Semiwon Water Lily Festival

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The Semiwon Water Lily Festival is a representative autumn garden culture festival held at Semiwon, located in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Semiwon is a garden of water and flowers surrounded on three sides by Paldang Lake; it is Gyeonggi-do’s first regional garden, featuring traditional Eastern garden styles and a diverse array of aquatic plants. The festival centers around water lilies, Semiwon’s representative aquatic plant, and offers distinctive autumn garden attractions. It showcases a unique garden landscape where a variety of water lilies and aquatic plants harmonize, including the Victoria water lily, known as the "Queen of Flowers," as well as exotic Australian water lilies and colorful tropical water lilies. Visitors can admire the beauty of water lilies blooming on the water's surface and enjoy a relaxing break within the city. Furthermore, Semiwon is set to present even richer garden culture content as the host city for the 2026 Gyeonggi Garden Culture Expo. The Semiwon area is a place steeped in the history of the pontoon bridge of Jeong Yak-yong, a scholar of practical learning from the late Joseon Dynasty. It is equipped with various facilities such as the Lotus Museum, Jangdokdae Fountain, Sehanjeong, and the pontoon bridge, serving as a complex cultural space where nature, ecology, and culture and arts harmonize, as well as a four-season garden tourist destination.

Event Program

1. Main Program: Garden tour featuring water lilies and aquatic plants, Lotus Museum special exhibition 'Lotus, Embroidering the Wishes of Life' 2. Supplementary Program: Pungryu Festival of Rope and Drum: Acoustic Concert, Lotus Museum rental exhibition, Gallery Semi permanent exhibition 3. Consumer Participation Program: 'Pungryu, Flowing with Autumn' stamp tour, Lotus culture experience class, Lotus Museum special exhibition commentary and linked educational program (Lotus craft making), Little Gardener workbook program, Pungryu Journey filled with the scent of chrysanthemums (SNS event) 4. Other Content: Carbon Neutrality, 'Let's Go Together by Subway' campaign, garden commentary program by cultural tour guides, operation of heatwave shelter rest areas 5. Garden Facilities: Cafe Yeon, Semiwon Lotus Bakery, Art Shop Semi [Admission Fees] - General Admission: 7,000 KRW (Adults aged 19 and older; 2,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) - Discount Admission : 4,000 KRW (Children aged 6 and older, youth, seniors aged 65 and older, mild disabilities (grades 4–6), 1,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) - Group Admission: 4,000 KRW (30 or more people, no duplicate discounts applicable, 1,000 KRW Yangpyeong Love Gift Certificate provided) - Free: Children aged 5 and under, Yangpyeong residents (1 ticket per person), persons with severe disabilities (grades 1–3) and one guardian, persons of national merit and their spouses, active duty soldiers, recipients of Type 1 Basic Livelihood Support (documents required), bereaved families of martyrs and injured persons

Semiwon Water Lily Festival

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