Hampyeong Butterfly Festival
함평나비대축제 · Hampyeong, Jeonnam-Gwangju
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Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Butterfly houses and flower fields, the one festival here built primarily for small children.
Who it suits: Families with young children — it is the most straightforwardly child-shaped festival on this calendar, built around butterfly houses and flower fields.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Hampyeong-gun. These pages are the organizer's own and open on their site. They are usually Korean only — but that is where the confirmed programme, stage times and site map appear first, and times and prices read the same in any language.
Program: Butterfly’s Dream Sing-Along Show (Pinkfong & Baby Shark), Butterfly Fantasia Parade Show, Butterfly Dance Crew Competition, Butterfly Concert in Day, Outdoor & Indoor Butterfly Release, Butterfly Feeding Experience, Waltz with Butterflies Experience
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 282 km south of Seoul
About 117 km across — 7 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
282 km south of Seoul, in Hampyeong, Jeonnam-Gwangju (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).
We have not timed these connections ourselves, so rather than print a number we have not checked, here is the route on the two apps Koreans actually use — Hampyeong Expo Park as the destination, already filled in:
- Directions on Kakao Map — live bus and train times, and which platform
- Naver Map — the stronger of the two in English
From Seoul, journeys to Hampyeong start at Seoul Station (KTX and regular rail) or the Express Bus Terminal. Which of the two wins depends on how many cities you are stringing together — our rail pass guide works through the break-even, and getting around Korea covers why these two apps beat Google Maps once you are on the ground.
Nearby, if you are making a trip of it
Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:
- Hampyeong Haesujjim Spa (6.9 km)
- Dolmeori Beach (7.8 km)
- Red Spider Lily Park of Yongcheonsa Temple (14.0 km)
- Natural Dyeing Culture Center (14.4 km)
- Anak Beach (14.8 km)
- Tommeori Beach (15.7 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Hampyeong is the quickest way to see what is left — festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect.
Outside the big cities, wifi is not something to plan around. Shuttle stops, stage times and the day's program are posted on the organizer's Korean-language page or a Naver Map pin, and they change on the day. A Korean eSIM is the cheapest way to have it working before you land.
Planning a trip around it
On at the same time
If your dates are fixed, these run within ten days of Hampyeong Butterfly Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Yeoju Ceramic Festival — 2026/03/19 – 05/01, Yeoju, Gyeonggi, 67 km from Seoul.
- Icheon Ceramics Festival — 2026/04/24 – 05/05, Icheon, Gyeonggi, 47 km from Seoul.
- Boseong Green Tea Festival — 2026/05/01 – 05/05, Boseong, Jeonnam-Gwangju, 317 km from Seoul.
- Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival — 2026/05/01 – 05/05, Hadong, South Gyeongsang, 267 km from Seoul.
- Mungyeong Chasabal Festival — 2026/05/01 – 05/10, Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, 132 km from Seoul.
- Ulsan Onggi Festival — 2026/05/01 – 05/03, Ulju, Ulsan, 314 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in Jeonnam-Gwangju
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit Jeonnam-Gwangju rather than when to leave home.
- Gwangyang Maehwa Festival — March, Gwangyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Gurye Sansuyu Festival — March, Gurye, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Boseong Green Tea Festival — May, Boseong, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Damyang Bamboo Festival — May, Damyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival — July, Jangheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Other museums within reach
- Naju National Museum — Naju, Jeonnam-Gwangju, about 20 km away.
- Gwangju National Museum — Gwangju, Jeonnam-Gwangju, about 36 km away.
The coast from here
- Getting In the Mud — Hajeon Village, Gochang, North Jeolla, about 41 km away.