BS Group's Sani Garden in Haenam to hold '2026 Garden Festa' on October 17-18
In short
BS Group said its Sani Garden (산이정원) at Solasido (솔라시도) in Haenam will hold the '2026 Garden Festa' on October 17-18, centred on a sweet potato garden festival with sweet potato digging, a pop-up store and a children's drawing contest. The programme also includes an ESG event and a 2 km family marathon, and the garden is running an exhibition through October 30 and a camping festival on October 23-25.
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BS Group said its Sani Garden (산이정원), at Solasido (솔라시도) in Haenam, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, will hold the '2026 Garden Festa' on October 17-18 as part of a month of autumn events. Newsis and Asia Economy reported that the company announced the programme on October 7; Seoul Shinmun gave the announcement date as October 8. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Asia Economy and Seoul Shinmun said the main programme is a sweet potato garden festival built around Haenam's sweet potatoes, with sweet potato digging, a sweet potato pop-up store and a children's drawing contest. Newsis said the drawing contest has nature as its theme. During the same period the garden co-hosts the '2nd ESG Hanmadang' with the Jeonnam Gwangju ESG Association (전남광주ESG협회), with hands-on programmes on the environment and sustainability, Seoul Shinmun reported. A 2 km family marathon is held on October 18; Asia Economy said it is linked to a marathon organised by Mokpo MBC. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
From October 1 to 30, the garden's Garden Museum hosts designer Park Ju-seok (박주석)'s exhibition 'Autobiography of Humankind' (인류의 자서전), on the museum's second floor according to Asia Economy. Seoul Shinmun said the exhibition reinterprets the value of traditional culture through modern graphics and presents the relationship between nature and civilisation, and between tradition and technology. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
From October 23 to 25, the 'Sani Garden Camping Festa' combines camping, performances, barbecue and night walks. Asia Economy described it as a two-night, three-day programme with a flea market open until 8 p.m. Seoul Shinmun said it includes a walk in the starlight garden and a 'Haemeong Project' (해멍 프로젝트) run with the Haenam Culture and Tourism Foundation (해남문화관광재단). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Sani Garden is a private garden that BS Group built at Solasido, with 15 themed gardens and about 1,000 species of rare plants. Seoul Shinmun said BS Group focuses on construction, real estate development and energy, and is pursuing the Solasido development through its affiliate BS Hanyang (BS한양). Asia Economy said BS Hanyang has supplied about 230,000 homes nationwide under its housing brand Sujain (수자인) and is developing Solasido as an energy-focused future city in the Haenam and Yeongam area. [ 2 , 3 ]
A BS Group official said the company had prepared a range of content for October, including the exhibition, the family marathon and camping, and would work to help Sani Garden contribute to revitalising local tourism and the local economy. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The event is a company-run autumn programme at a private garden in Haenam, and BS Group said it hopes the garden will help revitalise local tourism and the local economy. Coverage came only from business outlets and was based on the company's announcement.
Key facts
- The '2026 Garden Festa' runs on October 17-18 at Sani Garden in Solasido, Haenam. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The programme includes sweet potato digging, a pop-up store and a children's drawing contest. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A 2 km family marathon is part of the programme; two outlets say it takes place on October 18. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The '2nd ESG Hanmadang' is held with the Jeonnam Gwangju ESG Association (전남광주ESG협회) during the festival. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Designer Park Ju-seok (박주석)'s exhibition 'Autobiography of Humankind' (인류의 자서전) runs at the garden's Garden Museum until October 30. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The 'Sani Garden Camping Festa', with camping, performances and barbecue, runs from October 23 to 25. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Sani Garden is a private garden built by BS Group with 15 themed gardens and about 1,000 species of rare plants. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The '2026 Garden Festa' is held at Sani Garden on October 17-18. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Sweet potato digging, a pop-up store and a children's drawing contest are on the programme. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A 2 km family marathon is held during the festival. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Park Ju-seok's exhibition 'Autobiography of Humankind' runs at the Garden Museum until October 30. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A camping festival with performances and barbecue runs on October 23-25. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The '2nd ESG Hanmadang' is co-hosted with the Jeonnam Gwangju ESG Association. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Sani Garden has 15 themed gardens and about 1,000 species of rare plants. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- The family marathon is linked to a marathon organised by Mokpo MBC. Reported by only one outlet.
- A flea market will operate until 8 p.m. during the camping festival. Reported by only one outlet.
- The camping festival includes a 'Haemeong Project' (해멍 프로젝트) with the Haenam Culture and Tourism Foundation (해남문화관광재단). Reported by only one outlet.
- When BS Group made the announcement. Two outlets say the company announced the programme on October 7, while Seoul Shinmun says it did so on October 8.