Sinan-gun to Hold 'Island Hydrangea Festival' with 1 Million Trees on Dochodo Island

Starting from the 20th, the largest hydrangea flower buds in Korea will bloom

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 3rd that the 'Island Hydrangea Festival' will be held on Dochodo Island from the 20th to the 30th.

The Island Hydrangea Festival takes place at the Hydrangea Garden, passing through the 10-ri Zelkova forest path starting from Hwado, where the Dochodo ferry arrives.

At the Hydrangea Garden where the festival is held, over 1 million hydrangea plants of more than 50 species have begun to shyly bloom, and it is expected to reach its peak during the festival period.

In June of last year, over 20,000 tourists visited the Island Hydrangea Festival.
[Photo by Sinan-gun]

Starting this year, an admission fee of 6,000 KRW will be charged for adults during the Hydrangea Festival. Of this, 5,000 KRW will be given as Shinan gift certificates, and visitors wearing blue clothes will be charged 3,000 KRW for admission, which will be fully refunded as gift certificates.

During the festival, various programs will be operated, including the Moon Soon-duk International Festival, an exhibition of hydrangea paintings by artist Ahn Hae-kyung, electric car rides for exploring the fantasy garden, hydrangea photo zones, and local food restaurants.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, "With this year's good weather, the hydrangeas are expected to bloom even more beautifully than last year," and added, "We hope visitors enjoy the various types of hydrangeas to their heart's content and find peace of mind."

Visitors to the festival can conveniently reach the festival site by taking the ferry operating at one-hour intervals from Namgang Dock in Shinan-gun and then using the shuttle bus.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.