Cheongsong Apple Festival

*The festival information below is for the previous year (2025); details for the 2026 festival are currently being updated.*The Cheongsong Apple Festival is a major local festival held every fall in Cheongsong County, North Gyeongsang Province. The 2025 festival will be held under the theme “Cheongsong—Green Again, Red Again.” The festival features a variety of hands-on programs, including “Find the Golden Apple” (where participants search for a golden apple hidden inside an apple-shaped balloon), “Challenge: Apple Sorting Lottery” (where lottery numbers are drawn based on apple sorting results), and “Fun-Filled Apple Drumming” (a game using pedometers). In addition, the festival features a direct-sales market for Cheongsong apples, a booth selling local agricultural specialties, and cultural performances, allowing visitors to experience the excellence of Cheongsong apples firsthand.

1. Main Programs: Cheongsong Apple Parade, National Cheongsong Apple Wreath-Making Competition, etc. 2. Hands-On Programs: Gravity—Find the Golden Apple, Fun—Apple Drumming, Challenge—Apple Sorting Lottery, Apple Bat Experience, Photo Booth, Apple Coaster Making, etc. 3. Exhibitions and Sales: Apple cuisine exhibition and sales, sales of apple processed goods (apple makgeolli, apple hangwa, apple soda, apple rice cakes, apple vinegar, etc.), sales of agricultural and specialty products, etc.4. Other Programs: “Get to Know My Hometown, Cheongsong” Quiz Contest, National High School Ssireum (Wrestling) Championship, “Hello Concert: Good Day” Live Recording Performance, Senior Citizens’ Singing Contest, etc.