Festivals - Korea travel and tourism information

Jirisan Namwon Baraebong Snowflake Festival (지리산남원 바래봉 눈꽃축제)

2024-04-07

214, Baraebong-gil, Namwon-si, Jeonbuk-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-63-635-0301

Jirisan Namwon Baraebong Snowflake Festival is held in Herb Valley and the nearby Baraebong Peak area in Namwon-si, Jeollabuk-do. Organized by Unbong Aehyang Committee, the festival features a variety of winter activities including ice and snow sledding, making snowmen, snowball fights and more. Unbong Herb Valley boasts spectacular snow-covered fields due to its high altitude that keeps the snow from melting.

Lighting Festival at The Garden of Morning Calm (오색별빛정원전)

2022-12-14

432, Sumogwon-ro, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-6703

Held at the Garden of Morning Calm, the Lighting Festival was the first light festival in Korea to combine the natural surroundings with lights, covering 330 thousand square meters. Held from December to March, the environmental-friendly LED lights shine throughout the garden.

Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival (여주오곡나루축제)

2024-10-08

Cheonsong-dong, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-881-9692

Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival is a great place for visitors to see Yeoju's local agricultural products, such as rice and sweet potatoes. Various activities and events for the whole family are available as well as a market where visitors can buy local products at affordable prices.

Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) (부천국제애니메이션페스티벌)

2024-10-18

17 Gilju-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-32-325-2061

Started in 1999, the Bucheon International Animation Festival is one of the biggest animation festivals in Asia. It features various genres of animation including feature-length, short-length, student, TV & commissioned, and online. Held as a competitive animation film festival, it aims to grow into an international event, promoting the animation industry throughout Asia.

Pohang Steel Art Festival (포항스틸아트페스티벌)

2024-09-30

Duho-dong, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-289-7853

The Pohang Steel Art Festival blends steel, art and cultural activities to present Pohang's history including the story of POSCO's success in the steel industry. The festival is the country's only steel festival, and encompasses the local culture and philosophy of the Pohang area, while aiming to create an urban landscape through art.

Geoje Island Flower Festival (거제섬꽃축제)

2024-10-22

3577 Geojenamseo-ro, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-639-3000

Geoje Island Flower Festival is held at the Geoje-si Agriculture Development Complex in Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do. The festival features autumn flowers in a variety of exhibitions and displays, cultural performances, and various hands-on activities. Attractions include autumn flower sculpture exhibition, themed flower hills, chrysanthemum items, test room of greenhouse, flowering tree examining office, warm region orchard, and more.

Ttangkkeut Sunset & Sunrise Festival (땅끝 해넘이해맞이축제)

2020-02-12

42, Ttangkkeunmaeul-gil, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-530-5159

Ttangkkeut Sunset & Sunrise Festival takes place annually December 31 - January 1 at Ttangkkuet Village in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do. The festival includes a sunset and sunrise ceremony. The festival is famous for the unique view of the sunrise between Hyeongjebawi Rocks next to Galduhang Port.

Waemok Village Sunrise Festival (왜목마을 해넘이 해돋이 축제)

2020-02-13

Waemok-gil, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-10-2520-7894

The Waemok Village Sunrise Festival takes place in Waemok Village in Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do. Around 100,000 people visit the festival every year to see the simple and poetic sunrise. The village is one of the top three suprise viewing spots in Korea. Starting in the afternoon of December 31, various sunrise events will begin, including tourist singing contests, celebrity guest performances, a New Year’s countdown, and burning daljip (brushwood bonfire) to make a wish. When the new year begins, visitors can take in the sunrise and warm up with some tteokguk (sliced rice cake soup) at the end of the festival.

Busan Christmas Tree Festival (부산크리스마스트리문화축제)

2021-12-16

58-2, Gwangbok-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-51-243-3927

Busan Christmas Tree Festival, Busan's annual winter event. Fabulous LED lights, concerts, a giant Christmas tree, street performances, and other events make the event all the more festive.

Cheongdo Seedless Persimmon Festival (청도반시축제)

2021-11-02

1846, Cheongnyeo-ro, Hwayang-eup, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-54-370-6376

Cheongdo Seedless Persimmon Festival is held in October at an outdoor stage in Cheongdo-gun. ‘Bansi’ (seedless persimmon) features an astringent taste with a flat-shape, unlike the long-shape of gotgam (a peeled persimmon that is dried in the sun through natural drafts) spreading through Sangju and Yeongdong. The festival features various events and hands-on programs. This year’s festival will be held online to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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