This guide summarizes official announcements (the festival website run by Gimhae City and a Gimhae City press release) and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 30, 2026 ~ Sun, Nov 1
- Venue
- Special venue in the football field of Jinyeong Stadium (진영운동장 축구경기장 특설행사장)257 Gimhae-daero, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae, Gyeongnam (Jinyeong Public Stadium) (경남 김해시 진영읍 김해대로 257)
- Organizer
- Hosted by the Gimhae Jinyeong Sweet Persimmon Festival Committee (sponsored by Gimhae City and others)
- 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
- 10/30Fri★ Opening · Contest awardsToday
🔁 Daily · Jinyeong Stadium special venue · daily timetable not yet announced
2026 Gimhae Jinyeong Sweet Persimmon Festival: Schedule, Opening, Directions – Before Visiting Jinyeong Stadium with Kids
It’s the season when sweet persimmons
in the Jinyeong fields turn orange 🍊
The 42nd Gimhae Jinyeong Sweet Persimmon Festival (김해진영단감축제)
runs from October 30 (Fri) to November 1 (Sun)
for three days at Jinyeong Stadium,
in a special venue set up on the football field.
I’ve summarized the festival website (run by Gimhae City)
and a Gimhae City press release (September 29).
🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?
It’s a Jinyeong sweet persimmon festival
that the Jinyeong Junior Chamber started in October 1985
under the name “Jinyeong Dangam-je.”
The website describes it
as “the agricultural festival with the deepest history
in Gyeongnam.”
After last year’s 41st edition, this year is the 42nd.
It’s hosted by the Gimhae Jinyeong Sweet Persimmon Festival Committee
and sponsored by Gimhae City, Gimhae City Council, the Gimhae Office of Education,
Jinyeong Nonghyup, the Gyeongnam Sweet Persimmon Horticultural Cooperative and others.
According to the website’s “Persimmon Story” page,
Jinyeong’s average annual temperature is about 14℃,
and because frost comes late, persimmons grow
about ten days longer than in other areas.
This year’s recruitment poster features
the persimmon characters “Jini” and “Yeongi.”
🏆 What’s On the First Day, the 30th (Fri)?
Gimhae City announced that this year’s
sweet persimmon contest awards will be given
at the opening ceremony on October 30.
It honors farms that grew excellent Jinyeong persimmons.
| Item | Official Information |
|---|---|
| Entrants | Farms growing sweet persimmons in Gimhae |
| Orchard judging | Fruit set, size grade, pests and disease, orchard care, eco-friendly certification, farm scale |
| Fruit judging | Weight, color, sugar content, uniformity and shape of the persimmons |
| Awards | One each for gold, silver and bronze, with a trophy and prize money of 1,000,000, 500,000 and 300,000 won |
| When | Opening ceremony, October 30 (Fri) |
The start time of the opening ceremony
has not been announced yet.
🎪 Are There Hands-On Booths and Performances?
In August the festival committee recruited
hands-on booth teams and performance teams.
Any individual or group could apply,
and content promoting Jinyeong persimmons or Gimhae
was the selection criterion.
The results were scheduled for September 18,
but which booths and performances are coming
isn’t on the website’s news board yet.
The website’s front page introduces
the persimmon contest, a persimmon peeling contest
and a free tasting as its signature events.
The peeling contest is a competition using persimmons,
and the tasting is a chance to sample them.
As for when they fit into this year’s timetable,
I’ll update this post once it’s announced.
🚌 Getting There & Parking
The address is 257 Gimhae-daero, Jinyeong-eup, Gimhae,
Jinyeong Public Stadium.
Here are the public transit directions from the website.
| From | How to get there (travel time) |
|---|---|
| Gimhae Bus Terminal | Bus 140 from Bonghwang Station stop → Bugok stop (부곡정류장) (about 1 hour 14 minutes) |
| Masan Intercity Bus Terminal | Bus 45 from Hapseong-dong stop → Bugok stop (about 1 hour 3 minutes) |
| Busan Seobu Bus Terminal | Light rail at Sasang Station → Busan Presbyterian Univ. Station (장신대역) → Bus 140 → Bugok stop (about 1 hour 43 minutes) |
| Jinyeong Station (train) | Bus 14 from Jinyeong Station stop (toward Seolchang) → Bugok stop |
In every case you get off at Bugok stop
and walk to the stadium.
The website’s driving guide
only shows last year’s festival parking and shuttle.
This year’s parking information isn’t out yet.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
The opening ceremony and contest awards
take place on the first day, Friday the 30th.
If you go on the weekend (31st and 1st),
the opening will already be over.
The venue is a special site
set up on the stadium’s football field.
Once the timetable is out, pick the hands-on booth times
your kids would enjoy first.
By bus, get off at Bugok stop
If driving, check this year's parking notice first
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ Program and timetable by date
□ Opening ceremony start time
□ Opening hours
□ Festival parking and shuttle bus
□ List of hands-on booths and fees
□ Operation in case of rain
These aren’t in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post when they’re out.
If you have questions, contact the Gimhae Jinyeong Sweet Persimmon Festival Committee
at 055-343-2242.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families looking for an autumn festival in a persimmon-growing town
✔ Families heading out by bus from Gimhae, Masan or Busan
✔ Families who want to see the opening and the contest awards on the first day
Marking its forty-second autumn,
this is the festival of Jinyeong, home of sweet persimmons.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 김해 진영단감축제 — 첫 화면 일정안내(제42회) 김해 진영단감축제 누리집(김해시 운영) · 주최
- 행사안내 — 축제개요(제42회 김해 진영단감축제) 김해 진영단감축제 누리집(김해시 운영) · 주최
- 제42회 김해진영단감축제 단감품평회 개최 김해시(농식품유통과) · 2026.9.29 · 관공서
- 제42회 김해진영단감축제 체험부스팀. 공연팀 모집안내 김해 진영단감축제 누리집(김해시 운영) · 2026.8.14 · 주최
- 축제소개 — 오시는길(버스·기차) 김해 진영단감축제 누리집(김해시 운영) · 주최
- 축제소개 — 연혁 김해 진영단감축제 누리집(김해시 운영) · 주최
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)