Hampyeong Chrysanthemum Festival Opens Oct. 23 in South Jeolla, Running Through Nov. 8
Why NOW picked itGood for a South Jeolla day trip built around chrysanthemum beds and sculptures. Presale is over and the park shuts for three days from Nov. 9, so go by Nov. 8.
The Korea Chrysanthemum Festival opens tomorrow, Oct. 23, at Hampyeong Expo Park in South Jeolla. The park becomes a garden of chrysanthemum sculptures for 17 days, until Nov. 8, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This year's theme: a garden of myth
Sculptures made of chrysanthemums, including "Hill of Myth", "Talking Tree" and "Goddess of Water", stand around the park, while about 366 chrysanthemum bonsai and roughly 1,800 replica works fill five temporary exhibition halls.
Admission is paid.
Sungri and Kim Jeong-woo at the opening, Na Tae-ju and Jin Yi-rang at the close
Singers Sungri and Kim Jeong-woo take the opening-ceremony stage, and the autumn concert lists KCM, Ko Yu-jin, Deowon, Kim Gi-tae, Lee Yong and the Lee Young-ha Band. Trot singers Na Tae-ju and Jin Yi-rang headline the closing ceremony.
Brass-band street shows, traditional performances, chrysanthemum tea tasting and craft-making fill out the family programme.
Before you go
Online presale ended Oct. 22, so tickets now have to be bought on site. Check the price on the official festival site before you set out.
The Expo Park is closed to the public Oct. 17-22 and Nov. 9-11 for setup and safety work. Inquiries go to the Hampyeong Festival & Tourism Foundation on 061-320-2247, and the organiser says details may change.
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Choi2451 (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0Chrysanthemum flower beds at the Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival in Changwon, November 2014. A photo of a similar festival, not of the Hampyeong event. Choi2451 / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Shinfull (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0A flower garden at the Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival at night, Oct. 27, 2017. Not a photo of the Hampyeong event. Shinfull / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Choi2451 (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0Flower beds and character figures at the Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival, Masan port, November 2014. Not a photo of the Hampyeong event. Choi2451 / CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons