This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 17, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 18
- Venue
- Sani Garden, Solaseado enterprise city (산이정원)664 Guseong-ri, Sani-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeonnam (Sani Garden) (전남 해남군 산이면 구성리 664)
- Organizer
- Sani Garden (BS Group)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/15, 11 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/17Sat★ Art contestToday
- 10/18Sun★ Family runToday
🔁 Daily · ★ Potato dig · Sweet potato pop-up · 2nd ESG Hanmadang · Garden Museum exhibition
2026 Sani Garden Festa Schedule · Sweet Potato Digging · Drawing Contest, Before Visiting Haenam with Kids
It’s autumn, when Haenam’s sweet potatoes ripen 🍠
At Sani Garden (산이정원), a private garden in Solaseado,
2026 Sani Garden Festa
(2026 산이정원 가든 페스타)
runs October 17 (Sat)–18 (Sun).
I’ve summarized the Haenam-gun press release,
Sani Garden’s official notices
and the announcement by its operator, BS Group.
🎪 About the Festival
This year it’s themed on sweet potatoes, Haenam’s signature crop,
as the ‘Sweet Potato Garden Festival’.
In the Haenam-gun press release
it appears under the name ‘Sani Garden Jeongwon Festa (정원페스타)’.
Sani Garden is a private garden
with 15 themed gardens
and about 1000 species of rare plants (BS Group announcement).
✨ What’s On Each Day?
Here’s what Haenam-gun and BS Group announced,
arranged by date.
| Date | Program |
|---|---|
| 17th (Sat) | Sweet potato digging · Kids’ drawing contest · ESG Garden School completion ceremony |
| 17th & 18th | Sweet potato pop-up store · 2nd ESG Hanmadang (co-hosted with the Jeonnam-Gwangju ESG Association) |
| 18th (Sun) | Sweet potato digging · Marathon · 2km family run |
On the 2nd floor of the Garden Museum,
designer Park Ju-seok’s exhibition ‘Autobiography of Humankind’
runs until October 30.
🍠 How Does Sweet Potato Digging Work?
It’s a hands-on activity in Sani Garden’s sweet potato field,
designed so you can dig safely without a hoe.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Open days | Weekends only from October 17 (Sat) to November 8 (Sun), 8 days in total |
| Capacity | 200 people per day · first come, first served |
| Fee | 25,000 won per person · 20,000 won under 36 months (admission included) |
| How to apply | Naver Form sign-up, then bank transfer |
| What to bring | Clothes for the activity · hat · gloves, etc. |
| Perks | Free garden admission · a box of sweet potatoes · on-site prize event (17th & 18th only) |
The sign-up link is in the ‘News’ post
on Sani Garden’s Naver Place page.
The post says ‘200 per session’,
while the poster says ‘200 per day’.
🎨 What About the Kids’ Drawing Contest?
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Date & time | October 17 (Sat) 09:00~17:00 |
| Who | 400 kindergarten and elementary school children from across Korea |
| Theme | Announced on site on the day |
| Registration | Online pre-registration closed October 9 · on-site registration desk on the day |
| Awards | From the Grand Prize (Special City Mayor’s Award) to the Encouragement Prize (Sani Garden CEO’s Award) |
For questions, call Sani Garden
at 061-536-3001.
🚗 Getting There & Parking
The address is 664 Guseong-ri, Sani-myeon, Haenam-gun,
inside the Solaseado enterprise city.
Naver Place (checked October 10) lists
opening hours of 08:00~18:00
and free parking.
Public transportation directions
aren’t in the official information.
💰 How Much Is Admission?
Whether a separate admission fee applies on festival days
isn’t in the official information.
These are the regular prices from the Naver Place price list.
| Category | Regular Admission |
|---|---|
| Adult, weekend | 10,000 won |
| Adult, weekday | 8,000 won |
| Student (teen) · senior (65+) | 7,000 won |
| Child | 5,000 won |
| Haenam residents | 6,000 won |
The sweet potato digging fee
includes admission.
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
Most activities are on Saturday the 17th.
You can combine the drawing contest
and sweet potato digging on the same day.
On the 18th, a marathon runs
through Sani Garden and Solaseado Bridge, among other spots.
With 200 people per day, it may close early
Bring clothes and gloves you don't mind getting muddy
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ General admission on festival days
□ Session times for sweet potato digging
□ How to join the 2km family run
□ Detailed ESG Hanmadang program
□ What happens if it rains
These aren’t in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post once they’re out.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Families who want to try harvesting sweet potatoes with their kids
✔ Families with kindergarten or elementary kids who love drawing
✔ Families looking for an autumn outing in a large garden
Sign up for the activity in advance and add a garden walk,
and it makes a nice full-day autumn outing.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 해남의 가을은 축제로 물든다 맛과 멋, 즐거움 가득한 해남축제 4선 해남군 · 2026.10.2 · 관공서
- 🎨제3회 산이정원 사생대회 참가자 모집 산이정원 (네이버 플레이스 소식) · 2026.9.1 · 주최
- 🍠제2회 산이정원 고구마 캐기 체험 참가자 모집 산이정원 (네이버 플레이스 소식) · 2026.9.1 · 주최
- 산이정원 — 주소·운영 시간·주차·가격표 산이정원 (네이버 플레이스) · 주최
- BS그룹 산이정원, '2026 가든 페스타' 개최...고구마정원축제 마련 아시아에이 · 2026.10.8 · 기사
- "정원만 보러 오지 마세요"··· 산이정원, 10월 한 달 '가을 콘텐츠' 스마트비즈 · 2026.10.8 · 기사
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)