This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026 ~ Sun, Nov 1
- Venue
- Yurim Park & Yuseongcheon Stream area (유림공원·유성천 일원)27 Eoeun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon (대전 유성구 어은로 27, 유림공원)
- Performers
- 백아 · 정준일 · 박정현 · 유성구여성합창단
- Organizer
- Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 20261/2
November 20262/2
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/15, 5 AM issued · forecasts can change · later days are added as forecasts come out
📌 What's on each day
- 10/17Sat★ Opening · ★ Drone showToday
- 10/24SatBuskingToday
- 10/31SatBuskingToday
🔁 Daily · Chrysanthemum displays · Hanbit Tower sculpture · Yuseongcheon aster garden
2026 Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival Dates, Drone Show, Directions – What to Know Before Seeing Yurim Park’s Hanbit Tower Mums with Kids
17th Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival poster — Oct 17, 2026 Sat — Nov 1, 2026 Sun, Yurim Park area (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
It’s the season when chrysanthemums smell sweetest 🌼
The 17th Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival (유성국화축제)
runs from October 17 (Sat) to November 1 (Sun)
for 16 days around Yurim Park in Daejeon.
On the first evening, the opening ceremony
includes a light show with 1,500 drones!
I’ve summarized Yuseong-gu’s press releases
and the schedule on the festival website.
🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?
past festival — visitors walking along a chrysanthemum flower path (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
2025 — aerial view of the chrysanthemum garden created in the park (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
It’s a flower festival decorated with chrysanthemums
grown by Yuseong-gu Office staff themselves.
It began in 2007 as a chrysanthemum display
inside the district office building,
and since 2010 it has been held on a larger scale around Yurim Park.
It is introduced as one of Yuseong’s signature festivals,
alongside the Yuseong Hot Springs Culture Festival.
This year again, the Oesam-dong nursery
grew some 80,000 chrysanthemums and seasonal flowers.
Staff also tended large sculptures and chrysanthemum bonsai by hand.
🌼 What’s New This Year?
2025 — a chrysanthemum flower star-shaped sculpture (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
These are this year’s flower displays
from Yuseong-gu’s press release (September 4).
| Attraction | Official Information |
|---|---|
| Hanbit Tower chrysanthemum sculpture | New this year, reflecting “Yuseong, City of Science” |
| Aster garden | Expanded down to Yuseongcheon Stream below Eoeun Bridge |
| Riverside cosmos path | Connected to the aster garden |
| Art chrysanthemums | Large sculptures · chrysanthemum bonsai |
A Daejeon Ilbo news article (October 7)
mentioned hands-on programs and night lighting as well.
Times and details are not yet in the official information.
✨ What’s On and When?
2025 — outdoor stage performances and visitors (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
This is the stage schedule on the festival website.
| Date · Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 17th (Sat) 18:00–21:00 | Opening ceremony · pre-show · main concert · drone light show |
| 24th (Sat) 14:30–16:00 | Busking (Momentu · Heo Seong-jeong · Raon Ensemble) |
| 31st (Sat) 14:30–16:00 | Busking (Gaongil Trio · Seon Ji-hye · Lee Eun-song) |
The website notes that the schedule
”may change depending on local conditions.”
🎤 Who Performs at the Opening?
| Part | Performers (festival website) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | Yuseong-gu Women’s Choir · Cultar · 58D |
| Main concert | Baek A · Jung Joon-il · Park Jung-hyun |
| Drone light show | 1,500 drones |
The opening ceremony starts at 18:00
and ends at 21:00.
The drone light show is only on that day’s schedule.
🚌 Getting There & Parking
The address is 27 Eoeun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon (Yurim Park, 대전 유성구 어은로 27).
There’s no transport guide for the chrysanthemum festival yet,
so I’ve copied the “Getting Here” section from the leaflet
of the Yuseong Reading Festival (Yuseong-gu libraries), held in the same Yurim Park.
| Transport | Where to Get Off |
|---|---|
| Bus 102·106·108·113·706·Teukgu 1 | Yurim Park (유림공원) |
| Bus 104·121·Maeul 5 | Yuseong-gu Office (유성구청) |
| Subway (Daejeon Metro Line 1) | Wolpyeong Station Exit 3 (13-minute walk) |
That leaflet said parking is limited
and recommended public transportation.
At an October 8 meeting, the head of Yuseong-gu
also asked staff to look carefully at parking,
which was congested during last year’s festival.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
Yuseong-gu’s tourism page introduces the chrysanthemum festival
as a barrier-free travel destination.
That means visitors with infants and toddlers
can enjoy it without restrictions.
In the daytime, walk the chrysanthemum paths and the Yuseongcheon flower path,
and on Saturday afternoons, the 24th and 31st, you can catch the busking.
On the first day, the 17th, the opening starts at 18:00,
so you can see the flowers during the day first
and then stay for the evening concert and drone show.
Yuseong-gu’s “Onbit Outdoor Cinema” also moves
to Yurim Park from October 23 to 31,
showing Suzume, Top Gun: Maverick, Soul, and Coco.
However, all 9 screenings are already fully booked.
The opening runs from 18:00 to 21:00
Parking was congested at last year's festival
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Display hours · night lighting hours
□ Admission fee
□ Hands-on program details · times
□ Parking lots · shuttles during the festival
□ Opening ceremony plan in case of rain
These are not yet in the official information.
I’ll update this post when they’re announced.
If you have questions, contact the Yuseong-gu Green Forestry Division
at 042-611-2678.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families who want to stroll chrysanthemum sculptures and flower paths with kids
✔ Families who want to see the opening drone light show
✔ Families looking for a flower festival to visit with infants and toddlers
From chrysanthemum paths by day to a drone show on opening night,
it’s a fall flower festival that lasts 16 days.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. Event photos are from the Korea Tourism Organization, released under KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no derivatives) and shown unedited. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
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🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 국문 관광정보(TourAPI) — 유성국화축제 행사 사진 (contentid 2561795) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- (9.4.) 유성구, '제17회 유성국화축제' 앞두고 양묘장 현장 점검 대전광역시 유성구(홍보과) · 2026.9.4 · 관공서
- 2026 유성국화축제 — 출연 뮤지션·행사일정 유성구 축제 누리집(주최·주관 유성구) · 주최
- 국화축제 (축제·공연 안내) 대전광역시 유성구 문화관광 · 관공서
- 2026 제17회 유성국화축제 대전관광 · 2026.9.23 · 관광
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- (10.8.) 정 유성구청장, '변화에 맞춘 효율적 예산 편성 필요' 대전광역시 유성구(홍보정보과) · 2026.10.8 · 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.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-10. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)