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Jinju opens autumn festival at Wolasan Forest in the Pearl
Jinju opened a two-day autumn festival on October 31 at Wolasan Forest in the Pearl, a forest recreation site in South Korea.
The event runs through November 1, with activities scheduled from noon to 5 p.m.
Families can join forest walks, eco-orienteering and a stamp tour among the autumn-colored trees.
Participants can earn forest currency and trade it for souvenirs or use it in forest play areas.
Guitar and jazz performances add music to the program.
The site opened in 2018 and has welcomed more than two million visitors, with attractions including forest sports facilities.
The festival offers another way to enjoy the site, and its program continues through November 1.
Jinju opened its “Colorful Forest Autumn Festival” at Wolasan Forest in the Pearl on Oct. 31.
The festival runs through Nov. 1, from noon to 5 p.m.
Activities include eco-teering, forest trail trekking and a stamp tour.
Participants can exchange “forest currency” for souvenirs or use it in forest play activities.
Guitar and jazz performances are also part of the program.
- Who
- Jinju City is holding the festival for visitors to Wolasan Forest in the Pearl.
- What
- The “Colorful Forest Autumn Festival” features outdoor activities and cultural performances.
- When
- Oct. 31 through Nov. 1, from noon to 5 p.m.
- Where
- Wolasan Forest in the Pearl, Jinseong-myeon, Jinju.
- Why
- The city said it prepared the festival so visitors could enjoy the late-autumn atmosphere.
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Jinju opened the Colorful Forest Autumn Festival at Wolasan Forest in the Pearl.
The two-day festival is scheduled to end.
- Festival dates
- Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2026
- Daily hours
- Noon-5 p.m.
- Location
- Wolasan Forest in the Pearl, Jinseong-myeon, Jinju
- Cumulative visitors
- More than 2 million since the site opened in 2018
- Activities
- Eco-teering, forest trail trekking and a stamp tour
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What people are saying
We prepared the festival so visitors can enjoy the late-autumn atmosphere at Wolasan Forest in the Pearl, which has received great love following its registration as a local garden and surpassing 2 million cumulative visitors.