This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 2, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 11
- Hours
- 09:00~18:00
- Venue
- Donguibogamchon area45-6 Donguibogam-ro 555beon-gil, Geumseo-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam
- Fee
- Free (some experiences paid)
- Organizer
- Sancheong Festival Tourism Foundation
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
📌 What's on each day
- 10/9FriHangeul DayGugak Festival · Madang Play Mokhwa · Pure Gold DrawingToday
- 10/10Sat★ Health Walk · Madang Play Mokhwa · Pure Gold Drawing · Master Doctor SelectionToday
- 10/11Sun★ Closing Ceremony · Madang Play MokhwaToday
🔁 Daily · Sancheong Hyeminseo Free Clinic · Children’s Oriental Medicine School · Hinoki Cypress Pool
2026 Sancheong Herbal Medicine & Herb Festival Remaining Schedule, Experiences, Shuttle Bus – Before Visiting Donguibogamchon with Kids
It’s autumn, and the scent of herbs is spreading at the foot of Jirisan Mountain 🌿
The 26th Sancheong Herbal Medicine & Herb Festival
opened on October 2 and
is happening right now.
Until Sunday, October 11,
as of October 8, there are four days left including today.
The venue is the
Donguibogamchon area in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam.
I’ve organized the information from Sancheong-gun press releases and
the Sancheong Festival Tourism Foundation’s official website.
📅 Happening Now – Four Days Left
Here’s the remaining main stage schedule.
The timetable notes that programs may change depending on operations.
| Date & Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 10/8 (Thu) | Tiger Square Silent Zoning Out 10:00 · Herb Master Showdown 13:30 · Headset ON! Radio 14:30 |
| 10/9 (Fri) 14:50 | Gisan Gugak Festival Park Heonbong Gugak Award Ceremony · Gugak Hanmadang (Main Stage) |
| 10/10 (Sat) 09:30 | Sancheong Healing Health Walk About 3km, gather at Lawn Square · On-site first-come, first-served |
| 10/10 (Sat) 13:00 | Pongpong Heojun Master Doctor Selection → 14:30 World Culture Festival → 15:30 Gugak Performance (Main Stage) |
| 10/11 (Sun) 15:00 | Closing Ceremony Celebration performance · Highlight video · Closing declaration (Main Stage) |
| 10/9~11 Daily 14:00 | Kkeundeul Madang Play ‘Mokhwa’ (Herbal Medicine Heritage Hall) |
| 10/9~11 Daily 10:00 | Silent Yoga (Tiger Square, advance/on-site registration) |
| 10/9·10 16:00 | Pure gold Golden Longevity Turtle Drawing · On the last day, 10 don of pure gold |
In front of Dongui Falls, from the 9th to the 11th,
street performances and busking start at 13:00.
The ‘Healing Journey Fantasy’ parade and
main performance at Dongui Falls are held twice daily.
Times are not listed in the official guide.
🎪 About the Festival
This is a herbal medicine and wellness festival
held in Sancheong, home of the UNESCO World Documentary Heritage
Donguibogam.
It’s also an honorary cultural tourism festival designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
This year’s slogan is
’Sancheong with Herbal Medicine, Opening K-Wellness’.
After being canceled last year due to wildfire and heavy rain,
it’s back for the first time in two years.
The festival runs daily from 09:00 to 18:00,
with free admission.
Only some experiences require a fee.
🩺 Oriental Medicine Consultations & Herbal Tea Experiences
The main program is
Sancheong Hyeminseo in Donguijeon.
Eight oriental medicine doctors are on site
offering free pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, and chuna therapy.
| Experience | Time & Fee |
|---|---|
| Sancheong Hyeminseo (Donguijeon 1F) | Starts 10:00 · Lunch break 12:00~14:00 · Until 17:00 · Free |
| My Body’s Herbal Tonic Experience Weekdays | 14:00 · 16:00 (about 50 min) · Free |
| My Body’s Herbal Tonic Experience Weekends/Holidays | 11:00 · 14:00 · 16:00 (Donguijeon Yard) |
| Thermal Device Experience (Donguijeon 2F) | 10:00~17:00 · 2,500 won |
| Ceragem Device Experience (Donguijeon Yard) | 10:00~17:00 · Free |
For the herbal tonic experience, you choose herbs for immunity, respiratory health, or sleep,
brew them yourself, and taste the tea.
About 18 teams join each session.
🧒 Experiences for Kids
All the kids’ activities are gathered in the
Play Experience Zone.
Fees are listed only for those with a charge.
| Experience | Time & Fee |
|---|---|
| Children’s Oriental Medicine School (Herb Sensory Exploration, Writing Prescriptions) | 10:00~17:00, 6 sessions daily · 20 min · Advance/on-site registration |
| Hinoki Cypress Pool | 10:00~18:00 · 1-hour break from 12:00 |
| Find the Lucky Turtle (Sand Play) | 10:00~18:00 · 25 min per session |
| Snack Imagination Playground (Character Collage) | 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 o’clock · 2 people per team · 5,000 won per person |
| Herb Marshmallow Camp | About 30 min · 5,000 won per person |
| 3D Pen Creation / Mother-of-Pearl Keyring | 3,000 won / 5,000 won per person |
| Handkerchief & Asiatic Black Bear Keyring Making | 10, 11, 13, 14 o’clock (Jirisan National Park) |
Most experiences take a 1-hour break from 12:00,
except the Children’s Oriental Medicine School, which breaks from 13:00.
Outdoors, there’s the Skywalk Forest Playground,
a deer ecology experience center where you can see sika and white deer,
and the Jirisan Asiatic Black Bear Ecology Learning Center,
open 10:00~17:00.
There’s also the ‘K-Herb Demon Hunters Stamp Tour’ (about 1 hour),
where you solve missions around the venue,
and a Safety Experience Classroom with VR safety and fire escape maze.
🍖 Food & Market
At the Sancheong Black Pork Grill Hall,
you can enjoy Sancheong black pork at a 30% discount.
There’s also organic Korean beef, rice soup, and Gyeongho River ramen.
Ten food trucks are located near Tiger Square and
the Play Experience Zone.
There are 23 herbal markets, 39 local specialty booths,
and 15 craft booths.
Food booths use reusable containers.
🚌 Getting There & Parking
Here’s the parking and shuttle bus info from the venue map.
| Method | Details |
|---|---|
| Parking Lots | P1~P4 · Back Gate Parking · Disabled Parking |
| On-site Circulation Shuttle Bus | Runs between venue and parking lots · Every 10–15 minutes |
| Shuttle Boarding Points | Near Parking Lot 1 · Near Parking Lot 4 |
| 1,000 Won Taxi | Sancheong Intercity Bus Terminal ↔ Donguibogamchon |
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
On Hangul Day (9th) and weekends, the herbal tonic experience
is held three times a day, including an 11:00 session.
Both the Children’s Oriental Medicine School and Silent Yoga
accept advance and on-site registration.
There’s a ‘Reserve in Advance’ menu on the festival website.
There are also experiences where you can dress up in doctor or nurse hanbok,
a free family photo event, and sidewalk chalk drawing.
Hyeminseo: 12:00–14:00
Children’s Oriental Medicine School: 13:00–14:00
Most other experiences: 12:00–13:00
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Operation during rain
□ Parking fees
□ How to participate in the pure gold turtle drawing
□ Fees for experiences not listed (Children’s Oriental Medicine School, Hinoki Cypress Pool, etc.)
□ 1,000 won taxi boarding locations and times
□ Parade and Dongui Falls performance times
These are not yet in the official guide.
I’ll update this post when they are announced.
If you have questions, contact the Sancheong Festival Tourism Foundation at
055-970-6670~1.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families looking for doctor career experiences or the hinoki pool
✔ Families curious about free oriental medicine consultations and herbal teas
✔ Families wanting a day trip to see deer and Asiatic black bears
From oriental medicine consultations and kids’ activities
to madang plays and the closing ceremony,
this is a great festival for a day trip.
This post is organized from official guides before visiting in person. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 산청군, “동의보감 숨결 따라 K-웰니스로 세계를 품다” 2년 만에 돌아온 제26회 산청한방약초축제 화려한 개막 경상남도 산청군 · 관공서
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- “동의보감촌 걸으며 축제 즐기고 건강도 챙기자” (10일 산청 힐링 건강걷기) 경상남도 산청군 · 2026.10.6 · 관공서
- 산청군, 한방약초축제 안전점검 지속 실시 경상남도 산청군 · 2026.10.6 · 관공서
- 산청군, 기산국악제전 ‘국악 깊이 흥 만끽’ 경상남도 산청군 · 2026.10.6 · 관공서
- 산청한방약초축제 문화체육관광부 지역축제 · 관공서
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- 체험행사 산청축제관광재단(산청한방약초축제) · 주최
- 주제행사(산청혜민서·내 몸의 보약체험) 산청축제관광재단(산청한방약초축제) · 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.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-09. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)