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Suwon Hwaseong Festival 2026
- 📅 Dates
- Oct 4, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 825, Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (fees vary by programs)
- 🕘 Hours
- 12:00-21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Suwon-si, Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival Organizing Committee, Suwon Cultural Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-31-5191-3647
Overview
The Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival reimagines, through a contemporary lens, the most magnificent moments of King Jeongjo’s eight-day royal procession to Hwaseong in 1795. Historic scenes recorded in the Wonhaeng Eulmyo Jeongni Uigwe come vividly to life through high-quality cultural programs. Visitors can also take part in the King Jeongjo Royal Parade, the largest royal procession reenactment in Korea, where citizens and guests from around the world become part of the spectacle. As a leading global festival, the Suwon Hwaseong Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience the joy of a
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Suwon Hwaseong Festival
- “Suwon Fantasy: Yajo” Themed Performance
- “Seonyumong” Water Performance
- Time Travel: Haenggung Night Story
- Citizens’ Great Architecture “Hwahong”
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
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🎪 Other festivals nearby at the same time
Overlapping dates, within 60 km.
Nearby Attractions
Places within 12 km of the festival venue (straight-line distance), described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Travel time depends on roads and traffic, so only distance is shown.
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Suwon Museum of Art수원시립미술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 0.1 km
Suwon Museum of Art is a cultural and artistic space located in the plaza of Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon. The building, which embodies the harmony of modernity…
Korean address for map apps경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로 833 (신풍동) -
Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall정조테마공연장 Cultural facilityapprox. 0.2 km
Jeongjo Theme Performance Hall is located in a hanok-style building just next to the Temporary Palace of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon. The hall serves as venue to a range…
Korean address for map apps경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로 817 -
Hyowon’s Bell효원의 종·서장대 Attractionapprox. 0.3 km
Hyowon’s Bell is located at the summit of Paldalsan Mountain. The bell was created to honor the filial devotion of King Jeongjo towards his father, Crown Prince Sado.…
Korean address for map apps경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로 825 (남창동) -
Suwon Workshop Street수원 공방거리 Attractionapprox. 0.3 km
Suwon Workshop Street stretches from the plaza of Hwaseong Haenggung Palace to the Nammun Rodeo Youth Culture Performance Hall near Paldalmun Gate. The street is lined…
Korean address for map apps경기도 수원시 팔달구 남창동 -
Suwon Chicken Street수원통닭거리 Attractionapprox. 0.4 km
Suwon Chicken Street, located in a small 100 m-long alley on Paldal-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon, is where about 11 stores, ranging from the original store that opened in 1970…
Korean address for map apps경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로800번길 16 (팔달로1가)
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