Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival | Seoul, South Korea

Visiting the Spring Flower Festival at Yeouido Park was so much fun that we went twice! The festival is renown for it's 1,886 Korean cherry trees, so there are plenty of blossoms to see, in addition to flowering azalea and forsythia blooms!

Actually, in truth, the cherry blossoms (which are truly the star of the show here, who are we kidding?) bloomed over several weeks here in Seoul so there was never a time when ALL of the trees were in bloom at once. We went to the festival on the first weekend and there were a couple of gorgeous trees in bloom, and small buds on some, but most of the trees were pretty bare. Despite the lack of blooms, we did some walking around and familiarized ourselves with this particular part of Seoul. There was still plenty to see and do and we looked forward to returning the following weekend when more trees would be flowering.

We accessed the park via the Yeouido Station and walked about five minutes to get there (see map below). On the way we stopped for a Billy Angel 20 Layer Rainbow Crepe Cake and had a small picnic in the park. So fun!

These yellow buds were in bloom the first weekend we went! So many selfie sticks!

This is Yeouido Park. There is a bike/walking track that goes around the entire park.

Cute matching outfits on these young girls!

Yeouido Park also has a large open area. There were a ton of people playing basketball, riding bikes or scooters, and hanging out enjoying the afternoon.

The second weekend, after our trip to Jeju Island, more of the trees had bloomed and word had definitely spread! The crowds were insane, (hello, this is Seoul we're talking about) but seeing the gorgeous pale pink blooms on that beautiful spring afternoon was totally worth the second trip to Seoul. It was a beautiful spring day and most everyone was enjoying the warmer weather. 

Yeouido is a beautiful park to relax in, a peaceful spot right in the middle of Seoul.

More matching outfits! A very popular trend in South Korea.

This year the Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival was April 1-9, 2017. 

If you hope to catch the festival next year, you can find the dates on this website.

I should start an album of photos of me taking photos of strangers... 

So go check out the cherry blossoms at Yeouido Park in the spring. There are plenty of food trucks and fun activities like renting a bike to ride around the park, walking along the Han River, and watching street performers. It's a great time and a fun way to spend a weekend!

Spring was definitely in the air! There's something romantic about flowering cherry tress and those tiny little blooms. If you're lucky, you might find yourself watching a marriage proposal... see below! 

How cute is that? It was so interesting to see a Korean proposal play out. Ethan and I sat on the grass for about an hour as the guy waited for his girlfriend to be led to the park. Talk about dramatic afternoon entertainment! He had an enormous bouquet of roses, so big that he could hardly hold it! It looked really heavy, there was also a heart of rose petals on the grass. Children and older people kept coming up to him and talking to him, or picking up the petals. I was so worried they would ruin the moment! But luckily it went smoothly, aside from the people who blocked my shot (who are likely related to the couple...) Darn them. Ha!

Here are the details for the Spring Flower Festival! Double check this website for dates. They may not be released until much closer to time, as the weather determines when the blossoms are in full bloom, so the dates are uncertain.

The Details

• What: Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival
• When: Dates vary, likely early April
• Where: Gukhoe-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul