Cheongsong Apple Festival
🗓️ 2026.11.04 ~ 2026.11.08
Cheongsong Apple Festival is a representative local festival held in Cheongsong, South Korea’s leading apple-producing region. It takes place annually to promote the quality of Cheongsong apples, introduce local agricultural specialty products, and publicize the area’s tourism resources. During the festival period, the grounds are filled with apple-focused experience programs, exhibitions, sales booths, and performances.
Visitors can stop by the on-site agricultural specialty product sales centers to see and taste Cheongsong apples firsthand, or join participatory programs and events built around apples. Performances and cultural events involving both local residents and tourists are also part of the lineup. In particular, the festival offers unique apple-themed programs such as ‘Honey-Jam Apple Nanta’, ‘Challenge-Apple Sorting Lotto’, and ‘Find the Golden Apple’, and it is open to people of all ages.
Festival Programs
The event is organized into five main categories.
1. Performance Events
- Cheongsong Apple Parade, celebratory performances, talent donation performances, etc.
2. Competition Events
- National Cheongsong Apple Flower Stringing Contest, Apple King Selection Contest, etc.
3. Experience Events
- Honey-Jam Apple Nanta, Find the Golden Apple, Challenge-Apple Sorting Lotto, etc.
4. Exhibition and Sales
- Cheongsong Apple Promotion Hall, Cheongsong Apple Dish Exhibition, Cheongsong Tourism Photo Exhibition, apple and agricultural specialty product sales, surprise apple auctions, etc.
5. Side Events
- Cheongsong Cultural Festival, World Confucianism Culture Festival, fireworks, etc.
Among the program highlights are the apple-specific experiences, which give visitors a hands-on way to engage with the festival’s main theme. The exhibition and sales halls offer another direct way to explore the region’s signature product, and the competitions and performances keep the event lively for different age groups.
Visitor Information
📍 Address: 484-1 Wolmak-ri, Cheongsong-eup, Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk
💰 Fee: Free (Some experience programs require a fee)
📞 Inquiry: 054-873-3686
⭐️ Instagram: instagram.com/gocheongsong
🖥️ Homepage: csapplefestival.kr
What is Cheongsong?
Cheongsong is a county in the northern part of North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It lies along the eastern edge of the Taebaek Mountains, and much of its terrain is upland. The elevation, combined with cool nights following warm days, is well suited to apple cultivation. Cheongsong apples are a specialty product with firm, crisp flesh and high sugar content, and they are marketed under the name “Cheongsong Apple.” A large share of the county’s farmland is given over to orchards.
The county also contains Juwangsan National Park, established in 1976 around the granite massif of Juwangsan. The park has a network of hiking trails that pass through pine forest, along streams, and up to rock formations. Jusanji Pond, at the edge of the park, is an agricultural reservoir rather than a natural lake. Its main draw is the reflection of the surrounding cliffs, which is visible on calm days. The park is the most visited part of the county, and most tourist facilities are located near its entrance.
Outside the mountain area, Cheongsong retains a number of historical sites from the Joseon period. The village of Deokdong contains several preserved hanok houses. Oksong Seowon, a Confucian academy in the county, was founded in the sixteenth century and still holds seasonal ceremonies. Stone pagodas and temple ruins are scattered through the countryside, some dating to the Goryeo dynasty.
The county’s agricultural output is not limited to apples. Local farms also produce Welsh onions, peppers, and edible mountain herbs. These appear in the weekly markets in the county’s towns, alongside apple-based products such as juice and vinegar. For visitors, the main activities are straightforward: hiking in Juwangsan, walking through the market in Cheongsong-eup, and visiting the orchards during the harvest season. The county’s appeal lies less in any single landmark and more in the combination of mountain scenery, working farmland, and rural towns that have not been heavily developed for tourism.
