Spring Festivals and Flower Areas in South Korea

Let us not limit ourselves to cherry bloosom when it comes to spring season in Korea.  Apart from beojkkoch (벚꽃) per its Korean name or sakura (桜) per Japanese term, there are other flowers and festivals we can enjoy for the rest of months of April and May in South Korea.


Azalea 진달래 (mid-April)

Location: Wonmisan Mountain Azalea Festival (원미산 진달래축제) in Buncheon 부천

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Gunpo Royal Azalea Festival (군포철쭉축제) is held by the end of April.  You can enjoy food truck, light experience and art market.  Easily accessible via Sanbon Station (Seoul Subway Line 4), Exit 3 or Surisan Station (Seoul Subway Line Line 4), Exit 3. [Details]

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Location: Baraebong Peak, located in Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do for azaleas blooming on late April  until May.

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Double Petal Cherry Blossom (mid to end of April)
Don't get dissapointed when you booked your flight after the petal fall of cherry blosoom in central Seoul normally happens by mid-April.  There is another type, which is known as double petal or double layer cherry blossom (gyeobbeojkkoch, 겹벚꽃).

Location: (near Pavillion) in Simhak Mountain, Paju | @hyeja_insta

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Location: Gaesimsa, Buddhist temple in 1 Sinchang-ri, Unsan-myeon, Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | @_jjing2

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Location: Wansan Park, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea | @sai_sai_film

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Rapeseed or Canola Flowers 유채꽃 (mid-April)

Location: Chilgok-gun Ecological Park 칠곡보생태공원 (Seokyeong, Chunggok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do) | @hereiam_grace

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Experience the sea of yellow flowers, as you walk along the landscape of rapeseed flowers in Daegu City. With local market experience of clay art, wood craft, caricature, musical instruments, themed photozones and costumes on a weekend festivity during mid-April.

Location: Hajundo 하중도 Buk-gu District, Daegu City | @si.lver_ji

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Samcheok Maengbang Canola Flower Festival 삼척 맹방유채꽃축제 (~until end of April) in Gangwon-do, boasts a breathtaking view of canola flowers and the blue sea of the East Coast. [Details]

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Rapeseed Flower Festival in Banpo Hangang Park 반포한강공원 and Seorae Island 서래섬 in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea is held on early to mid-May. Various cultural performances, children's experience programs and photo zones are in place for the event. [Ref]

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Tulips 

As early as mid-March until end of April, you can enjoy Everland Tulip Festival (에버랜드 튤립축제). [Details]

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Sinan Tulip Festival (신안 튤립축제) is held along the shore of Daegwang Beach in Sinan-gun in Jeollanam-do (from the main land, you have to reach Jido Jeomam Dock and transfer by ferry to Imja Dock) during mid-April. [Details]

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Taean Tulip Festival 태안 튤립축제 in Taean County, Chungcheongnam-do Province (is on western part of Korea, which is about less than 5 hours away from central Seoul) is held on late April to mid-May.  Smell the scent from varieties of tulips 튤립. [Details]

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Roses (mid-May)

Location: Seoul National University Park

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Seoul Rose Festival (서울장미축제) in Jungnangcheon-ro, Jungnang-gu, Seoul is held on mid to end of May. They place in long rose tunnel, musical performances, variety of lighting effects for nighttime visitors and fireworks for the last day of the festival. [more details]

International Horticulture Flower Exhibition (고양 국제꽃박람회) takes place at Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang from late April to mid-May, which can easily be reach by train from central Seoul (Jeongbalsan Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1 or 2). Unique and rare plants exhibition, indoor garden decorated with flower art pieces, outdoor theme parks, making of flower plant experience, flower arrangement contests and other cultural events.  At night, lighting garden, LED performance, K-POP performance and other exciting events will also entertain visitors, creating the ambience of a joyful flower culture festival. [Details]


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