This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: Yeoncheon County's culture & tourism website (the chrysanthemum festival, Yulmu Festival and Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site pages, including the 2026 Yulmu Festival poster), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's regional festival listing for the Yulmu Festival, the Korea Tourism Organization's festival info (chrysanthemum festival updated October 6, 2026, with the official poster; Yulmu Festival updated August 31, 2026) and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization's festival page (October 7, 2026), checked on October 7, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 25
- Hours
- 09:00–18:00 (Yulmu Festival 10:00–17:00)
- Venue
- Around the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site, Yeoncheon (연천 전곡리 유적 일원)1510 Yangyeon-ro, Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do (경기 연천군 전곡읍 양연로 1510)
- Fee
- Chrysanthemum Festival 5,000 won (the same amount back in Yeoncheon Love gift certificates) · Yulmu Festival free
- Organizer
- Yeoncheon County (organized by the Yeoncheon County Agricultural Technology Center · Yeoncheon Yulmu Festival Promotion Committee)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
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Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/13, 5 PM issued · forecasts can change · later days are added as forecasts come out
📌 What's on each day
- 10/23–25Fri–Sun★ Yulmu FestToday
🔁 Daily · Chrysanthemum
Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival & Yulmu Festival 2026 — Dates, Admission & Shuttle Before You Take the Kids to the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site
8th Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival · 5th Yeoncheon Yulmu (Job's Tears) Festival poster — Oct 16–25, 2026 (Fri–Sun) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
The entrance to the Jeongok-ri site
is turning every color of chrysanthemum 🌼
The 8th Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival
(제8회 연천국화축제)
runs for 10 days, Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 25,
at the Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site in Yeoncheon
(연천 전곡리 유적).
On the last three days, Oct 23 (Fri) – 25 (Sun),
the 5th Yeoncheon Yulmu Festival
(제5회 연천율무축제) is held at the same place too.
(Yulmu is Job’s tears, a grain.)
We put this together from
Yeoncheon County’s culture & tourism website,
the Korea Tourism Organization’s festival info
(updated October 6)
and the official poster.
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
This year’s Chrysanthemum Festival theme is
’The Breath of Goguryeo,
Blooming as Chrysanthemums’.
At the site entrance, across 50,000 m²,
40,000 potted chrysanthemums
and chrysanthemum sculptures
are set to make a panoramic landscape,
according to the announcement.
The Yulmu Festival is
a market for Yeoncheon yulmu and farm produce.
Alongside direct farm sales
there are farming-culture activities,
exhibitions, performances and food.
The county website says it’s held
’every year on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday
of the fourth week of October’.
✨ What’s on, and when?
The Chrysanthemum Festival runs all ten days;
the Yulmu Festival, only the last three.
| Date & time | Program |
|---|---|
| 10/16 (Fri) – 25 (Sun) | Yeoncheon Chrysanthemum Festival — chrysanthemum displays, photo zones, activity zone |
| Daily 09:00–18:00 | Chrysanthemum Festival hours (Gyeonggi Tourism Organization festival info) |
| 10/23 (Fri) – 25 (Sun) | Yeoncheon Yulmu Festival — farm produce market, activities, performances |
| 10:00–17:00 | Yulmu Festival hours (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism regional festival listing) |
| 10/23 (Fri) – 25 (Sun) | Special sale of Yeoncheon Hanwoo beef (Yulmu Festival poster) |
A day-by-day stage timetable
hasn’t been released yet.
🌼 Chrysanthemums & yulmu — what’s there to see and do?
past festival — A heart-shaped chrysanthemum planter sculpture in front of a silver grass field (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
past festival — A garden with chrysanthemum bonsai and sculptures (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
The official poster and the Korea Tourism Organization’s
festival info describe
the Chrysanthemum Festival like this.
| Category | What’s there |
|---|---|
| Displays | Chrysanthemum sculptures, chrysanthemum bonsai, cascade chrysanthemums, large-bloom chrysanthemums, etc. |
| Gardens | Forest Garden, Mirror Garden, Silver Grass Garden, Paleolithic Garden, etc. |
| Activities | Yeoncheon farm produce, Goguryeo-themed activities, mini train, potting a plant, etc. |
| Main photo zone | Goguryeo fortress–themed chrysanthemum photo zone |
| Also | Costume try-on & instant photos, farm produce sales, food & food trucks, dog playground |
The Yulmu Festival program
is what the organizers submitted
to the Korea Tourism Organization.
| Category | What’s there |
|---|---|
| Yulmu activities | Learn about yulmu’s benefits & try it, yulmu face painting |
| Shopping | Yulmu cosmetics & processed products, farmers’ direct market |
| Food | Food market, special sale of Yeoncheon Hanwoo beef |
| Stage | Singing contest, guest singers, local culture performances, open stage for visitors |
💰 How much is admission?
The Chrysanthemum Festival is paid;
entry to the Yulmu Festival is free
| Chrysanthemum Festival | Admission |
|---|---|
| Individual (general) | 5,000 won |
| Group (general) | 4,000 won |
| Individual (discounted) | 3,000 won |
| Group (discounted) | 2,000 won |
Paying visitors get the amount they paid
back in Yeoncheon Love gift certificates
(the poster: ‘full amount given
in Yeoncheon Love gift certificates’)
Who qualifies for the discount
and where the certificates can be used
aren’t in the official info yet.
🚇 Getting there & parking
Here’s the transport info
from the official poster.
| How | Where to get off / how to get there |
|---|---|
| Subway | Get off at Jeongok Station (전곡역), Line 1, then take the shuttle bus |
| Car | 1510 Yangyeon-ro, Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon-gun (Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site) |
The shuttle bus timetable
and pickup point
haven’t been released yet.
Yeoncheon County’s tourist site info
says the Jeongok-ri site has a parking lot.
There’s no parking info
for the festival period yet.
👨👩👧 Going with kids
Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site — Prehistoric family statues and a park walking path (May 2010) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 박성근 · KOGL Type 1)
Jeongok-ri Prehistoric Site — A prehistoric sculpture and walking path scenery (May 2013) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 김지호 · KOGL Type 1)
The Chrysanthemum Festival activities
include a mini train
and potting a plant,
and the Yulmu Festival has
yulmu face painting.
The Jeongok-ri site is where
Paleolithic people lived
about 300,000 years ago.
The first hand axe in East Asia
was found here,
and along a walking trail of about 2 km
there are exhibition halls and sculptures.
The county’s tourist site info
marks a nursing room,
restrooms and accessible restrooms.
The festival description lists
a ‘dog playground’,
but the site’s regular info says
dogs are ‘not allowed’.
If you plan to bring yours, ask first.
go on Oct 23 (Fri) – 25 (Sun)
The chrysanthemum show charges admission
but entry to the yulmu market is free
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Shuttle bus timetable & pickup point
□ Parking during the festival
□ Who gets the discount & where certificates can be used
□ Times & material fees for each activity
□ Yulmu Festival stage timetable
□ What happens if it rains
None of this is in the official info yet.
We’ll update this post once it’s out.
Questions? Call the Chrysanthemum Festival
at +82-31-839-4238
(the number on the Korea Tourism Organization listing
is +82-31-839-4259),
or the Yulmu Festival at +82-31-839-2314.
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families who want autumn photos
in the chrysanthemum gardens & photo zones
✔ Families looking for activities
like the mini train & potting a plant
✔ Families who’d also like a Yeoncheon farm market
with yulmu & Hanwoo beef
Chrysanthemum displays plus a yulmu market —
festivals best paired over the last three days.
We put this together from official announcements before going ourselves. Event photos are from the Korea Tourism Organization, released under KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no derivatives) and shown unedited. 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 18
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🔄 Updates
- One-week check
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 국문 관광정보(TourAPI) — 연천 국화축제 행사 사진 (contentid 2870929) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 연천 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- 연천 국화 축제 연천군 문화관광 누리집 · 관공서
- 연천율무축제(농특산물큰장터) 연천군 문화관광 누리집 · 관공서
- 지역축제 - 연천율무축제 문화체육관광부 · 관공서
- 연천 국화축제 (고구려의 숨결, 국화꽃으로 피어나다) 한국관광공사 대한민국 구석구석 · 2026.10.6 · 관광
- 연천율무축제 (청정 자연이 키운 연천율무 축제) 한국관광공사 대한민국 구석구석 · 2026.8.31 · 관광
- 연천 국화축제 경기관광공사 경기관광포털 · 2026.10.7 · 관광
- 연천 전곡리 유적 (관광지 안내) 연천군 문화관광 누리집 · 관공서
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, prices, phone numbers and other numbers were checked against the Korean original on October 7, 2026. The festival theme, program, garden and gift-certificate names are our own translations of the Korean, not official English names; yulmu (율무) is Job's tears (adlay), a grain. We did not check whether the festivals offer guidance in English. Original post (Korean)