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National Sejong Arboretum

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National Sejong Arboretum is a reviewed autumn destination for an easy foliage walk with nearby food to enjoy before or after your visit.

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Food near this autumn spot

Nearby restaurants for before or after your autumn walk.

Festivals near this autumn spot

Nearby festivals that fit naturally into an autumn day trip.

D-50
Oct 9 – Oct 11

Sejong Hangeul Festival

*The food information at the festival grounds below is from last year's (2025) festival, and the 2026 festival information is currently being updated.* This is the only festival in Korea with ‘Hangeul’ as its theme, and it is held every year as Sejong City’s representative festival to commemorate Hangeul Day. It has been held since 2013 based on the spirit of King Sejong’s great achievement in creating Hangeul, and in 2025 its name was changed from ‘Sejong Festival’ to ‘Sejong Hangeul Festival.’ Through performance, exhibition, and hands-on programs that modernly reinterpret the beauty and creativity of Hangeul, it is operated as a festival that people of all ages and nationalities, regardless of generation or nationality, can relate to and enjoy. In addition, through a variety of cultural and artistic programs that blend tradition and modernity, it is growing into a differentiated cultural tourism festival unique to Sejong City, where the charm of Hangeul and the spirit of King Sejong can be experienced easily and enjoyably in the city center.

Family-friendly festivalsFestivals for couples
Dasom-ro, Sejong Special Self-Governing City1.4km
Walk ~23 minBike ~7 minDrive ~4 min
D-42
Oct 1 – Oct 5

Ground Forces Festival

The 2026 Ground Forces Festival is the largest military culture festival in the Republic of Korea, hosted by the Army. It is a non-profit event held for the public good to promote the Army's development and future policies to the public, enhance trust in the military, and spread positive values, and it will be held for 5 days from 10. 1.(Thu) to 10. 5.(Mon) at the runway of Gyeryongdae in Chungnam. In the 2026 Ground Forces Festival, now in its 22nd edition, under the theme 'The Republic of Korea Army Protecting People's Daily Lives', visitors can directly experience the latest ROK-U.S. combat equipment exhibits and boarding experiences, Army TIGER+ and drone bot demonstrations, and AI and advanced science-technology-based combat systems and the changing Army through demonstrations, exhibitions, and hands-on programs at the Army policy promotion hall. In addition, visitors can enjoy a variety of high-quality military culture performances such as military band and honor guard performances, Taekwondo demonstrations, military police MC maneuver demonstrations, Army performance team performances, and road parades.

Family-friendly festivals
Gyeryong-si, Chungcheongnam-do21.5km
Walk ~5 hr 50 minBike ~1 hr 41 minDrive ~1 hr 7 min
D-42
Oct 1 – Oct 5

Gyeryong Military Culture Festival

*The festival details below are from the previous year (2025), and the 2026 festival details are currently being updated.* "Gyeryong's dream, K-military culture soaring into the world!" The Gyeryong Military Culture Festival will be held from 9.17.(Wed) to 9.21.(Sun) on the Gyeryongdae runway and throughout the city. The 2025 Gyeryong Military Culture Festival, a premium festival representing the Republic of Korea, will feature a variety of performance programs and side events such as an opening celebration performance, genre-specific Military Culture Festa concerts including rock trot and K-POP, invited military band and honor guard performances, road parades, and special experience halls such as the Extreme Special Experience Hall, in order to raise the stature of military culture and present a range of content that all generations can enjoy together. In particular, this year a 'Wellness Life Special Exhibition Hall' will also operate to present new festival content that combines military culture and lifestyle.

Family-friendly festivalsFestivals for couples
Gyeryong-si, Chungcheongnam-do21.7km
Walk ~5 hr 53 minBike ~1 hr 42 minDrive ~1 hr 8 min
D-23
Sep 12 – Sep 13

Daejeon Jung-gu Book Festival

The 2026 Jung-gu Book Festival opens Chapter 2, based on the diverse reading culture and presences within Jung-gu discovered at the 2025 festival, connecting those presences with one another and expanding relationships within the city. Chapter 2, "Connecting with One Another," is a festival that reads Jung-gu, where stories have accumulated over a long time, like one book, and follows the time accumulated in the alleys, memories left in the old downtown, people's lives, and the emotions held by the district to newly discover and connect the stories already existing in Jung-gu. This festival creates a place that connects people with people, places with memories, and the city with reading culture through books, and is composed as a time to share both the depth of Jung-gu's stories and the possibilities of reading culture.

Jung-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City22.6km
Walk ~6 hr 7 minBike ~1 hr 47 minDrive ~1 hr 11 min
D-15
Sep 4 – Sep 6

Jikji Culture Festival

The 2026 Jikji Culture Festival is a festival that popularizes the value of 'Jikji,' which is listed on UNESCO's Memory of the World register, and sheds new light on the meaning of Jikji as a symbol of innovation in human printing technology and knowledge sharing. Under the theme 'Jikji, Opening the Door of Time,' it has been organized so that citizens and tourists can together share the historical value and cultural significance of Jikji in commemoration of September 4, the registration date of 'Jikji' on the documentary heritage list. Through exhibitions, experiences, performances, and lecture programs that anyone can see, enjoy, and stay for, it has been designed so that people can encounter Jikji more easily and interestingly, and experience the value of recorded culture that breathes through the passage of time.

Family-friendly festivals
Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do23.2km
Walk ~6 hr 17 minBike ~1 hr 49 minDrive ~1 hr 12 min
D-22
Sep 11 – Sep 13

보은회인 국가유산야행

2026 보은 회인 국가유산 야행은 충청북도 보은군 회인면에 위치한 국가유산과 마을 공간을 야간에 관람하고 체험하는 지역 문화유산 행사이다. 피반령 도깨비가 회인 마을에 내려와 사람들을 신비로운 놀잇간으로 초대한다는 이야기를 중심으로 야경, 야로, 야설, 야사, 야화, 야시·야식, 야숙 프로그램을 운영하는 행사이다. 회인 인산객사, 동헌내아, 사직단, 회인향교, 풍림정사 등 지역의 역사 공간을 따라 현감행렬, 망궐례, 전기수 이야기 공연, 전통놀이, 붓글씨, 천연염색, 무형유산 시연과 체험이 이어지는 구성이다. 행사장 곳곳에는 국가유산을 활용한 야간 경관과 도깨비 캐릭터 연출, 달빛 스탬프 투어, 주민 참여 프로그램, 가족 체험 공간, 먹거리 공간, 꽃밭과 사진 촬영 공간이 조성되는 행사이다. 방문객이 회인의 역사와 생활문화를 직접 걸으며 경험하고 지역 주민과 함께 국가유산의 가치와 지역의 이야기를 공유하는 야간형 문화유산 축제이다.

Family-friendly festivalsFestivals for couples
충청북도 보은군28.0km
Walk ~7 hr 36 minBike ~2 hr 12 minDrive ~1 hr 28 min