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Gurye Sansuyu Festival (구례산수유꽃축제)

2024-02-27

45 Sanggwan 1-gil, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-10-2079-4546

Gurye Sansuyu Festival is an annual spring flower festival. Major programs include exhibition of local products made from sansuyu (cornus fruit), while other programs include traditional music and dance performances, experience programs, and fireworks.

Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival (영등포 여의도 봄꽃축제)

2021-04-13

Yeouiseo-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-2-2670-3114

The Yeouido Spring Flower Festival is held on Yeouiseo Road (Yunjung-ro) in mid-April when the azaleas, forsythia, royal azaleas, and other spring flowers are in full bloom. The celebration is famous for its 1,886 Korean cherry trees.

Gwangyang Maehwa Festival (광양 매화축제)

2024-02-26

55 Jimak 1-gil, Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-797-2721

Gwangyang Maehwa Festival takes place next to the Seomjingang River in Gwangyang Maehwa Village, home of the largest number of plum blossom trees in Korea. During the festival period, visitors can enjoy a walk beneath the plum blossoms, and also sample and purchase local organic plum products.

Bangeo Festival (최남단 방어축제)

2024-11-20

30 Hamohanggu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
+82-64-794-8032

This popular festival is held every year in November at Moseulpohang Port, the southernmost region of Jeju-do Island. It celebrates ‘Bangeo Fish (yellowtail)’, which is largely caught in this area. The taste of ‘bangeo fish (yellowtail)’ is chewy and tender, and so it is very popular served raw. It is also used in a variety of other dishes. Visitors can enjoy fresh bangeo fish at the festival and take some home.

Visitors can also try fishing and sample Jeju’s other specialty foods such as heukdweji-gogigui (grilled pork), galchijorim (cutlass fish boiled in soy sauce with spices), and more. Don’t forget to admire the beautiful natural sceneries near the festival grounds and explore some of the many popular tourist attractions in Jeju.

Jeongseon Arirang Festival (정선아리랑제)

2024-07-02

Bongyang-ri, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-560-3013

Jeongseon Arirang Festival is an annual festival held in an effort to preserve and develop Jeongseon Arirang, the oldest Arirang in Korea and an intangible cultural heritage. Many events and programs are held, with the festival's main event being the performance of the Arirang folk song. Modern variations of Arirang will also be performed.

Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival (안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이축제)

2023-09-11

198-2, Namsadang-ro, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-678-2511~5

Anseong was the birthplace of namsadang, troupes of entertainers who traveled around the country during the Joseon era, and the hub of Korean art and culture. Namsadang Baudeogi Festival aims to develop and continue the heritage of the artistic spirit of Baudeogi by providing various traditional performances and events. The festival also became designated as the official festival of UNESCO's CIOFF (International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts) in 2006.

Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herbal Medicine Festival (대구약령시한방문화축제)

2024-04-25

51-1 Namseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu
+82-53-253-4729

The Daegu Yangnyeongsi Herbal Medicine Festival celebrates the herb medicine market in Daegu which has been operating since the Joseon dynasty. The festival takes place every year in May and gives visitors an opportunity to experience a wide range of relaxing and curative traditional medicinal procedures.

Gwangalli Eobang Festival (광안리어방축제)

2023-04-18

219, Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-51-610-4062

Gwangalli Eobang Festival is a spirited celebration of traditional fishing culture from the Joseon dynasty. Visitors can experience traveling back in time to the folk village where exhibitions and programs are offered. A parade, musicals, and various hands-on programs are also available.

Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival (김해분청도자기축제)

2023-09-18

275-35, Jillye-ro, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-330-3244

Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival celebrates the unique Korean buncheongsagi (a grayish-blue-powdered celadon). Visitors can enjoy various programs such as cooking with buncheong ceramic pot, pottery making experience, flying a wish balloon, and many more.

Gochang Moyang Fortress Festival (고창모양성제)

2024-07-17

Eumnae-ri, Gochang-eup, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-560-2949

Gochang Moyang Fortress Festival has been held since 1973 to inspire admiration for the construction of the walled town, develop local culture, and encourage love and pride for Gochang residents. Main events include a celebration and memorial ceremony, with additional events ranging from a pansori performance and farming music to folk games and archery. Many people participate in the Dapseongnori event, where participants carry a rock on top of their heads and walk around the fortress three times. Doing this is said to cure all illnesses, grant a long and healthy life, and allow one into heaven.

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