Written: October 10, 2026 · Updated: October 10, 2026

This guide summarizes official announcements (the Hwasun-gun press release and the festival portal) and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

2026 Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival Dates, Admission, Shuttle & Parking – Before Visiting with Kids

2026 World Heritage Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival poster — Oct 16–25, Hwasun Dolmen Site area (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

At the dolmen site, chrysanthemums, cosmos
and sunflowers bloom together 🌼

The 2026 World Heritage
Hwasun Dolmen Autumn Flower Festival (화순 고인돌 가을꽃 축제)
runs October 16 (Fri) – 25 (Sun),
ten days around the Hwasun Dolmen Site
(Hyosan-ri, Dogok-myeon and Daesin-ri, Chunyang-myeon).

It’s open 09:00–18:00 daily,
and the first day, the 16th, is a free open day.

I rechecked the Hwasun-gun press release (October 7)
and the festival portal
on October 10 and summarized them here.

🎪 What Kind of Festival Is It?

past festival — festival garden decorated with floral sculptures (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

past festival — view of the flower beds and festival grounds (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)

It started in 2013 as ‘Chrysanthemum Fragrance in the City’
and moved to the dolmen site,
becoming Hwasun’s signature autumn festival.
This year’s theme is
’A Thousand-Year Story Along the Flower Path’.

This year centers on the dolmen-themed
’Dolmen Universe (DM·DolMen)’.
There’s Jjangdori Village for Bronze Age activities
and Kakao Friends’ Choonsik Village.

Choonsik Village has a 7m Choonsik
and a 2m Apeach air balloon,
plus 20 life-size Choonsik figures.

The Dogok lawn has the main chrysanthemum garden,
a photo garden, a family garden, a butterfly garden
and a chrysanthemum bonsai exhibition,
and the Chunyang side has an animal garden
and a children’s playground.

💰 How Much Is Admission?

There’s an admission fee from the 17th,
but the same amount comes back as a gift certificate.

Free-admission visitors need to bring proof.
For preschoolers, it’s a resident registration certificate.

The festival portal’s overview page
has a ‘Book admission tickets’ link.

🎨 What Can Kids Try?

The Jjangdori Village activity zone
is open 09:00–18:00 every day.

At the Naming Office you get a Bronze Age name
on a name tag.
It’s first come: 100 a day on weekdays, 350 on weekends.

Accessory and cookie making run 5 sessions on weekdays and 7 on weekends.
The costume room offers ancient costumes
and face painting, and the games are
tuho (arrow toss) and bisseok-chigi (stone toss).

🎤 When Are the DM Concerts?

Four weekend shows on the special stage
on the dolmen site lawn.

Every day from 12:00 to 18:00,
the main stage has band, orchestra, a cappella,
jazz, magic shows and more.

On weekends (17th, 18th, 24th, 25th),
the Chunyang outdoor stage has
magic and balloon shows, bubbles and sand art,
and the prehistoric experience area
has reenactments of prehistoric life.

🚌 Getting There, Parking & Shuttles

For navigation, enter Hwasun Dolmen Site
(64 Hyosan-ri, Dogok-myeon).
There are two entrances: Dogok Entrance (139-2 Hyosan-ri)
and Chunyang Entrance (10 Jidong-gil, Chunyang-myeon).

Hwasun-gun says it is preparing over 2,000 parking spaces
and circulating buses.

The circulating bus’s operating-day cell
shows both ‘10.17–10.25’ and ‘4 days’.
Whether it runs on weekdays still needs to be confirmed.

👨‍👩‍👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids

Hwasun Dolmen Site — Hwasun Dolmen Site information sign and trail (Aug 2024) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 강시몬 · KOGL Type 1)

On weekend mornings, youth heritage guides
lead a dolmen site walk.
From 10:00 to 12:00, it visits Goe Rock, Gwancheong Rock,
Pingmae Rock and Gamtae Rock on foot.
It’s by online reservation, once a day,
12 people per session.

The ‘Choonsik’s Adventure’ stamp tour
is joined through the QR code on your entry wristband.
At Hwasun Goindol Traditional Market
you can trade it for a Choonsik key ring (first 400).

Food includes local dishes, food trucks,
coal-themed ice cream (5,000 won)
and chrysanthemum-shaped bread (6 for 5,000 won).

⏳ Not Yet Announced

□ What happens if it rains
□ Where to reserve accessory and cookie workshops
□ Whether the on-site circulating bus runs on weekdays
□ This year’s parking lot locations (the portal’s table is an old one)
□ Nursing room and stroller rental

These are not in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post when they come out.

👍 Recommended for These Families

✔ Families with preschoolers looking for flower gardens and character photo spots
✔ Kids who want to try Bronze Age games like tuho and stone toss
✔ Families planning to stay all day through the weekend DM concerts

Flower gardens, Bronze Age activities
and weekend concerts:
a festival that fills a whole day at the dolmen site.

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. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated.

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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)