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November 2026 Festivals Around Korea: Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, Gyeongsang and Jeju

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Festivals outside the Seoul area for November 2026, checked as of October 19. The first week of November is the tail end of chrysanthemum season. After that the calendar turns to seasonal food: kimjang (making winter kimchi), yuja citron, bangeo yellowtail and Jeju tangerines. Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon are in the November capital-area post, and last month’s regional guide is here.

Dates come from official festival sites, the Ministry of Culture festival database, county notices and 2026 news. Photos are freely licensed pictures of past festivals or venues.

At a glance

DatesFestivalRegionFee
to Nov 1 (Sun)Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival and 14 othersvariousmostly free
to Nov 8 (Sun)Mindungsan Silver Grass FestivalJeongseon, Gangwonfree
to Nov 8 (Sun)Hampyeong Chrysanthemum FestivalHampyeong, Jeonnamabout ₩7,000
to Nov 15 (Sun)Gwangju BiennaleGwangju₩20,000
Oct 30 – Nov 8Buyeo Chrysanthemum FestivalBuyeo, Chungnamfree
Oct 30 – Nov 15Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum FestivalYeongam, Jeonnamnot confirmed
Oct 31 – Nov 8Cheongnamdae Autumn FestivalCheongju, Chungbuk₩6,000
Oct 31 – Nov 8Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum FestivalChangwon, Gyeongnamfree
Nov 4 – 8Cheongsong Apple FestivalCheongsong, Gyeongbukfree
Nov 4 – 16Pyeongchang Highland Kimjang FestivalPyeongchang, Gangwonpay for kimjang kit
Nov 5 – 8Goesan Kimjang FestivalGoesan, Chungbukfree, kimjang booked
Nov 6 – 8Gumi Ramyeon FestivalGumi, Gyeongbukfree entry
Nov 6 – 8Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi & Apple FestivalYanggu, Gangwonfree
Nov 6 – 8Tongyeong Fishermen’s Market x Port VillageTongyeong, Gyeongnamfree
Nov 6 – 15Seosan Chrysanthemum FestivalSeosan, Chungnamnot confirmed
Nov 7 (Sat)Busan Fireworks FestivalGwangalli, Busanfree, paid seats ₩70,000–100,000
Nov 12 – 15Goheung Yuja FestivalGoheung, Jeonnamnot confirmed
Nov 19 – 22Southernmost Bangeo FestivalMoseulpo, Jejufree entry, paid activities
Nov 19 – 23Jeju Citrus ExpoSeogwipo, Jejunot confirmed
Nov 21 – 22Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki FestaSunchang, Jeonbuknot confirmed

Gangwon-do

Mindungsan Silver Grass Festival, Jeongseon (민둥산 은빛억새축제)

Mindungsan Station Mindungsan Station · Photo: 커뷰, 2018 · CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

A bare-topped mountain covered in eulalia (silver grass, eoksae 억새) that turns silver in autumn.

  • When: running now, until Nov 8. Closing night bonfire on Nov 8
  • Where: Mindungsan, Nam-myeon, Jeongseon
  • Fee: free
  • Getting there: Mindungsan Station by train. Roads near Balgudeok are closed to cars; park at Mindungsan Sports Ground or Neungjeon lot
  • Note: it is a hike. The Neungjeon route is 3.3 km, about 1 h 20 min up

Pyeongchang Highland Kimjang Festival (평창고랭지김장축제)

Kimjang (김장) is the late-autumn job of making a winter’s worth of kimchi. Here you buy salted cabbage grown 700 m up in the Pyeongchang highlands, rub in the seasoning yourself, and ship the box home.

  • When: Nov 4 – 16
  • Where: Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang (check the official site for this year’s exact site)
  • Booking: online up to 5 days before; walk-ins accepted. 033-336-4000
  • Getting there: Jinbu (Odaesan) KTX Station
  • Official: https://gimjang700.co.kr

Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi & Apple Festival (양구 펀치볼 시래기사과축제)

Drying siraegi Drying siraegi · Photo: ally j, 2018 · CC0, Wikimedia Commons

  • When: Nov 6 – 8, 10:00–17:00
  • Where: Punchbowl Healing House, Haean-myeon, Yanggu. “Punchbowl” is a bowl-shaped basin near the DMZ, known for siraegi (dried radish greens, used in stews) and apples
  • Fee: free. A car is needed

Also in Gangwon: Sokcho chrysanthemum display at Cheongchoho Lake, until Nov 8.

Chungcheong

Goesan Kimjang Festival (괴산김장축제)

Salted cabbage for kimjang Salted cabbage for kimjang · Photo: Colorado State University Extension, 2017 · CC0, Flickr

  • When: Nov 5 – 8, 10:00–20:00
  • Where: Goesan Organic Expo Plaza and Dongjincheon stream; drive-through kimjang at Goesan Stadium
  • Fee: free entry. For kimjang you pre-order salted cabbage and filling
  • Parking: about 1,900 spaces
  • Official: https://gimjang.kr

Highlights: one-stop kimjang, drive-through kimjang, a world kimchi tasting and a kimjang contest.

Cheongnamdae Autumn Festival, Cheongju (청남대 가을축제)

Around Cheongnamdae Around Cheongnamdae · Photo: Phil Venditti, 2023 · CC BY 2.0, Flickr

Cheongnamdae was the presidents’ lakeside summer retreat until 2003. It is now a public park.

  • When: Oct 31 – Nov 8, 09:00–18:00 (last entry 16:30). Open until 21:00 on Saturdays, and open on Mondays during the festival
  • Where: 646 Cheongnamdae-gil, Munui-myeon, Cheongju
  • Fee: adults ₩6,000, youth ₩4,000, children and seniors ₩3,000
  • Getting there: free loop bus from Munui-myeon on festival weekends; free parking

About 500 chrysanthemum and bonsai pieces, busking and 17 hands-on booths.

Buyeo Chrysanthemum Festival (부여국화축제)

Gungnamji pond Gungnamji pond · Photo: Sadopaul, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Chrysanthemum sculptures of the Baekje gilt-bronze incense burner, with docent tours at 11, 13, 15 and 17h.

Also in Chungcheong

Yedang Reservoir Yedang Reservoir · Photo: jeong gon kim, 2015 · CC BY 2.0, Flickr

  • Seosan Chrysanthemum Festival: Nov 6 – 15, Hannongwon, 31-1 Boknamgol-gil, Gobuk-myeon. A bigger chrysanthemum maze than last year
  • Uijoeun Hyeongje (Good Brothers) Festival, Yesan: Nov 7 – 8, a family festival based on a folk tale. Yedangho suspension bridge is nearby
  • Namdang Port Daeha (king prawn) Festival, Hongseong: until Nov 8
  • Ending Nov 1: Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival (Daejeon), Hongseong Global Barbecue Festival

Jeolla and Gwangju

Hampyeong Chrysanthemum Festival (함평 국향대전)

  • When: running now, until Nov 8. 09:00–18:00
  • Where: Hampyeong Expo Park
  • Fee: about ₩7,000 for adults; you get ₩2,000 back in local vouchers
  • Note: the park closes Nov 9–11 for teardown

Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival, Yeongam (월출산 국화축제)

Yeongam town and Wolchulsan Yeongam town and Wolchulsan · Photo: Asfreeas, 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • When: Oct 30 – Nov 15, 10:00–18:00
  • Where: Gichan Land at the foot of Wolchulsan, a rocky national-park mountain

Goheung Yuja Festival (고흥유자축제)

Yuja (유자) is a fragrant East Asian citron. In Korea it is mostly turned into yuja-cheong, a marmalade-like syrup stirred into hot water as yuja tea. Goheung grows more yuja than anywhere else in Korea.

  • When: Nov 12 – 15. Exhibits 10:00–21:00, orchard lights until 22:00
  • Where: Yuja park, Hando-ri, Pungyang-myeon, Goheung
  • Official: https://www.goheungyuja.com

Make your own yuja-cheong, a nightly drone show over the orchards, and evening concerts.

Sunchang Korea Tteokbokki Festa (순창 KOREA 떡볶이 페스타)

Tteokbokki Tteokbokki · Photo: Amaeka Lyrae Loremas Cabaccang, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sunchang is Korea’s gochujang (red chili paste) town, so its food festival is about tteokbokki, the spicy rice-cake dish built on gochujang.

  • When: Nov 21 – 22
  • Where: Sunchang Fermentation Theme Park and Gochujang Folk Village, 55 Jangnyu-ro
  • Fee: not confirmed (free entry last year)

Gwangju Biennale (광주비엔날레)

A pavilion show at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale A pavilion show at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale · Photo: 광주광역시, 2024 · KOGL Type 1, Wikimedia Commons

  • When: until Nov 15. Closing programs Nov 6 – 8
  • Where: Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, 111 Biennale-ro, plus pavilions around the city
  • Fee: adults ₩20,000 (about $14); re-entry up to 5 times the same day
  • Official: https://www.gwangjubiennale.org

Also in Jeolla

  • National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu: until Nov 8, 19:30–21:30
  • Yeosu World Island Expo: until Nov 4, Dolsan
  • Ending Nov 1: Gangjin Bay Reed Festival, Haenam Minam Food Festival, Iksan Chrysanthemum Festival, Mokpo Heritage Night

Gyeongsang and Busan

Busan Fireworks Festival (부산불꽃축제)

Gwangan Bridge Gwangan Bridge · Photo: xiquinhosilva, 2024 · CC BY 2.0, Flickr

Korea’s biggest fireworks show, fired over the sea with Gwangan Bridge as the backdrop.

  • When: Nov 7 (Sat). The exact show time was not announced yet when we checked
  • Where: Gwangalli Beach, Igidae and Dongbaekseom
  • Fee: free to watch. Paid seats on the beach: R ₩100,000, S ₩70,000 (NOL Ticket until Nov 6, 17:00)
  • Getting there: Gwangan Station (Line 2) exit 3, or Dongbaek Station exit 1. No parking provided
  • Official: https://busanfireworks.com

Expect huge crowds. Arrive in the afternoon if you want a spot on the sand.

Gumi Ramyeon Festival (구미라면축제)

Gumi is home to a Nongshim instant-noodle factory, and the festival turns the old town around Gumi Station into a ramyeon street.

  • When: Nov 6 – 8, 10:00–21:00
  • Where: in front of Gumi Station, Yeokjeon-ro, Munhwa-ro and Saemaeul Central Market
  • Fee: free entry; food is paid
  • Getting there: Gumi Station. Kakao T shuttles from Seoul, Busan, Daegu and others (Seoul round trip ₩59,000, runs if enough people book)
  • Official: https://www.gumiramyun.com

Cheongsong Apple Festival (청송사과축제)

  • When: Nov 4 – 8, 09:00–20:00
  • Where: along Yongjeoncheon stream, Cheongsong-eup
  • Fee: free. Apple tasting and sales, a golden-apple hunt

Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival (마산가고파국화축제)

Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival · Photo: Shinfull, 2017 · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • When: Oct 31 – Nov 8, 10:00–22:00
  • Where: 3.15 Marine Nuri Park and Masan Marine New Town, Changwon
  • Fee: free. Free shuttle from Masan Station (last one 18:00 on weekdays)
  • Highlights: 100,000 chrysanthemums, and a fire-on-water nakhwa show on Nov 4 evening

Tongyeong Fishermen’s Market x Port Village (어부장터 X 포트빌리지 통영)

  • When: Nov 6 – 8, 10:00–21:00
  • Where: Triathlon Plaza, Donam-dong, Tongyeong
  • Fee: free. Oysters, eel, sea squirt and red sea bream from local fishermen

Also in Gyeongsang

  • Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival: Nov 6 – 10. The schedule changed during the year, so call 055-330-3244 to check the venue
  • Pohang Marine Corps Festival: Nov 14 – 15, Ocheon-eup. Base open day and parade
  • Ending Nov 1: Busan Mackerel Festival (Songdo Beach), Yeongdo Bridge Festival, Gamcheon Culture Village festival, Ulsan Seongnam-dong Coffee Festival, Miryang Spicy Food Festival
  • The Geoje Island Flower Festival is cancelled this year after summer flooding

Jeju

Southernmost Bangeo Festival, Moseulpo (최남단 방어축제)

Moseulpo Port Moseulpo Port · Photo: Grapesurgeon, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bangeo (방어) is yellowtail, at its fattest in late autumn. In Korea it is eaten raw as hoe (회), and Moseulpo on Jeju’s southwest tip is the main port for it.

  • When: Nov 19 – 22. Activities mostly 11:00–17:00
  • Where: Moseulpo Port, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo
  • Fee: free entry. Catch-a-yellowtail-by-hand and pen fishing ₩20,000 each; free kids’ session
  • Getting there: express bus 151 or 152 from Jeju Airport to Hamo Sports Park stop, then 300 m
  • Official: http://www.bangeofestival.com

Free yellowtail tasting Nov 20 – 22, 11:00–16:00.

Jeju Citrus Expo (제주감귤박람회)

Tangerines in Seogwipo Tangerines in Seogwipo · Photo: Sharon Hahn Darlin, 2021 · CC BY 2.0, Flickr

  • When: Nov 19 – 23
  • Where: Seogwipo Agricultural Technology Center, Namwon-eup
  • Fee: not confirmed
  • Highlights: tangerine direct market and processing exhibits

Also in Jeju

Jeju Olle trail marker Jeju Olle trail marker · Photo: Sgroey, 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Jeju Olle Walking Festival: Nov 5 – 7, around Olle route 19 (11–13 km a day). Advance sign-up is closed
  • Korea Jeju Garden Culture Expo: Nov 6 – 10, Baram Moru Park, Seogwipo Innovation City. Free

Dates not confirmed yet

  • Pohang International Light Festival: sources disagree (Nov 19–21 or Nov 20–22)
  • Suncheon Bay Reed Festival: Nov 1–9 last year
  • Haeundae Light Festival: started Nov 29 last year
  • Naejangsan and Baegyangsa autumn leaves: no festival, peak expected around the first week of November

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