Free Iksan Chrysanthemum Festival, Oct. 23 to Nov. 1: Giant Flower Sculptures by Day, a Lit Garden After Dark
Why NOW picked itArrive around the Saturday 5 p.m. concert and you see both the daytime flowers and the night lighting. It is free and open until 9 p.m., but it is a long way from Seoul.
The Iksan Cheonmansongi Chrysanthemum Festival runs at Jungang Sports Park until Sunday, Nov. 1. Entry is free and the gates are open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
600 sculptures and 60,000 autumn flowers
The festival's own exhibition list counts about 600 chrysanthemum sculptures, 60,000 chrysanthemum and autumn flower plants and about 200 bonsai. This year's theme is 'GLOW IKSAN'.
A music fountain, hands-on corners and events sit alongside the garden.
About 100 light sculptures switch on after dark
At night about 100 light sculptures and night lighting come on among the flowers, and the ministry's festival listing includes a night fireworks show.
The site closes at 9 p.m., so arriving around sunset lets you see both the day and night versions.
A Saturday 5 p.m. concert and a singing contest finale
On Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. there is a concert by the Jeonbuk Redcon music studio. On the last day, Sunday, Nov. 1, the chrysanthemum singing contest final runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The daily main-stage timetable is on the official performance page.
11 car parks if you drive
The official parking guide lists 11 car parks around the venue, with lots 9 to 11 open on weekends only. Coaches use the Iksan Stadium car park.
The address is Jungang Sports Park, 322 Hanaro, Iksan; the inquiry line is 063-859-4977.
Sources & context
2026-10-24T03:21:42.103Z
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism festival listing: Iksan Cheonmansongi Chrysanthemum Festival ↗Iksan City: official festival site ↗Iksan City: official performance timetable ↗Iksan City: official parking and facilities guide ↗Wikimedia Commons, chrysanthemum bed in Masan ↗Wikimedia Commons, Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival at night ↗Photo credit
Choi2451 (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0A chrysanthemum bed at a different festival (Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival in Masan, Changwon, 2014; not a photo of Iksan). Photo by Choi2451, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Photo credit
Shinfull (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA 3.0A chrysanthemum festival lit up at night at a different festival (Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival, Masan, 2017; not a photo of Iksan). Photo by Shinfull, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons