This guide summarizes official announcements (the Yecheon Culture & Tourism Foundation festival website and notices, and the Gyeongbuk tourism listing) and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 30, 2026 ~ Sun, Nov 1
- Venue
- Hancheon Sports Park area (한천체육공원 일원)310-1 Nambon-ri, Yecheon-eup, Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk (Hancheon Sports Park) (경북 예천군 예천읍 남본리 310-1)
- Organizer
- Hosted by Yecheon-gun, organized by Yecheon Culture & Tourism Foundation
- 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
📌 What's on each day
🔁 Daily · ★ Siege battle · Bow siege battle 10:00 · 14:30 (team sign-up) · 8 food booths
2026 Yecheon Archery Festival: Schedule, Bow Siege Battle, Directions – Before Visiting Hancheon Sports Park with Kids
At the tail end of autumn,
here’s a festival where you draw a bow 🏹
The 9th Yecheon Archery Festival 2026 (예천활축제)
runs from October 30 (Fri) to November 1 (Sun)
for three days around Hancheon Sports Park in Yecheon.
This year’s theme is
”Connecting Yecheon with the Bow, Shooting for the Future.”
I’ve summarized the festival website
of the Yecheon Culture & Tourism Foundation
and its notices from early October.
🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?
Hosted by Yecheon-gun
and organized by the Yecheon Culture & Tourism Foundation,
it’s a hands-on archery festival.
The website promises gukgung (traditional Korean archery),
Western archery, field archery and more,
plus official ceremonies, experiences,
exhibitions and performances —
more than 80 programs in all.
It began in 2014 as the
”Yecheon World Archery Festival,“
and this year is its 9th edition.
It is introduced as a winner of the Korea Festival Content Award
(festival arts and tradition category).
The mascots are “Connie,” a horned mason bee,
and “Peddy,” a bumblebee.
The website calls them the master archers of Yecheon, the insect city.
🏰 How Does the Bow Siege Battle Work?
The program with a confirmed schedule so far
is the bow siege battle.
Teams use safety bows and arrows
to capture the other team’s castle.
| Item | Official Information |
|---|---|
| Match times | 10:00 · 14:30 every day (morning and afternoon 16-team tournaments) |
| How it works | Within 4 minutes, hit opposing players or the castle targets — the team that takes the castle or scores more wins |
| Who can join | Anyone in 4th grade of elementary school or older |
| Team size | 4 people per team |
| Entry fee | 20,000 won per team |
| Sign-up | By October 26 (Mon) via email, Naver Form or a visit to the foundation |
It’s said to be the earlier archery survival game
with a story from history added.
Prizes go to 1st–3rd place in each session,
and the awards are held right after each match.
If a match is canceled due to rain or on-site conditions,
the entry fee is fully refunded.
Cancellations are accepted only until 18:00 on October 29.
For sign-up questions, call the foundation’s Tourism & Festival Team
at 054-650-7379.
🍢 Is There Food?
8 food booths will be set up inside the venue.
The foundation recruited general restaurants within Yecheon-gun
for Korean, Western, Chinese, Japanese, snack food and more,
and did not accept franchises.
The selection results were posted on October 2.
The selection results for food trucks
were posted on the same day.
🚌 Getting There & Parking
This is from the festival website’s “Directions” page.
The address is 310-1 Nambon-ri, Yecheon-eup.
| Transport | Details |
|---|---|
| Yecheon Bus Terminal | 1km to the festival site, 15 minutes on foot |
| Yecheon Station (train) | Get off on the Gyeongbuk Line, 10 minutes on foot |
| Dong Seoul Bus Terminal | 2 hours 30 minutes by bus to Yecheon |
| Daegu Bukgu Terminal | 1 hour 20 minutes by bus to Yecheon |
| Daejeon Complex Terminal | 2 hours 50 minutes by bus to Yecheon |
| Busan Central Bus Terminal | 4 hours 50 minutes by bus to Yecheon |
You can ask Yecheon Bus Terminal at 054-654-3798
and Yecheon Station at 1544-7788.
Festival parking lots and parking fees
are not yet listed on the website.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
The bow siege battle is open from 4th grade up.
Younger siblings can’t play on the team,
so plan for them to cheer from the side.
Teams must arrive at the match area
30 minutes before the start and wait.
For a 10:00 match, that means by 09:30.
Sign up a team of 4 by October 26
Choose 10:00 in the morning or 14:30 in the afternoon
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Program and timetable by date
□ Venue map
□ Opening hours
□ Archery experience fees and age limits
□ Parking lots and parking fees
□ Opening ceremony date and time
The website still says “in preparation.”
I’ll update this post when they’re out.
If you have questions, contact the Yecheon Culture & Tourism Foundation
at 054-650-6037.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families with older elementary kids who want to join a team match
✔ Families looking for archery experiences like gukgung or Western archery
✔ Families planning a trip to Yecheon by bus or train
From trying a bow to the team siege battle,
this is Yecheon’s autumn festival that fills three days with archery.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 2026 예천활축제 — 축제 첫 화면 (재)예천문화관광재단 · 주최
- 2026 예천활축제 축제소개 — 축제개요·역사·캐릭터 (재)예천문화관광재단 · 주최
- 2026 예천활축제 오시는길 (재)예천문화관광재단 · 주최
- 2026 예천활축제 활 공성전 참가자 모집 공고(공고 제2026-073호) (재)예천문화관광재단 · 2026.10.1 · 주최
- 2026 예천활축제 먹거리부스 참여업체 모집공고(공고 제2026-070호) (재)예천문화관광재단 · 2026.9.21 · 주최
- 2026 예천활축제 먹거리 부스 참여업체 선정 결과(공고 제2026-74호) (재)예천문화관광재단 · 2026.10.2 · 주최
- 예천활축제2026 경상북도 경북나드리 · 2026.9.15 · 관광
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)