This weekend in Korea

Saturday 31 Oct 2026 and Sunday 1 Nov 2026. Based on confirmed dates only; the list refreshes every day.

35 festivals are on over the weekend of 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026: Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show, Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade, Naora Show, Hwaseong Haenggung Night Opening.

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This weekend at a glance

FestivalWhereDatesFrom SeoulEntryBack the same night?
Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show Goheung, Jeollanam-do 4 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 About 4 h 40 min Free entry Stay over
Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade Jeonju, Jeonbuk State 18 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 About 1 h 55 min Free entry Yes
Naora Show Wonju, Gangwon State 25 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 About 50 min Free entry Tight
Hwaseong Haenggung Night Opening Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 1 May – 1 Nov 2026 About 1 h 15 min From ₩2,000 Yes
Jeju Biennale Jeju City, Jeju 25 Aug – 15 Nov 2026 By air From ₩8,000 Tight
Semiwon Water Lily Festival Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do 1 Sep – 31 Oct 2026 Not published From ₩7,000 Yes
Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do 4 Sep – 8 Nov 2026 Not published Free entry Yes
Bulchwimugwi Night Market Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 5 Sep – 31 Oct 2026 About 1 h 10 min Free entry Yes
Gwangju Biennale Gwangju 5 Sep – 15 Nov 2026 About 2 h Free entry Yes
Namdo K-Garden Festival Yeosu, Jeollanam-do 11 Sep – 31 Oct 2026 About 3 h Free entry Tight
Pocheon Hantangang Garden Festa Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do 12 Sep – 1 Nov 2026 Not published From ₩7,000 Tight
Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale Icheon, Gyeonggi-do 18 Sep – 1 Nov 2026 About 49 min From ₩11,000 Yes
Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do 22 Sep – 1 Nov 2026 About 3 h 51 min Paid admission Tight
National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu Yeosu, Jeollanam-do 9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 About 3 h Free entry Tight
Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do 9 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 36 min From ₩5,000 Tight
Janghang 1931 Night Tour Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do 10–31 Oct 2026 About 3 h 20 min Free entry Tight
DMZ OPEN Festival Paju, Gyeonggi-do 12 Oct – 29 Nov 2026 About 2 h Free entry Yes
Nowon Moonlight Walk Seoul 16 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 In Seoul Free entry —
Mungyeong Apple Festival Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do 17 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 30 min Free entry Yes
Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do 23 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 About 3 h Free entry Tight
Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival Iksan, Jeonbuk State 23 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 1 h 20 min Free entry Yes
Namsan Night Festival Seoul 23 Oct – 14 Nov 2026 In Seoul Free entry —
Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival Gangjin, Jeollanam-do 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 4 h 27 min Free entry Tight
Pohang Steel Art Festival Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do 24 Oct – 15 Nov 2026 Not published Free entry Tight
Suseong International Biennale Daegu 27 Oct – 22 Nov 2026 Not published Free entry Yes
Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 10 min Free entry Check the last return
Busan Mackerel Festival Busan 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 47 min Free entry Check the last return
Haenam Minam Festival Haenam, Jeollanam-do 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 4 h 46 min Free + paid activities Check the last return
Mokpo National Heritage Night Mokpo, Jeollanam-do 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 3 h 5 min Free entry Check the last return
Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival Yeongam, Jeollanam-do 30 Oct – 15 Nov 2026 About 4 h 27 min Free entry Check the last return
Yecheon Bow Festival Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 38 min Free entry Tight
Yeongdo Bridge Festival Busan 30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 30 min Free entry Check the last return
Yesan Apple Festival Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do 30–31 Oct 2026 About 1 h 55 min Free entry Yes
Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival Changwon (Masanhappo-gu), Gyeongsangnam-do 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 About 3 h Free entry Tight
Miryang Spicy Food Festival Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do 31 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 About 2 h 30 min Free entry Yes

Travel times add up only the legs that each festival page gives a time for, from the Seoul station or terminal where the trip starts, so allow extra. Festivals with no published ride time are left out of the time filter.

Nokdong Coastal Ferry Terminal at Nokdong Port in Goheung, where the drone show is held Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
4 –31
Sat–Sat
LightsGoheungFreeEnds todayAbout 4 h 40 min from Seoul

Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show

The Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show (고흥 녹동항 드론쇼) is a free drone light show over Nokdong Port in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, with Sorok Bridge behind it, held every Saturday at 21:00 from 4 April to 31 October 2026 (900 drones, busking from 20:00) and on the last Friday of each month in Goheung-eup. As of 19 October 2026 the season's last shows are Saturday 24 October, Friday 30 October (Goheung-eup) and Saturday 31 October; the 2027 season is expected from April.

Jeonju Hanok Village, where the parade runs, in 2022 Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
18 –31
Sat–Sat
TraditionJeonjuFreeEnds todayAbout 1 h 55 min from Seoul

Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade

The Jeonju Hanok Village Traditional Performing Arts Parade (노상놀이야) is a free, one-hour folk parade along Taejo-ro, the main street of Jeonju Hanok Village, led by the giant dragon banners of Jeonju Gijeop-nori and pungmul drummers, with comic street plays on the way and a closing communal play in front of Gyeonggijeon Shrine. The 2026 season runs every Saturday, 15:00–16:00, from 18 April to 31 October, so the last two dates are 24 and 31 October; the 2027 season had not been announced as of 19 October 2026.

Happening now
Apr – Oct2026
25 –31
Sat–Sat
LightsWonjuFreeEnds todayAbout 50 min from Seoul

Naora Show

The Naora Show (나오라쇼, "Night of Light Show") is a free evening show at the Ganhyeon Tourist Area below Sogeumsan Grand Valley in Wonju, Gangwon: a media façade projected onto a river cliff about 250 m wide and 70 m high, with a music fountain that shoots up to 60 m. The 2026 season runs 25 April–31 October on Saturdays and public holidays only (none in July and August), 19:50–21:00, so the last 2026 shows are on Saturday 24 and Saturday 31 October; the 2027 season is expected from late April.

Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon by day; the night opening takes place here after dark Happening now
May – Nov2026
1 –1
Fri–Sun
LightsSuwonEnds tomorrowAbout 1 h 15 min from Seoul

Hwaseong Haenggung Night Opening

The Hwaseong Haenggung Night Opening (화성행궁 야간개장) keeps the royal palace at the heart of Suwon's UNESCO-listed Hwaseong Fortress open after dark, lit with flower installations and hologram and laser media art under the 2026 theme 'Dalbit Hwadam'. The 2026 season runs 1 May–1 November on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 18:00–21:30 (last entry 21:00), so the final nights are 23–25 October and 30 October–1 November.

Happening now
Aug – Nov2026
25 –15
Tue–Sun
ArtsJeju CityUntil 15 NovBy air from Seoul

Jeju Biennale

The Jeju Biennale (제주비엔날레) is Jeju Island's contemporary art biennale, run by Jeju Museum of Art. The 5th edition, 'Iyahong: The Art of Metamorphosis', runs 25 August–15 November 2026 with 69 artists and teams at Jeju Museum of Art on the 1100 Road, the Obaekjanggun Gallery in Jeju Stone Park and three galleries in Jeju City's old town; in October and November the venues open 10:00–18:00.

Lotus flowers at Semiwon, the festival's venue Happening now
Sep – Oct2026
1 –31
Tue–Sat
NatureYangpyeongEnds today

Semiwon Water Lily Festival

The Semiwon Water Lily Festival (세미원 수련문화제) is a two-month autumn festival at Semiwon, Gyeonggi-do's first designated local garden, on the Han River at Yangsu-ri in Yangpyeong, where Victoria, Australian and tropical water lilies take over from the summer lotuses. The 2026 edition runs 1 September to 31 October, 09:00–18:00 daily, with Saturday janggu-and-guitar performances, lotus-themed exhibitions and craft classes.

Deep-fried king prawns at the 2015 Namdang Port King Prawn Festival in Hongseong Happening now
Sep – Nov2026
4 –8
Fri–Sun
FoodHongseongFreeUntil 8 Nov

Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival

The Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival (홍성남당항 대하축제) is a two-month seafood festival at Namdang Port on Cheonsu Bay in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, where the port's restaurants and stalls sell in-season daeha prawns, usually salt-grilled, with weekend shows and bare-hand prawn catching. The 31st edition runs 4 September–8 November 2026, 09:00–24:00, with free entry; prawns are sold at one festival price of ₩45,000 per kg to take away or ₩60,000 per kg in restaurants.

Paldalmun Gate of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress at night, next to the market Happening now
Sep – Oct2026
5 –31
Sat–Sat
FoodSuwonFreeEnds todayAbout 1 h 10 min from Seoul

Bulchwimugwi Night Market

The Bulchwimugwi Night Market (왕의 야시장 불취무귀) is a free Saturday-evening night market in Suwon's Nammun Market district, beside Paldalmun, the south gate of Hwaseong Fortress, with food from market merchants and food trucks, a flea market, busking and a themed programme each night. First held in 2026, its second season runs 17:00–22:00 on four Saturdays, 10, 17, 24 and 31 October 2026; after 19 October the nights left are 24 October (Sundae Day) and 31 October (Joseon Ghost Day).

Inside an exhibition at the 2018 Gwangju Biennale Happening now
Sep – Nov2026
5 –15
Sat–Sun
ArtsGwangjuFreeUntil 15 NovAbout 2 h from Seoul

Gwangju Biennale

The Gwangju Biennale (광주비엔날레) is Korea's oldest contemporary art biennale, held since 1995, with its main exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall in Buk-gu, Gwangju, and pavilions in museums and historic houses around the city. The 16th edition, 'You Must Change Your Life', directed by Ho Tzu Nyen, runs 5 September–15 November 2026, 10:00–18:00, closed on Mondays.

Happening now
Sep – Oct2026
11 –31
Fri–Sat
NatureYeosuFreeEnds todayAbout 3 h from Seoul

Namdo K-Garden Festival

The Namdo K-Garden Festival is a provincial garden festival that Jeollanam-do started in 2025 and moves between counties; the 2026 edition is a free night garden show of about 40 gardens on Yeomun Culture Street and Yeoseo Mikwan Plaza in central Yeosu. It runs every day from 11 September to 31 October 2026, 15:00–21:00, with the gardens lit after dark.

Basalt columns at Bidulginang Falls on the Hantan River in Pocheon, near the festival site Happening now
Sep – Nov2026
12 –1
Sat–Sun
FamilyPocheonEnds tomorrow

Pocheon Hantangang Garden Festa

The Pocheon Hantangang Garden Festa is a seasonal garden festival on a lava plateau of about 260,000 m² above the Hantan River gorge in Gwanin-myeon, Pocheon, in northern Gyeonggi-do, beside Korea's longest Y-shaped suspension bridge (410 m). The 2026 autumn season runs 12 September–1 November, 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:00).

Ceramics on display at Icheon Cerapia, the biennale's main venue, in 2012 Happening now
Sep – Nov2026
18 –1
Fri–Sun
ArtsIcheonEnds tomorrowAbout 49 min from Seoul

Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale

The Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale (경기도자비엔날레) is Korea's international ceramic art biennale, held in three museums in Icheon, Gwangju and Yeoju, ceramics towns south-east of Seoul. The 13th edition, 'Earth Makes', runs 18 September–1 November 2026, 10:00–18:00 every day (last entry 17:00), with the main exhibition at Icheon Cerapia.

Life-size dinosaur models in an exhibition hall at Danghangpo, the expo's site, in 2010 Happening now
Sep – Nov2026
22 –1
Tue–Sun
FamilyGoseongEnds tomorrowAbout 3 h 51 min from Seoul

Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo

The Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo is a 41-day dinosaur exhibition and show park at Danghangpo Tourist Site in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, a county known for its dinosaur footprint fossils. The 10th edition runs 22 September–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00 (until 22:00 on night-opening days); gate tickets are ₩19,000 for adults and ₩13,000 for children, and parking is free.

Jinnamgwan, the long 1599 naval hall in Yeosu and a National Treasure, seen across its lawn Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
9 –8
Fri–Sun
LightsYeosuFreeUntil 8 NovAbout 3 h from Seoul

National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu

National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan is a free evening light show in Yeosu's old harbour district: projections and media façades on Jinnamgwan, a 1599 naval hall and National Treasure, on the Gosodae memorial site and on the turtle-ship replica in Yi Sun-sin Square tell the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. It runs 9 October–8 November 2026, 19:30–21:30 nightly except Tuesdays and special closure days around the 19 October Yeosu–Suncheon memorial, with an AI 'Yi Sun-sin', a stamp tour and weekend flea markets.

The main hall of the Tripitaka Koreana Theme Park in Hapcheon, the festival's venue Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
9 –1
Fri–Sun
TraditionHapcheonEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 36 min from Seoul

Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival

The Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival (대장경기록문화축제) is Hapcheon County's autumn festival at the Tripitaka Koreana Theme Park in Gaya-myeon, Gyeongsangnam-do, about 5 km from Haeinsa Temple, where the 81,258 Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks are kept. The 2026 edition runs 9 October–1 November, 09:00–18:00, with autumn-flower sculptures, chrysanthemum bonsai, Tripitaka exhibitions and family craft workshops.

Happening now
Oct2026
10 –31
Sat–Sat
ArtsSeocheonFreeEnds todayAbout 3 h 20 min from Seoul

Janghang 1931 Night Tour

Janghang 1931 Night Tour is a new evening culture event, first held in 2026, at the old Janghang Station in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong, a 1930 railway station that is now a culture space called Janghang Urban Exploration Station. It runs on four evenings only, 17:00–21:00 on 10, 17, 30 and 31 October 2026, each with its own theme drawn from the port town's modern history; the last two are Friday 30 October (old-style tearoom café night) and Saturday 31 October (food night).

Pinwheels on the hill at Imjingak Peace Nuri Park in Paju, one of the festival's main sites Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
12 –29
Mon–Sun
ArtsPajuFreeUntil 29 NovAbout 2 h from Seoul

DMZ OPEN Festival

The DMZ OPEN Festival (DMZ OPEN 페스티벌) is Gyeonggi Province's multi-week season of art, music and talks about the Demilitarized Zone, centred on Imjingak Peace Nuri in Paju and the former US Army base Camp Greaves across the Imjin River. The 2026 edition runs 12 October–29 November, with the exhibition "Staging" (26 works by 14 artists), the International Music Festival in Goyang on 23–25 October and a forum on 28 October.

Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
16 –8
Fri–Sun
LightsSeoulFreeUntil 8 Nov

Nowon Moonlight Walk

The Nowon Moonlight Walk is a free public-art light festival along Danghyeoncheon stream in Nowon-gu, northern Seoul, where about 30 light sculptures by Korean artists line the stream path after dark. The 7th edition, 'New Moon', runs 16 October–8 November 2026, lit daily from 17:30 to 22:00.

Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park seen from above in November, where the apple festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
17 –1
Sat–Sun
FoodMungyeongFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 30 min from Seoul

Mungyeong Apple Festival

The Mungyeong Apple Festival (문경사과축제) is a free harvest festival at Mungyeong Saejae Provincial Park in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, built around the Gamhong apple, a local variety that is in season only in October and averages 16.5 Brix. The 21st edition is running now, 17 October–1 November 2026, 09:00–18:00 daily, with growers' sales and tastings, orchard picking, an apple exhibition hall and family games.

Chrysanthemum displays around a pond at Hampyeong Expo Park during the 2012 festival Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
23 –8
Fri–Sun
NatureHampyeongFreeUntil 8 NovAbout 3 h from Seoul

Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival

The Hampyeong Grand Chrysanthemum Festival (대한민국 국향대전) fills Hampyeong Expo Park in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do, with giant chrysanthemum sculptures, bonsai halls and autumn flower fields. The 2026 edition, themed 'Chrysanthemum Garden of Myths', runs 23 October–8 November, 10:00–18:00.

Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
23 –1
Fri–Sun
NatureIksanFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 1 h 20 min from Seoul

Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival

The Iksan Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival is a free ten-day flower show in downtown Iksan, Jeonbuk State, filling Jungang Sports Park, Sinheung Neighbourhood Park and the Iksan Station area with giant chrysanthemum sculptures, bonsai and lit night gardens. The 23rd edition runs 23 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–21:00, with fireworks on 31 October and the displays left up until 8 November.

Baekbeom Square on Namsan in autumn, where the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
23 –14
Fri–Sat
NatureSeoulFreeUntil 14 Nov

Namsan Night Festival

The Namsan Night Festival is a free, booking-only evening festival run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in Namsan Park, in the centre of Seoul, on Fridays and Saturdays from 23 October to 14 November 2026. It has three parts: Campnic picnic pitches with live music and open-air films on the lawn of Baekbeom Square (17:00–22:00 on six evenings to 7 November), guided Autumn Foliage Walks of 3.8–4.2 km on 23–24 October and 6–7 November, and a silent-disco Palgak Club by N Seoul Tower on 14 November.

A boardwalk through the reed beds of Gangjin Bay Ecological Park, the festival's venue Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
24 –1
Sat–Sun
NatureGangjinFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 4 h 27 min from Seoul

Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival

The Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival (강진만 춤추는 갈대축제) is a free nine-day autumn festival in the reed beds of Gangjin Bay Ecological Park in Gangjin, Jeollanam-do, where the Tamjin River estuary meets the sea. The 11th edition runs 24 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–19:00 daily, with guided eco walks, children's programs and weekend concerts (Song Ga-in on 25 October).

The Yeongildae pavilion on Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, the festival's base from 2023 to 2025 Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
24 –15
Sat–Sun
ArtsPohangFreeUntil 15 Nov

Pohang Steel Art Festival

The Pohang Steel Art Festival (포항스틸아트페스티벌, PSAF) is a free public-art festival in Pohang, Korea's steel city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, showing sculpture, photography and architecture made with or about steel. The 2026 edition runs 24 October–15 November 2026 at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang; KTO lists 10:00–21:00 Tuesday to Saturday and 10:00–18:00 on Sunday.

Suseong Lake (Suseongmot) in Daegu ringed by autumn foliage, seen from above; the biennale is set around the lake Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
27 –22
Tue–Sun
ArtsDaeguFreeUntil 22 Nov

Suseong International Biennale

The Suseong International Biennale (수성국제비엔날레) is a free architecture and landscape biennale run by Suseong-gu, the Daegu district around Suseongmot Lake. The 2nd edition, 'Living Ground', runs 27 October–22 November 2026 on Sanghwa Hill by the lake, open 12:00–21:00 on weekdays and 10:00–21:00 at weekends, with an opening programme on 27 October from 14:00.

A gate of Hongjueupseong, the old walled town in Hongseong where the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
29 –1
Thu–Sun
FoodHongseongFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 10 min from Seoul

Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival

The Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival (홍성글로벌바비큐페스티벌) is a four-day barbecue and meat festival held in and around Hongju-eupseong, the walled old town in the centre of Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, with grill zones, visiting barbecue teams, discounted local beef and pork, and evening concerts. Hongseong County has confirmed the fourth edition for Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2026.

Crowds on Songdo Beach watching fireworks over the water at the 2025 Busan Mackerel Festival Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
FoodBusanFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 47 min from Seoul

Busan Mackerel Festival

The Busan Mackerel Festival (부산고등어축제) is a free three-day seafood festival on Songdo Beach in Seo-gu, Busan, held since 2008 in honour of mackerel, the city's fish. The 17th edition runs 30 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–21:00, with bare-handed mackerel catching, a kayak mackerel hunt, surprise mackerel auctions, a seafood market and evening concerts.

The Duryunsan cable car in Haenam, close to the provincial park lawn where the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
FoodHaenamEnds tomorrowAbout 4 h 46 min from Seoul

Haenam Minam Festival

The Haenam Minam Festival (해남미남축제; 'minam', 味南, means 'taste of the south') is a three-day food festival of Haenam's farm and sea produce, held in Duryunsan Provincial Park on the road to Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, Jeollanam-do. Haenam County has announced the 2026 edition for Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, with Haenam rice as its theme and, this year, no opening ceremony, township parade or VIP seating.

Mokpo Modern History Museum 1 in the old town, one of the festival's venues Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
TraditionMokpoFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 3 h 5 min from Seoul

Mokpo National Heritage Night

Mokpo National Heritage Night (목포 국가유산야행) is a free three-evening festival in the old town of Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, where the modern-history district around the Modern History Museums, Gyeongdong Cathedral and the Mokpo-jin fort site stays open after dark with lighting, media art, walking tours, a parade, concerts and a food-truck night market. The 2026 edition, themed on Mokpo's port opening in 1897, runs Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, 18:00–22:00 each night, with no booking listed.

The granite ridges of Wolchulsan National Park in Yeongam, the mountain at whose foot the festival is held Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –15
Fri–Sun
NatureYeongamFreeUntil 15 NovAbout 4 h 27 min from Seoul

Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival

The Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival (월출산 국화축제) is a free autumn flower show at Wolchulsan Gichan Land, a park at the foot of Wolchulsan in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, where more than 200,000 chrysanthemums of 23 varieties are set out as bonsai, flower sculptures, a flower tunnel and garden paths. The 2026 edition runs 30 October–15 November, 10:00–18:00.

Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
TraditionYecheonFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 38 min from Seoul

Yecheon Bow Festival

The Yecheon Bow Festival (예천활축제) is a free archery festival at Hancheon Sports Park in Yecheon-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the home county of archers Kim Jin-ho, Yun Ok-hee and Olympic champion Kim Je-deok: you can try Western and traditional Korean archery, a team bow battle and children's bow games. The 2026 edition runs Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, 10:00–21:00, together with the Yecheon Agricultural Festival; as of mid-October it was going ahead as planned despite foot-and-mouth cases in Yecheon in 2026.

Yeongdo Bridge in Busan with its drawbridge span raised Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
30 –1
Fri–Sun
TraditionBusanFreeEnds tomorrowAbout 2 h 30 min from Seoul

Yeongdo Bridge Festival

The Yeongdo Bridge Festival (영도다리축제) is a free three-day district festival in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, celebrating Yeongdo Bridge, which opened in 1934 as Korea's first drawbridge. The 34th edition runs 30 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–20:00, on two sites: the Bongnae-dong wharf beside the bridge (opening ceremony, retro shows) and Amir Park by the National Maritime Museum (song contest, cooking show, closing ceremony).

Sunrise over Yedang Reservoir, where the festival is held, seen from Bongsusan in October 2014 Happening now
Oct2026
30 –31
Fri–Sat
FoodYesanFreeEnds todayAbout 1 h 55 min from Seoul

Yesan Apple Festival

The Yesan Apple Festival (예산사과축제) is a free two-day harvest festival for the apples of Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, held in 2026 around the Yedangho suspension bridge, a 402 m footbridge over Yedang Reservoir. The 23rd edition runs Friday 30 October (10:00–20:00) and Saturday 31 October 2026 (10:00–18:00), with a discounted growers' apple sale, apple games, music and fireworks over the lake.

Chrysanthemum displays along the Masan waterfront seen from above during the 2019 festival Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
31 –8
Sat–Sun
NatureChangwon (Masanhappo-gu)FreeStarts todayAbout 3 h from Seoul

Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival

The Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival (마산가고파국화축제) is Changwon's free autumn flower festival on the Masan Port waterfront, where about 100,000 chrysanthemum plants are shaped into themed sculptures and displays at 3·15 Haeyang Nuri Park and Hapo Waterfront Park. The 26th edition runs 31 October–8 November 2026, 10:00–22:00, with multimedia fireworks on opening day and a sea nakhwa fire show at 19:00 on 4 November.

The riverwalk along the Miryang River, the festival's riverside setting Happening now
Oct – Nov2026
31 –1
Sat–Sun
FoodMiryangFreeStarts todayAbout 2 h 30 min from Seoul

Miryang Spicy Food Festival

The Miryang Spicy Food Festival (밀양 매운맛 축제) is a free two-day festival of spicy food and heat challenges on the Miryang River riverside in Samun-dong, Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, the city where Samyang Foods runs its Buldak noodle export plants. The first edition is on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026, 11:00–21:00, with spicy food zones, a chef's table, a One Chip Challenge and a brand zone that includes Samyang.

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Cheongsong Apple Festival

The Cheongsong Apple Festival (청송사과축제) is a five-day harvest festival on the Yongjeoncheon stream beside Hyeonbiam cliff in Cheongsong-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do, a mountain county known for its apples. The 20th edition runs 4–8 November 2026 (Wednesday–Sunday), 09:00–20:00 per KTO, with growers' apple sales, an apple parade, hands-on games and evening concerts.

Hands rubbing red pepper seasoning into salted cabbage during kimjang, Korea's winter kimchi-making (photo taken in Seoul) Upcoming
Nov2026
5 –8
Thu–Sun
FoodGoesanFreeStarts in 5 daysAbout 1 h 54 min from Seoul

Goesan Kimjang Festival

The Goesan Kimjang Festival (괴산김장축제) is a four-day kimchi-making festival on the Organic Expo Square in Goesan, Chungcheongbuk-do, the county where Korea's pre-salted cabbage trade began in 1996. The 2026 edition runs 5–8 November, 10:00–20:00.

Walkers on a Jeju Olle trail in 2009 Upcoming
Nov2026
5 –7
Thu–Sat
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Jeju Olle Walking Festival

The Jeju Olle Walking Festival is a three-day group walk on Jeju Island's Olle trail, with village performances, traditional games and local lunches along the route. The 16th edition runs 5–7 November 2026 on Courses 19 and 20 on the north-east coast, opening at Jocheon Stadium near Jocheon Manse Hill and covering about 13 km, 11.5 km and 12.9 km on successive days.

A traditional kiln at the Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Museum in Jillye, home of the city's buncheong potters Upcoming
Nov2026
6 –10
Fri–Tue
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Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival

The Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival (김해분청도자기축제) is a sale and showcase of buncheong stoneware by Gimhae potters, held every autumn since 1996. The 31st edition runs 6–10 November 2026, 10:00–20:00 (closing at 18:00 on Monday and Tuesday), and for the first time leaves its home in Jillye-myeon for Lotte Garden Park beside Lotte Premium Outlets Gimhae in Jangyu.

Ramyeon booths and crowds filling a downtown Gumi street at the 2025 Gumi Ramyeon Festival Upcoming
Nov2026
6 –8
Fri–Sun
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Gumi Ramyeon Festival

The Gumi Ramyeon Festival (구미라면축제) is a free three-day street-food festival around Gumi Station in Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the city where Nongshim fries most of Korea's Shin Ramyun. Local chefs serve creative ramyeon dishes along a 475 m 'ramyeon street' opposite the station, and Nongshim sells packs fried that morning.

Upcoming
Nov2026
6 –10
Fri–Tue
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Jeju Garden Culture Expo

The Jeju Garden Culture Expo (2026 대한민국 제주정원문화박람회) is a free five-day garden show in the Baramoru Park area of Jeju Innovation City in Seogwipo, hosted by the Korea Forest Service, Jeju Province and Seogwipo City, and described by the Korea Tourism Organization as the first garden culture expo held in Jeju. It runs 6–10 November 2026, 09:00–19:00 daily, with Korea Garden Show designer gardens, residents' and corporate gardens, garden concerts and talks, and a garden market.

The Haean Basin, known as the Punchbowl, seen from the Eulji Observatory in Yanggu Upcoming
Nov2026
6 –8
Fri–Sun
FoodYangguFreeStarts in 6 daysAbout 1 h 44 min from Seoul

Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival

The Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi Apple Festival (청춘양구 펀치볼 시래기사과축제) is a free three-day harvest fair for the dried radish greens (siraegi) and highland apples of the Haean basin, the 'Punchbowl', a farming valley on the edge of the DMZ in Yanggu, Gangwon State. The 2026 edition runs Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, 10:00–17:00, in front of the Punchbowl Healing House in Haean-myeon.

Fireworks over Gwangan Bridge and Gwangalli Beach during the Busan Fireworks Festival Upcoming
Nov2026
7
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Busan Fireworks Festival

The Busan Fireworks Festival is a one-night fireworks show over Gwangalli Beach and the Gwangan Bridge in Busan. The 21st edition is on Saturday 7 November 2026, with the main show 19:00–20:00.

Unjusa Temple in Hwasun, the festival's venue Upcoming
Nov2026
7 –8
Sat–Sun
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Hwasun Unju Culture Festival

The Hwasun Unju Culture Festival (화순운주문화축제) is a free two-day festival at Unjusa, the "thousand Buddhas, thousand pagodas" temple in Doam-myeon, Hwasun, Jeollanam-do. KTO lists the 2026 edition for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November, 10:00–17:00, with temple bell-ringing, pungmul and music, the unveiling of a Buddha statue, a local market and hands-on crafts.

Upcoming
Nov2026
7 –8
Sat–Sun
NatureGuryeStarts in 7 daysAbout 3 h 13 min from Seoul

Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival

The Jirisan Piagol Autumn Foliage Festival (지리산 피아골 단풍축제) is a two-day weekend festival in Piagol, a valley on the Gurye side of Jirisan National Park in Jeollanam-do whose autumn leaves are among the 'ten views of Jirisan'. Gurye County's site gives Saturday–Sunday 7–8 November 2026 for the 50th edition, at Piagol Maple Park in Toji-myeon, opening with a commemorative tree planting at 10:00 and the traditional foliage rite at 11:00 on 7 November.

Visitors walking a path between yuzu trees heavy with ripe fruit at the 2025 Goheung Yuzu Festival Upcoming
Nov2026
12 –15
Thu–Sun
FoodGoheungFreeAbout 4 h 24 min from Seoul

Goheung Yuzu Festival

The Goheung Yuzu Festival (고흥유자축제) is a four-day harvest festival in the yuzu orchards of Handong-ri, Pungyang-myeon, in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, the county that grows most of Korea's yuzu. The 6th edition runs 12–15 November 2026, 10:00–22:00, with yuzu picking, a yuzu foot spa, lit-up orchards and nightly concerts.

The twin peaks of Maisan, Jinan's best-known landmark (not the festival venue) Upcoming
Nov2026
14 –15
Sat–Sun
FoodJinanAbout 2 h 26 min from Seoul

Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival

The Jinan Highland Kimchi Bossam Festival (진안고원 김치보쌈축제) is a two-day weekend kimjang festival in Jinan-eup, Jinan County, Jeonbuk State, where families make winter kimchi together and eat it fresh with boiled pork (bossam). The 2026 edition, its eighth, is on Saturday–Sunday 14–15 November, confirmed on the organizer's site; the official poster places it around the Jinan Local Food store in Jinan-eup.