This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: the overview and notices on the expo's official website, Gyeonggi Province press releases (July 7 and July 15, 2026), Yangpyeong County press releases and its G9311 bus notice (October 6–7, 2026), Semiwon's visitor-information and directions pages, and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization's festival listing, checked on October 7, 2026. The expo website's schedule, shuttle and directions pages still show the 2025 (Pyeongtaek) expo, so we did not use them. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 ~ Mon, Oct 19
- Venue
- Semiwon & Dumulmeori area, Yangpyeong (양평 세미원·두물머리 일원)Around Semiwon, 93 Yangsu-ro, Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do (경기 양평군 양서면 양수로 93(세미원) 일대)
- Organizer
- Gyeonggi Province, Yangpyeong County (organized by the Gyeonggi Environmental Energy Promotion Agency)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/15, 8 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/16FriShow gardens open to publicToday
- 10/17Sat★ Opening · AwardsToday
🔁 Daily · Show gardens open (invited, artist & imagination gardens; hours not announced yet)
Gyeonggi Garden Culture Expo 2026 — Dates, Getting There & Parking Before You Take the Kids to Semiwon and Dumulmeori
A garden expo is coming to Dumulmeori,
where the Namhangang and Bukhangang rivers meet 🌿
This is the 14th one!
The 14th Gyeonggi Garden Culture Expo
(제14회 경기정원문화박람회)
runs for 4 days, Fri, Oct 16 – Mon, Oct 19,
around Semiwon and Dumulmeori in Yangpyeong.
We put this together from
Gyeonggi Province and Yangpyeong County press releases
and the overview on the expo’s official website.
🎪 What kind of event is it?
It’s a garden expo held jointly
by Gyeonggi Province and Yangpyeong County,
organized by the Gyeonggi Environmental
Energy Promotion Agency.
This year’s theme is Dumulmeori Sa:saek.
‘Sa:saek’ holds two meanings at once:
four colors (四色)
and quiet contemplation (思索).
The stage is Semiwon,
‘local garden No. 1’ (지방정원 1호),
and the Dumulmeori area.
The plan is to keep the gardens
chosen in the open call
as open gardens even after the expo.
✨ What’s on, and when?
The main events are the opening ceremony,
garden exhibitions, cultural performances,
a conference and a garden industry fair.
Only the ones with dates are in the table.
| Date | Program |
|---|---|
| Fri 10/16 – Mon 10/19 | Garden exhibitions — invited garden, artist gardens, imagination gardens, citizen & student gardens and more |
| Fri 10/16 | Expo starts — the competition gardens open to the public |
| Sat 10/17 | Opening ceremony — final ranking of the competition gardens and awards worth 20 million won in total |
| Mon 10/19 | Last day — it runs through Monday |
| Dates & times not announced yet | Garden industry fair (59 companies) · garden culture activities · performances · busking (20 teams) · conference |
The opening ceremony time
and the performance and activity schedules
aren’t in the official notices yet.
🌿 Which gardens can you see?
Semiwon — walking bridge over a pond lined with flags (Jul 2024) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 정규진 · KOGL Type 1)
Semiwon — lotus field beyond a tiled wall and pine trees (Jul 2024) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 정규진 · KOGL Type 1)
The invited garden is
landscape architect Jung Young-sun’s
’Untitled’ (무제), built inside Semiwon.
Jung Young-sun is the landscape architect
behind Seonyudo Park,
Yeouido Saetgang Ecological Park
and Hee Won garden at the Ho-Am Art Museum.
There are also 10 competition gardens
chosen through an open call.
| Type | Works (titles translated by us) |
|---|---|
| Artist gardens · 5 (200㎡) | Overlapping Grain · Dumul Yanggyeong (Two Views of Dumulmeori) · A Clearing in the Woods · The Garden of What Changes and What Doesn’t · Score of Stillness |
| Imagination gardens · 5 (60㎡) | Splashed Ink in the Mist · Seeds of Contemplation, Growing Thought · Ipsang (Standing Thought) · Contemplation, Shedding the Weight · Mycelium of Contemplation |
The artist gardens’ theme is
’Landscapes of Four Colors (四色)‘,
and the imagination gardens’ theme is
’Shapes of Contemplation (思索)’.
25 citizen garden docents
who finished their training
will tell the gardens’ stories
during the expo.
🚇 Getting there & parking
Yangpyeong County’s transport department
expects severe traffic jams
around Yangsu-ri during the expo.
Here’s the public transport
Semiwon recommends.
| How | Where to get off |
|---|---|
| Gyeongui–Jungang Line | Yangsu Station (양수역) → about 700 m on foot |
| Bus 2000-1 (from Gangbyeon Station, Line 2) · 2000-2 (from Jamsil Station, Line 2) | In front of Semiwon (세미원 앞) → about 100 m (limited weekday service) |
| G9311 express bus | Yangsu Police Box (양수파출소) → about 600 m |
During the expo, some G9311 (Yongmun–Jamsil) runs
won’t enter the Yangsu-ri section
and will stop temporarily at the
Sinwon Station stop (신원역 정류소) instead.
| Date | G9311 runs affected (departing Yongmun Terminal) |
|---|---|
| Fri 10/16 | 10:00 · 11:00 · 14:00 · 15:00 |
| Sat 10/17 · Sun 10/18 | All 6 weekend runs (07:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 14:00 · 15:00 · 18:00) |
| Mon 10/19 | Normal service |
For parking, the Yangseo Culture
& Sports Park lot is closed for construction.
Semiwon points visitors to a public lot
a 5-minute walk away.
No temporary expo parking
or shuttle buses have been announced yet.
👨👩👧 Going with kids
If you came by train or bus,
show your ticket or transit-card history
at the operations booth.
You can get a gift from the
public transport check-in event
(while supplies last).
These are Semiwon’s regular admission fees.
Whether they stay the same during the expo
hasn’t been announced yet.
| Category | Semiwon regular admission |
|---|---|
| General (19 and over) | 7,000 won (2,000 won back in Yangpyeong local gift vouchers) |
| Discount (children & teens 6 and over, etc.) | 4,000 won (1,000 won back in vouchers) |
| 5 and under | Free |
Under Semiwon’s regular visitor rules,
you can’t bring in food — drinks only.
Kick scooters, bikes, balls
and inline skates aren’t allowed either.
severe traffic jams around Yangsu-ri
Check the walk from Yangsu Station
(Gyeongui–Jungang Line, about 700 m) first
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Expo opening hours
□ Admission during the expo
□ Opening ceremony time
□ Performance, busking & activity schedules
□ Shuttle buses & temporary parking
□ What happens if it rains
The schedule and shuttle pages
on the official website still show
last year’s (Pyeongtaek) information,
so we didn’t use them here.
We’ll update this post when new info is out.
Questions? Yangpyeong County
Garden & Forest Division, 031-770-2445
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families who love garden walks
✔ Families planning a day trip on the Gyeongui–Jungang Line
✔ Families who want to see Semiwon and Dumulmeori together
From Jung Young-sun’s garden to 10 competition gardens —
4 days of garden strolling at Dumulmeori.
We put this together from official announcements before going ourselves. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
📷 The festival in photos 8
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🔄 Updates
- One-week check
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 양평 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
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- 경기도, 경기정원문화박람회 작품정원 선정. 10월 개막 맞춰 공개 경기도(정원산업과) · 2026.7.15 · 관공서
- 경기도, 제14회 경기정원문화박람회에 정영선 조경가 초청정원 조성 경기도(정원산업과) · 2026.7.7 · 관공서
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- 2026 제14회 경기정원문화박람회 버스킹 공연팀 선정 결과 공고 경기정원문화박람회 공식 누리집(양평군 공고) · 2026.9.7 · 주최
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This is a guide based on official announcements, not a visit review. Schedules, programs and fees can change, so please re-check the official notice before you go.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Dates, times, fees and other numbers were checked against the Korean original on October 7, 2026. The English titles of the garden works are our own translations of the Korean titles. We did not check whether the expo offers guidance in English. Original post (Korean)