This study is meaningful to examine the current status and problems of the evaluation method of culture and tourism festival in Korea, which is increasingly voiced by the institutional improvement, through phenomenological research methods. Looking at the previous studies on the evaluation method of culture and tourism festival, There were a lot of researches on the experience of the festival visitors through the questionnaires and interviews, so it was helpful to view the audience s appreciation and experience, but it was limited due to the understanding of the research topic or the composition of the festival contents. Therefore, this study aimed at festival general managers over 20 years who have accumulated long experience in festival scene. In addition, Giorgi s phenomenological study theory, which is widely used to clarify the meaning and essential structure of experience in qualitative research methodology, was adopted. This study was conducted from November 2017 to February 2018 for 7 festival directors who are active in Korea 20 years or more. The results were compressed into evaluation methods, field conditions, core problems, and appropriate evaluation methods in the future, and many common problems were presented. Therefore, this study is expected to enhance the completeness of cultural tourism festivals in the future and contribute to the development of local festivals.