This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: Ilwol Arboretum's festival notice (October 1, 2026), its Night Garden notice (August 25, 2026) and night program notices (September 9, 2026), Suwon city press releases (September 10 and 30, 2026), and the arboretum's hours, admission, parking, directions and facility pages, checked on October 7, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 24, 2026
- Hours
- 09:30–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Venue
- Ilwol Arboretum, Suwon (수원 일월수목원)61 Ilwol-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기 수원시 장안구 일월로 61)
- Organizer
- Suwon Special City (Ilwol Arboretum, Parks & Green Spaces Office)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
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📌 What's on each day
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Suwon Arboretum Autumn Flower Festival 2026 — Schedule, Parking & the Night Garden Before You Take the Kids to Ilwol Arboretum
News of an autumn arboretum festival
with cosmos and chrysanthemums in bloom 🌸
The 2026 Suwon Arboretum Autumn Flower Festival
(2026 수원수목원 가을꽃축제)
is on for one day, Sat, Oct 24,
at Ilwol Arboretum in Suwon.
That same evening, the after-dark opening
’Night Garden’ (밤빛정원) carries on.
We put this together from
Ilwol Arboretum’s notice (October 1)
and Suwon city’s press releases.
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
Ilwol Arboretum, Suwon (수원 일월수목원) — An outdoor botanical garden space combining a large greenhouse and flower gardens (Sep 2023) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 최민희 · KOGL Type 1)
Ilwol Arboretum, Suwon (수원 일월수목원) — An arboretum garden where flowers and fountains come together (Sep 2023) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 최민희 · KOGL Type 1)
It celebrates Ilwol Arboretum
being picked as one of the
’10 Arboretums You Must Visit in 2026’
in a Korea Forest Service contest.
Autumn flower displays, hands-on activities,
a flea market and photo zones
are planned.
The exhibitions come in three parts.
| Exhibition | What’s on show |
|---|---|
| With a partner institution | Rose, chrysanthemum and succulent variety displays by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services |
| With local partners | Gwanggyo Chrysanthemum Bonsai Club · Suwon Agricultural Life Science High School |
| Autumn flowers | Cosmos variety display · ornamental grass exhibition ‘The Colors the Grasses Left, Autumn’ · autumn flower path |
✨ What’s on, and when?
Here’s the timetable for Saturday, October 24.
We’ve put the daytime festival
and the Night Garden in one table.
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 09:30–21:00 | Theme gardens & glasshouse open (last entry 20:30) |
| 11:00–17:00 | Crafts: herb sachets · pressed-flower keyrings · woodworking ‘Ttukttak Ttukttak Woodworking Playground’ (paid) |
| 11:00–17:00 | Pop-up Saebit Garden Advice Desk · arboretum social media event |
| 11:00–20:00 | Flea market |
| 15:00–17:00 | Garden concert |
| 17:30–20:30 | Stamp tour |
| 18:00–20:00 | Hanji (Korean paper) pressed-flower lantern making |
| 18:00 · 19:00 | ‘Bambitna’ glowing flowerpot making (two 1-hour sessions) |
| 19:00–20:30 | Night Garden evening walk |
On the garden concert line-up:
Park Seung-hwa of Yurisangja (유리상자 박승화),
Ijel (이젤), a brass quintet
from the Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra,
Kim Ji-hyun (김지현, gugak — Korean traditional music)
and Baek Da-na (백다나, vocals).
Announcer Yun Mi-ji (윤미지) hosts.
🌙 The Night Garden is the same day
Ilwol Arboretum, Suwon (수원 일월수목원) — Flower gardens and an arched garden walkway (Sep 2023) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 최민희 · KOGL Type 1)
Ilwol Arboretum, Suwon (수원 일월수목원) — An indoor greenhouse-style garden and pond (Sep 2023) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 최민희 · KOGL Type 1)
The Night Garden is the arboretum’s
after-dark opening every Friday
and Saturday in October.
Festival day is one of those days,
so you can see the gardens until 21:00.
Ilwol Arboretum decorates its gardens
with pink flowers such as garden mums,
asters and pink muhly grass,
and in the Grass Garden more than 130 kinds —
fountain grass, silver grass, pampas grass and more —
grow side by side.
In the exhibition glasshouse
you can also see the exhibition
’Thumbelina, the Girl Born from a Flower’.
| Night program | Who · how to join |
|---|---|
| Night Garden evening walk | Families, 20 people · book on the website · 5,000 won (admission included) |
| ‘Bambitna’ glowing flowerpot making | Anyone · book on the website · 5,000 won (admission not included) |
| Hanji pressed-flower lantern making | Anyone · pay 1,000 won on site at the info desk · 50 a day |
| Stamp tour | Anyone · Free · finish it to get an arboretum sticker |
🚇 Getting there & parking
The festival notice asks
visitors to use public transport.
| From | Bus → where to get off |
|---|---|
| Sungkyunkwan Univ. Station (Line 1), exit 2 | Village bus 27 · 27-1 → Yulcheon High School (율천고등학교), 220 m walk |
| Hwaseo Station (Line 1), exit 5 | Bus 27-1 → GS Apt. · Cheoncheon Prugio (GS아파트·천천푸르지오), 330 m walk |
| Hwaseo Station (Line 1), exit 6 | Bus 3 → Ilwol Library · Yulcheon High School (일월도서관·율천고등학교), 289 m walk |
For parking, here are
the arboretum car park rates.
| Parking time | Fee |
|---|---|
| Up to 3 hours | 2,000 won |
| Over 3, up to 6 hours | 3,000 won |
| Over 6, up to 9 hours | 4,000 won |
| Over 9 hours (1 day) | 5,000 won |
👨👩👧 Going with kids
The festival notice doesn’t mention admission,
so here are the arboretum’s regular fees.
| Visitor | Individual (Suwon residents · multi-child families) |
|---|---|
| Adults (19 and over) | 4,000 won (2,000 won · 1,000 won) |
| Youth (13–18) | 2,500 won (1,500 won · 500 won) |
| Children (7–12) | 1,500 won (1,000 won · 500 won) |
| 6 and under | Free |
A multi-child family means
two or more children,
with the youngest 18 or under.
You need to show proof
for discounts and free entry.
No outside food (drinks are OK),
and pets can’t come in.
Strollers are allowed,
and there’s a nursing room
on the 1st floor of the Visitor Center.
need advance booking on the website
Last entry to the gardens is 20:30
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Whether festival day has its own admission fee
□ Woodworking playground fee
□ What happens if it rains
□ Resident performances on festival day
□ Number of parking spaces & temporary parking
These aren’t in the official notices yet.
We’ll update this post when they’re out.
Questions? Ilwol Arboretum,
031-369-2380
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From daytime autumn flower displays to the Night Garden —
an arboretum festival that runs all day long.
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
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- 일월수목원 입장료 수원특례시 일월수목원 · 관공서
- 일월수목원 주차장 및 주차료 수원특례시 일월수목원 · 관공서
- 일월수목원 찾아오시는길 수원특례시 일월수목원 · 관공서
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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. English names of programs and exhibitions are our own translations. We did not check whether the festival offers guidance in English. Original post (Korean)