a week around the festival, and the district asks visitors to come by public transport. The 2027 closure has not been announced.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free |
- Booking
- No booking: walk in. Only small-group programmes had limited places (in 2025 the guided walk to Bamseom took 10–20 people per session); how to sign up was not published in the sources found.
- English on site
- An information booth for domestic and foreign tourists ran in 2024, and tour groups from China and Mongolia were seen in 2025. No English-language festival page was found.
- Crowds
- Very crowded at peak bloom, above all on weekend afternoons and evenings; in 2024 people queued for the photo booths. The district puts police, firefighters and volunteers on the cherry road and around Yeouinaru Station, and in 2026 used AI CCTV monitoring. No official visitor count was found.
- Best time to go
- A weekday morning for space, or after sunset for the lit trees. Full bloom usually comes about six days after the first flowers open (first flowers on 29 March in 2026), so follow the bloom news as well as the festival dates.
- What to bring
- A transport card (there is no festival parking), a warm layer for the riverside evening and patience at the station exits. Leave bicycles and electric scooters at home: they are banned on site.
- Toilets
- Temporary toilets around the site (12 in 2025), plus a medical room and a baby rest area.
- Step-free access
- The road is closed to cars during the festival. In 2025 strollers and wheelchairs could be borrowed free for up to 3 hours (ID and a signed form), and a family zone had baby-changing tables and a nursing room; in 2026 the festival added a touch, sound and taste tour for visually impaired visitors and captions for stage performances.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Five days in late March or the first half of April 2027, timed to the cherry bloom on Yeouiseo-ro (recent editions: 4–9 Apr 2023, 29 Mar–2 Apr 2024, 8–12 Apr 2025, 3–7 Apr 2026). Not announced as of 19 October 2026; the district had set the 2024 dates by 24 March 2024 and announced the 2025 dates on 13 March 2025, so expect a March 2027 announcement. | expected | The dates follow the bloom forecast and can still change late: in 2025 they were moved days before the planned start. |
| 2026 | 3–7 Apr 2026 | ended | Yeouiseo-ro cherry road behind the National Assembly, the Hangang Park riverside below it and the National Assembly football field. Yeouiseo-ro (1.7 km) was closed to all vehicles from 12:00 on 1 April to 14:00 on 8 April. |
| 2025 | 8–12 Apr 2025 | ended | Yeouiseo-ro cherry road from the Seogang Bridge south-end intersection to the intersection in front of the Members' Office Building; closed to traffic from 12:00 on 6 April to 22:00 on 13 April. |
| 2024 | 29 Mar – 2 Apr 2024 | ended | Yeouiseo-ro from the Seogang Bridge south end to the Yeoui 2-gyo entrance, and the Hangang Park area around the National Assembly football field. |
| 2023 | 4–9 Apr 2023 | ended | The first large festival after the COVID-19 pandemic. It fell about ten days after the trees began to bloom, which caused confusion and led the district to set the 2024 dates earlier. |
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.
A former water-filtration plant on an island in the Han River, turned into a free ecological park where gardens and water plants grow in the old concrete tanks, with a botanical garden and the Seoul Design Gallery. Spend the afternoon there and come back for the lit cherry trees after sunset: the park is open every day 06:00–24:00 (exhibition hall 09:00–18:00, closed Mondays). Tip: it is only two stops away on Line 9, so it is also a quieter break if the cherry road is packed.
Getting there: Line 9 from National Assembly Station two stops west to Seonyudo Station, Exit 3, then about 800 m on foot (782 m in the official listing)
Seoul's largest department store, which ran the festival's food garden in 2026: Sounds Forest on the 5th floor is a 3,300 m² indoor garden with real grass and about 30 trees, and the basement food hall has about 90 outlets. Go for lunch before the cherry road or dinner after the lights: the store opens 10:30–20:00 Monday–Thursday and to 20:30 Friday–Sunday, the restaurant floor to 22:00. Tip: closing days change every month, so check the store's site.
Getting there: Line 9 from National Assembly Station one stop east to Yeouido Station (also on Line 5), then a short walk
Questions travelers ask
When is the Yeouido Spring Flower Festival 2027?
Not announced yet. Expect five days in late March or the first half of April, timed to the cherry bloom: recent editions were 29 March–2 April 2024, 8–12 April 2025 and 3–7 April 2026. Yeongdeungpo-gu usually announces the dates in March.
Is the Yeouido Spring Flower Festival free?
Yes. Entry and the stage shows are free; you pay only for food, drinks and anything you buy.
Which subway station and exit should I use?
National Assembly Station on Line 9, Exit 1 (or 6), is closest: about 5–10 minutes to the cherry road. Yeouinaru Station on Line 5, Exit 1, is about 15 minutes away and puts you at the start of the festival's route map, but it is the most crowded station at peak bloom.
When is Yeouiseo-ro closed to cars?
For about a week around the festival, starting a day or two before it opens and ending a day or so after it closes: the 1.7 km road behind the National Assembly from 1 to 8 April in 2026 and from 6 to 13 April in 2025. In 2024 the closure was kept until 8 April because the blossoms were late. The 2027 closure has not been announced.
Are the cherry blossoms lit at night?
Yes. The trees are lit after dark, and in 2026 the stage, food and cultural programmes ran until 21:30. A 2026 visitor guide said the lights stay on until 22:00; the official lighting hours were not confirmed.
What if the blossoms come early or late?
The dates are set in March from the bloom forecast and can miss. In 2024 the festival ended before full bloom, with forsythia the main show, and the car-free road was kept until 8 April. In 2025 the dates moved for another reason: crowds expected around the National Assembly at the time of the impeachment verdict.
Can I bring a bicycle or an electric scooter?
No. Bicycles and electric scooters were banned inside the festival area in 2025 and 2026.
What is the weather like during Yeouido Spring Flower Festival?
March in Seoul: average high 11 °C (52 °F), low 2 °C (35 °F), 37 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). April in Seoul: average high 18 °C (64 °F), low 8 °C (46 °F), 73 mm of rain (Seoul station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
19 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.
- KTO festival listing (ktriptips mirror, Korean): 영등포 여의도봄꽃축제 (contentId 525755)kto — 2026 dates 3–7 Apr, 11:30–21:30, free; address 여의서로 60-2 (윤중로 벚꽃길); coordinates 37.532051, 126.922645; phone 02-2670-3128; hosts Yeongdeungpo-gu and Yeongdeungpo Culture Foundation; homepage; held each April since 2005; programme (opening parade, stage, street arts, DJ, films, Art Cube, Gourmet Garden with The Hyundai, pop-up gardens, tour for visually impaired visitors)
- KTO festival listing (ktriptips mirror, Japanese): 永登浦汝矣島春の花祭り (contentId 700123)kto — Japanese name; 2026 dates 3–7 Apr, 11:30–21:30, free; since 2005; about 1,886 cherry trees with azaleas and forsythia; trees lit at night; traffic restricted during the festival
- KTO festival listing (ktriptips mirror, Traditional Chinese): 永登浦汝矣島櫻花節 (contentId 703476)kto — Traditional Chinese name; 2026 dates 3–7 Apr, free; since 2005; 13 species of spring flowers; lists 10:00–20:00 and phone 02-2629-2261, which differ from the Korean listing
- KTO festival listing (ktriptips mirror, Simplified Chinese): 永登浦汝矣岛春花节 (contentId 702222)kto — Simplified Chinese name (page title)
- Herald Economy — Seoul's two big spring flower festivals open (24 Mar 2026)news — 2026 dates 3–7 Apr; theme 봄의 정원, 모두 함께; four gardens; venue (cherry road, riverside, National Assembly football field); Flower Road Walk parade 3 Apr 17:00 with children's ballet, chwita band and mascots; Black Eagles flyover 5 Apr 14:00; culture and food extended to 21:30
- Herald Economy — 2026 festival services, safety and traffic (24 Mar 2026)news — Tour for visually impaired visitors and captions; Spring Sale Festa up to 30% off or cashback; AI CCTV, disaster bus and control centre; bikes and e-scooters banned; Yeouiseo-ro 1.7 km behind the National Assembly closed 1 Apr 12:00 to 8 Apr 14:00
- Kuki News — Yeouido cherry road ahead of the festival (1 Apr 2026)news — 2026 festival 3–7 Apr at the Yunjung-ro cherry road and the riverside near the National Assembly; traffic control from the afternoon of 1 Apr to 14:00 on 8 Apr; blossoms opened 29 Mar; peak expected 3–4 Apr; full bloom about six days after opening
- infogoodman — 2026 Yeouido festival course guide from the official leaflet (blog)blog — 3 Apr (Fri)–7 Apr (Tue) 2026, 11:30–21:30; opening walk 3 Apr 17:00–18:00; Black Eagles 5 Apr 14:00; stage 3–7 Apr; street arts 4–7 Apr at National Assembly Gates 5 and 7; garden contents; suggested route from the Yeouinaru Station-side entrance
- dategom — 2026 Yeouido Spring Flower Festival guide (blog)blog — 2026 dates 3–7 Apr, 5 days; traffic control 1 Apr (Wed) 12:00 to 8 Apr (Wed) 14:00; cherry-road lights on until 22:00; National Assembly Station (Line 9) Exits 1 and 6 about 5 minutes; Yeouinaru Station (Line 5) Exit 1 about 15 minutes; claims more than 3 million visitors a year
- NOL World — 2026 Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival listingother — English name; address 60-2 Yeouiseo-ro; 10 minutes on foot from National Assembly Station Exit 1 (Line 9); public transport advised; shows 8–12 Apr 2026 (conflicts with KTO and news)
- Seoul Mediahub — 2025 festival on site (2025)municipal — 2025 dates 8–12 Apr; closure 6 Apr 12:00–13 Apr 22:00, Seogang Bridge south-end intersection to the Members' Office Building intersection; 1,886 cherry trees, 13 species; theme 모두의 정원, four gardens; 12 stage acts; street shows from 12:00 at Gates 5 and 7; guided walk about 1 hour at 14:00 and 16:00, 10–20 people; family zone 09:00–22:00; free stroller and wheelchair loans up to 3 hours; free entry
- Seoul Mediahub — citizen reporter at the 2025 festival (11 Apr 2025)municipal — 2025 dates 8–12 Apr and closure 6 Apr 12:00–13 Apr 22:00; R&B singer Suran opened the stage; tour groups from China and Mongolia; mobility-aid rental; contacts 02-2670-3128 and situation room 02-761-9681
- Sidae — 2025 festival postponed to 8–12 April (3 Apr 2025)news — Planned 4 Apr start moved to 8–12 Apr after a 1 Apr emergency meeting over crowds expected around the National Assembly at the impeachment verdict; opening stage and Black Eagles cancelled; closure 6 Apr noon to 13 Apr 22:00 on Yeouiseo-ro 1.7 km and Seogang Bridge south-end car park–Yeouido downstream IC; police and staff at Yeouinaru Station; 12 toilets, medical room, baby rest area
- Newsis — Yeouido and Seokchon Lake festival dates (14 Mar 2025)news — 2025 dates first announced on 13 Mar as 4–8 Apr; planned closure 2 Apr 12:00 to 9 Apr 14:00 on Yeouiseo-ro (1.7 km); district asks visitors to use public transport
- Kyunghyang Shinmun — 2024 festival brought forward (24 Mar 2024)news — 2024 dates 29 Mar–2 Apr announced 24 Mar; first planned for 27 Mar, moved two days after checking February temperatures; earlier editions around 8 Apr; 2023 held 4–9 Apr as the first large post-pandemic event, about ten days after blooming
- Seoul Mediahub — Not just cherry blossoms: 2024 Yeouido festivalmunicipal — 2024 dates 29 Mar–2 Apr; theme 봄 소풍; Yeouiseo-ro from the Seogang Bridge south end to the Yeoui 2-gyo entrance and the National Assembly football field area; forsythia the main bloom, cherries not fully open by the end; programme; tourist information booth; National Assembly Station (Line 9) Exit 1 recommended
- Seoul Mediahub — citizen reporter on the cherry road (4 Apr 2024)municipal — Trees lit after sunset; walked in from Yeouinaru Station; photo-booth queues; 2024 traffic control on the cherry road extended to 14:00 on 8 Apr because of the late bloom
- Seoul Mediahub — citizen reporter after the 2024 festival (8 Apr 2024)municipal — 609 m from National Assembly Station (Line 9) Exit 1; night lighting; medical room, tourist information centre and situation room; temporary toilets; car-free road and situation room kept after the festival ended
- Lady Kyunghyang — spring flower roads in 2021 (29 Mar 2021)news — 2021: Yeouiseo-ro 1.7 km closed 1–12 Apr; lottery-entry 'spring flower walk' for about 3,500 people on 5–11 Apr; online spring flower festival
- Yeongdeungpo-gu — Japanese-language page on the spring flower festivalmunicipal — Began in 2005; 1,886 king cherry trees and 87,859 spring flowers of 13 species; describes an earlier edition as the 15th
- Yeongdeungpo-gu — Yeouido Hangang Park informationmunicipal — Yeouinaru Station Exits 2 and 3; nearby attractions
- Visit Seoul — Seonyudo Park (edited 17 Oct 2026)municipal — Former filtration plant converted into an ecological park with gardens, a botanical garden and the Seoul Design Gallery; open daily 06:00–00:00, free; exhibition hall 09:00–18:00 (winter to 17:00), closed Mondays; Line 9 Seonyudo Station Exit 3, 782 m
- Korea Herald — The Hyundai Seoul opens in Yeouidonews — 89,100 m² of operating space, Seoul's biggest department store; Sounds Forest indoor garden on the 5th floor, 3,300 m², real grass and about 30 trees; 12 m indoor waterfall on the 1st floor; basement food hall with about 90 outlets
- KTO listing (ktriptips mirror, Korean): 더현대 서울 (contentId 2708109)kto — Hours Mon–Thu 10:30–20:00, Fri–Sun 10:30–20:30, restaurant floor 10:30–22:00; closing days vary each month; address 여의대로 108; homepage ehyundai.com
What we could not confirm
- 2027 dates (expected to be announced in March 2027 from the bloom forecast)
- The organizer's festival site (ydpcf.or.kr/festival/) could not be opened in this check, so the official 2026 timetable, map and lighting hours were not read there
- Official night-lighting hours: a blog says the cherry-road lights stay on until 22:00; KTO only says the trees are lit at night
- Whether the Black Eagles flyover on 5 April 2026 went ahead, and the 2026 visitor count (no official figure found; a blog claims more than 3 million a year)
- Best Yeouinaru exit for the cherry road: a blog gives Exit 1 (about 15 minutes); the district lists Exits 2 and 3 for Yeouido Hangang Park; whether exits or trains are restricted at peak bloom
- KTO's Traditional Chinese listing gives 10:00–20:00 and phone 02-2629-2261, unlike the Korean listing (11:30–21:30, 02-2670-3128); NOL World shows 8–12 April 2026, unlike KTO and news (3–7 April)
- Edition number of the 2026 festival (the district's Japanese page calls an earlier edition the 15th) and what happened in 2020 and 2022
- Pets, rain policy, card payment at stalls and how to book small-group programmes were not published in the sources found
- The Hyundai Seoul's closing days in spring 2027 and the walk from Yeouido Station (its branch page on ehyundai.com was not identified); store hours are from KTO data
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of the 2015 festival (hyolee2, CC BY-SA 4.0). · 2026-10-31 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no train, bus or shuttle clock times found, unchanged; road-closure clock times from 2025 and 2026 removed (dates and pattern kept); prices: entry is free and no fees were quoted, unchanged
