Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival
영등포 여의도 봄꽃축제 · Seoul
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Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Cherry blossom along the road behind the National Assembly on Yeouido.
Who it suits: Visitors already in Seoul who do not want to travel for blossom — it is a riverside walk on the subway network rather than a trip.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Yeongdeungpo-gu Office. 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.
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 6 km south-west of Seoul
About 134 km across — 18 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
6 km south-west of Seoul, in Seoul (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 — Online 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 Seoul 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:
- Yeouido Park (0.7 km)
- The National Assembly Building (0.7 km)
- Seoul Cruise (1.0 km)
- Bamseom Island (Ecosystem Conservation Area) (1.3 km)
- E-Land Cruise (Hangang River Ferry Cruise) (1.6 km)
- Korean Martyrs' Museum (1.7 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
We have a full guide to this area — see our Seoul guide for where to stay and how the town fits together.
Festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect. What is available in Seoul right now:
Seoul is easy enough to navigate on public wifi, but the thing you will actually want data for is the organizer's page — stage times and road closures around a festival get posted the same morning, in Korean. 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 Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Jinhae Gunhangje Festival — 2026/03/27 – 04/05, Changwon, South Gyeongsang, 308 km from Seoul.
- Yeoju Ceramic Festival — 2026/03/19 – 05/01, Yeoju, Gyeonggi, 67 km from Seoul.
- Daejeon Science Festival — 2026/04/17 – 04/19, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 137 km from Seoul.
- Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival — 2026/04/04 – 04/12, Yeongam, Jeonnam, 314 km from Seoul.
- Goryeong Daegaya Festival — 2026/03/27 – 03/29, Goryeong, Gyeongbuk, 235 km from Seoul.
- Nonsan Strawberry Festival — 2026/03/26 – 03/29, Nonsan, Chungnam, 153 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit rather than when to leave home.
- Pyeongchang Trout Festival — January, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Cheorwon Hantangang River Ice Trekking Festival — January, Cheorwon, Gangwon
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival — February, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Gwangyang Maehwa Festival — March, Gwangyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Gurye Sansuyu Festival — March, Gurye, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Running every week nearby
These are not tied to the festival and run on their own schedule, so they are there whether your dates line up with Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival or not.
- Royal Guard-Changing Ceremony, Gyeongbokgung — 10:00 and 14:00, closed Tuesdays, free. Heungnyemun Plaza, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
- Royal Guard-Changing Ceremony, Deoksugung — 11:00 and 14:00, closed Mondays, free. In front of Daehanmun, Deoksugung Palace.
- Saturday Gugak Concert — Saturdays, 15:00, From ₩20,000 (B seat) · ₩30,000 (A seat). Umyeondang Hall, National Gugak Center, Seocho-gu.
- NANTA — Most days — times on the booking page. Myeongdong NANTA Theater · Hongdae NANTA Theater.
Our own guide to the area
- Seoul — Palaces, hanbok and hanok neighborhoods, built around the one palace that closes each day.
Other museums within reach
- National Museum of Korea — Yongsan, Seoul, about 5 km away.
- Sihwa Tidal Power Moon Observatory — Daebudo, Ansan, Gyeonggi, about 38 km away. Sea and ecology rather than history.
A mountain in the same trip
Korea's national parks charge nothing to enter, and these are close enough to pair with the rest of this trip rather than needing one of their own.
- Bukhansan Hiking — about 12 km away.
The coast from here
- Muuido and the West Coast Beaches — Muuido, Jung-gu, Incheon, about 51 km away.
Filmed near here
- Seoul Drama Filming Locations — Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, about 6 km away.
- KPop Demon Hunters — Namsan, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, about 6 km away.