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FestivalAutumn 2026

Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival

유성국화축제

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A free festival in Daejeon that fills Yurim Park and the Yuseong stream banks — next to the Yuseong hot-spring district — with chrysanthemums and pink muhly grass: flower sculptures of the Eiffel Tower, a giant robot and the city mascot, bonsai halls, and lit paths after dark. Many come late afternoon and stay into the evening. The 2026 festival (the 17th) runs 17 October – 1 November, 10:00–22:00, free. We read Korean blog posts from people who went in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Photos: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type3). Shown uncropped, as supplied.

What’s on

From the Korea Tourism Organization listing (checked 12 October). Times for individual events are not yet published. Open 10:00–22:00.

Yurim Park

Flower sculptures, bonsai and show gardensWalk-inFree
17 Oct – 1 Nov · 10:00–22:00
Including a new flower model of Daejeon’s Hanbit Tower.

Under Eeun bridge and by the pond

Aster garden and cosmos pathWalk-inFree
17 Oct – 1 Nov · All day
Extended along the stream path.

Yurim Park

Candle concerts, evening busking, outdoor cinemaWalk-in
17 Oct – 1 Nov · Evenings
Schedule not yet published.
Gardening and woodwork, caricature robotWalk-in
17 Oct – 1 Nov · Daytime
Some paid.

Sources: the Korea Tourism Organization listing and Yuseong-gu's English site.

The essentials

Dates2026-10-17 – 2026-11-01
WhereYurim Park and the Yuseong stream, 27 Eeun-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon
CostFree entry · some activities paid
OrganisersYuseong-gu Office, Daejeon (+82 42-611-2678)
Address대전광역시 유성구 어은로 27 (봉명동)
Contact042-611-2678 · www.yuseong.go.kr
ProgrammeFlower sculptures and bonsai, candle-garden concerts, evening busking — see “What’s on” below.

Official poster

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The organisers’ own poster, in Korean. Source: Korea Tourism Organization (KOGL Type3), shown unaltered. Tap to open full size.

What 30 visitors said

We searched Naver, the blog platform most Koreans use, for 30 posts around each year's festival, read every one to the end, kept only people who went (25, 19 and 14), and took ten per year. Sponsored and official-supporter posts were dropped and no writer is counted twice. Every number counts the posts that mentioned something.

What people liked

Prettier at night10 of 30 posts

Lit groves and tunnels after dark 23-13 23-15 23-22 23-30 24-16 25-12 25-13 25-15 25-18 25-22

Photo spots everywhere11 of 30 posts

A flower Eiffel Tower, robot and mascots; pink muhly paths 23-02 23-11 23-15 23-24 24-11 24-13 24-17 24-27 24-29 25-11 25-28

Cheap snacks, no rip-offs7 of 30 posts

Food trucks and stalls at ₩3,000–4,000 23-11 23-13 23-17 24-14 25-14 25-15 25-22

Opening concert, drones and fireworks4 of 30 posts

On the opening night, visible from the river bridges 25-12 25-14 25-17 25-18

Clean toilets, plenty of benches5 of 30 posts

Soap and paper, benches and lawns 23-07 23-17 23-24 24-17 25-22

What people struggled with

Parking is hard12 of 30 posts

Park and council lots fill; KAIST or the Homeplus store 23-13 23-17 23-22 23-24 24-11 24-13 24-14 24-26 24-29 25-11 25-12 25-22

Not in full bloom early on8 of 30 posts

Late October is peak 23-13 23-15 24-11 24-13 24-14 24-16 24-23 25-26

Packed on weekend evenings6 of 30 posts

Around the stage and the food-truck queues 23-17 23-24 24-23 25-12 25-17 25-18

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

Who goes, and when

Mostly locals: families with children, couples, friends, people dropping in after work and dog walkers. 15 of the 30 posts call it crowded, especially weekend evenings and opening night; weekday daytimes were calm. Ten posts say it is best after dark. The flowers were often not fully out in the first week (8 posts); late October is the peak.

Who they went with

With friends2 of 30 posts
With children12 of 30 posts
With parents or adult family1 of 30 posts
As a couple1 of 30 posts
In a group (incl. volunteer teams)1 of 30 posts
Alone1 of 30 posts

12 of the 30 posts did not say.

Time of day

Evening8 of 30 posts
Night3 of 30 posts
Day into night2 of 30 posts
Afternoon7 of 30 posts
Morning1 of 30 posts

9 of the 30 posts did not say.

Visiting from abroad

None of the posts mention foreign visitors and the information is in Korean only — but it needs none. Daejeon is under an hour from Seoul by KTX; from Daejeon station take Metro Line 1 to Wolpyeong or Gapcheon and walk. Pair it with the Yuseong hot springs next door. Some snack stalls take cash only.

Weather and crowds

Mild by day but chilly once the sun goes down — bring a jacket, or a blanket for the children, if you stay for the lights.

Getting there and access

Parking is the main problem. The park's own lots fill fast; people used the Yuseong district office across the road, KAIST (free at weekends and after 6pm on weekdays) or the Homeplus supermarket (free if you shop), then walked 10–15 minutes. Several recommend public transport: walk from Wolpyeong or Gapcheon station on Daejeon Metro Line 1, or take a city bus to Yuseong-gu Office. Daejeon's public bikes (Tashu) work too.

Paths have no steps and work with pushchairs and wheelchairs (not the lawn activity area). The info desk lends wheelchairs and pushchairs, though one post waited 40 minutes for a wheelchair in 2023. Cars with disabled passengers or infants could use the near car park. Toilets were clean and there are plenty of benches. Dogs on leads are welcome.

Year by year

Autumn 2023

13 October – 5 November. A flower Eiffel Tower and windmill, stepping stones across the stream and a lit waterfall under the bridge.

Autumn 2024

18 October – 3 November. Wider pink muhly paths and a new stamp trail (prizes underwhelmed); rain cancelled the opening drone and fireworks show.

Autumn 2025

18 October – 2 November. A star-studded opening concert followed by drones and fireworks drew record crowds; no beer on sale.

Tips from people who went

  • Arrive around sunset (5–7pm) and stay for the lights
  • Park at KAIST or Homeplus, or take the metro
  • Children's craft stalls run in daytime only
  • A warm layer for the evening
  • Start on the west side, then the east; pick up a map
  • On opening night watch the drones from the river bridges
  • A picnic mat and snacks

The 30 posts we read

  1. 23-02 · 2023-10-14 [대전] 제 14회 유성국화전시회 : 유림공원 국화축제 / 분산 전시 / 한....
  2. 23-07 · 2023-10-17 2023 대전유성국화축제 유림공원 다녀온 후기
  3. 23-11 · 2023-10-20 대전 유림공원 유성국화축제 전시회 체험 행사
  4. 23-13 · 2023-10-21 대전 유림공원 국화축제 ~11/5까지 (23.10.15 방문기)
  5. 23-15 · 2023-10-23 대전 유성구 가볼만한곳 유림공원 유성국화축제
  6. 23-17 · 2023-10-24 대전 유림공원-유성 국화축제 전시회
  7. 23-22 · 2023-10-28 유림공원국화축제
  8. 23-24 · 2023-10-29 대전유성 유림공원 국화축제 방문 후기
  9. 23-25 · 2023-10-29 [대전축제] 2023 유성국화전시회 / 가을축제 대전 가볼만한 곳(feat.도....
  10. 23-30 · 2023-11-01 2023 유성국화전시회 11월 대전 국화 축제 포토존, 유림공원 야경 나....
  11. 24-11 · 2024-10-20 [대전 유성구] 2024년 유성국화축제 주차정보 10월 국내여행지
  12. 24-13 · 2024-10-21 2024년 유림 공원 국화 축제 행사 다녀온 후기
  13. 24-14 · 2024-10-21 24년 유림공원 국화축제를 다녀왔어요
  14. 24-15 · 2024-10-22 [대전] 유성 국화축제_유림공원
  15. 24-16 · 2024-10-23 대전 가볼만한곳 유림공원 유성국화축제 후기 일정
  16. 24-17 · 2024-10-24 유림공원의 가을 유성국화축제에 반려견과 함께 즐기기
  17. 24-23 · 2024-10-26 대전 유림공원 국화축제 주차 푸드트럭 체험정보
  18. 24-26 · 2024-10-26 2024 유성국화축제 , 스토리처치 가을 나들이 다녀왔어요!
  19. 24-27 · 2024-10-27 대전 가볼만한 곳 2024 유성국화축제 작년보다 볼거리가 풍성해요
  20. 24-29 · 2024-10-27 2024년 유성 국화축제 유림공원 아이랑 주말나들이
  21. 25-11 · 2025-10-19 [대전 국화축제] 유성 유림공원 국화축제 2025 아이와 함께 즐긴 가....
  22. 25-12 · 2025-10-19 대전 가을 축제 2025 유성국화축제/먹거리/주차정보
  23. 25-13 · 2025-10-19 대전 가볼만한곳 유림공원 유성국화축제, 일정 주차 정보
  24. 25-14 · 2025-10-19 유성국화축제 2025 기본정보, 초대가수 라인업_ 개화상태
  25. 25-15 · 2025-10-20 2025 대전 유림공원 국화축제 후기 가을 감성 + 야경 + 푸드트럭까지 ....
  26. 25-17 · 2025-10-20 <대전> 25.10.18 궁동 커피살림팩토리, 궁동감자탕, 유림공원 유성국화....
  27. 25-18 · 2025-10-21 유성국화축제 2025 일정 유림공원 개막식 드론쇼 불꽃놀이
  28. 25-22 · 2025-10-23 유성국화축제 2025 유림공원 야간 주차팁 대전 가을축제
  29. 25-26 · 2025-10-25 대전 가볼만한곳 2025년 제16회 유성국화축제 (25.10.18-11.02)
  30. 25-28 · 2025-10-26 대전 아기랑 가볼만한 곳 유성국화꽃축제 주차 꿀팁

All posts are in Korean. We summarise them in our own words rather than quoting.