Bonghwa Pine Mushroom Festival

Launched in 1997, the Bonghwa Pine Mushroom Festival was held throughout Bonghwa County, centering on pine mushroom harvesting experiences, pine mushroom dish tastings, and local specialty sales. With the active participation of local residents and the widespread recognition of the excellence of the mushrooms, the festival gradually established itself as a representative autumn gourmet festival in South Korea. In particular, the festival is growing beyond a simple consumption event into a comprehensive festival where culture, tourism, and the economy harmonize by spreading the values ​​of nature conservation and coexistence and linking with traditional performances, experiences linked to local agricultural products, and tourism circulation programs.

Running since 1997, this is one of South Korea's best-known autumn gourmet festivals, built around freshly harvested pine mushrooms — a prized local specialty. Visitors can try mushroom-harvesting experiences, taste pine mushroom dishes, and buy the produce directly from Bonghwa County growers along Naeseongcheon Stream.

Bonghwa is in the mountains of Gyeongsangbuk-do and has no direct KTX service, so the typical route from Seoul is an ITX-Saemaeul or Mugunghwa train from Cheongnyangni Station on the Yeongdong/Taebaek line (often via a change at Yeongju), or an intercity bus bound for Bonghwa. From Bonghwa's town center, the festival grounds along Naeseongcheon Stream are a short local bus or taxi ride away.