2025-03-15
Opo-ri, Ganggu-myeon, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-10-2894-5530
Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is an annual event that celebrates local snow crabs, which were once served to kings. Among festival highlights, the Snow Crab Public Auction as well as the snow crab market are the most popular. In addition, visitors can ride a snow crab fishing boat, enjoy busking performances, and sample various snow crab dishes.
2024-10-08
35 Bunseong-ro 261beon-gil, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
+82-55-330-6840
The Gaya Culture Festival celebrates the Gaya Kingdom, founded by King Kim Suro in AD 42, and its 500-year history. Gaya was quite advanced in the production of earthenware and iron implements, evidenced by the many artifacts found from that time. Through the Gaya Culture Festival, the region is continuing to preserve, build on, and develop the Gaya culture and heritage. The Gaya Culture Festival asserts Gaya’s rightful place alongside the Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla kingdoms.
2025-01-09
270 Simin-ro, Nonsan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
+82-41-730-2973
The Nonsan Strawberry Festival is held in Nonsan, the largest strawberry production region in Korea. Its rich soil and clean water and air give the region a perfect environment for growing excellent quality strawberries. It has been making its mark as a strawberry producer for 90 years, including 50 of which had full-scale production and shipment. The festival here helps elevate the regional economy and also functions to establish better communication among cities. Also, the festival is thought of as one of the most well-known festivals in Chungcheongnam-do, attracting a lot of domestic and overseas visitors. It features a picnic zone with strawberries, a science experience kids zone for children’s enjoyment, and special content related to Nonsan’s defense-friendly identity, such as a helicopter tour.
2024-04-17
150 Hagwonnongjang-gil, Gongeum-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-560-2524
The Gochang Green Barley Field Festival is held every year in late April among the beautiful green barley fields of Gochang-gun. It is the region’s most popular festival. The festival celebrates the plentiful barley grown here, known to be more precious than rice.
2025-01-07
74 Sinbiuibadat-gil, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-540-3408
Jindo Island holds the Miracle Sea Road Festival in time for the path’s emergence from the sea. During the hour in which the path remains above sea level, visitors can walk across the middle of the sea and collect seafood such as abalone and octopus using their bare hands. The festival also showcases intangible cultural heritage performances and activities, including Jindo Arirang, Ganggangsullae (Circle Dance), Namdo Deullorae (Farmers’ Song of Jeollanam-do), and Jindo Ssitgimgut (Purification Ritual of Jindo). People from all over the world gather in the global zone for a global music trip, a global Ssireum (Traditional Korean Wrestling) competition, and an EDM night show.
◎ Jindo Sea Road
Every year, the sea road appears during low tide and lasts for an hour a day but only for a few days. The path that stretches about 2km out to sea is referred to as Korea’s Miracle of Moses.
2025-06-09
86-17 Jangdong-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon
+82-32-453-2142
Soraepogu Festival, a maritime ecology festival, has been held annually since 2001. Sorae Port has become a popular attraction, visited by over 7 million domestic and international tourists each year. During the festival, visitors can enjoy Sorae Marsh Eco Park, Shrimp Tower, and Haeoreumhosu Lake. Festival programs include seafood-catching events like shrimp and crab catching, various cultural performances, and engaging events.
2024-04-18
123 Dojayesul-ro 62beon-gil, Sindun-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-645-3681~4
A UNESCO-recognized City of Creative Culture, Icheon is known for beautiful ceramics, both in the past and in modern times. Icheon Ceramics Festival is a festival that represents the art and beauty of Korean ceramics. Visitors to the festival can learn the history of Korean cermics and the industry, as well as compare the ceramic techniques from the past with that of the modern-day ceramics.
2025-03-15
775 Nokcha-ro, Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-850-5211
The Boseong Green Tea Festival takes place in Boseong, which is famous for its green tea. This fragrant festival coincides with the annual harvest of fresh green tea leaves. Visitors can partake in various tea-related activities such as picking tea leaves, making tea, and making tea bowls. Other popular programs that are both healthy and trendy include “Tea Fields Healing Trekking” and “Yoga & Pilates Experiences.” The experience of picking tender tea leaves in the vast, lush green tea fields and making green tea, which is not easily accessible, is highly recommended.
◎ Green Tea Stamp Rally
Participate in the “Green Tea Stamp Rally” to enjoy hidden festival programs and get prizes.
2024-07-17
20 Cheongpungho-ro 56-gil, Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
+82-43-645-4997
Cheongpungho Cherry Blossom Festival is held in the Cheongpungho Lake area of Jecheon when varied spring flowers such as cherry blossom, forsythia and azalea are in full bloom. Visitors can enjoy exhibitions and performances in the beautiful spring nature.
2024-03-08
Jeonnong-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
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Jeju Island is where the cherry blossoms bloom the earliest in Korea. Jeju is also renowned for its native king cherry blossoms that can be seen all over the island. The Jeju Cherry Blossom Festival takes place every year to celebrate the beauty of the island's king cherry blossoms. The petals of king cherry blossoms are the largest and most luxurious among all cherry blossoms. The peak of the king cherry blossoms lasts for only 2 to 3 days, but the beautiful blossoms can be seen for weeks, from late March to the second week of April depending on the region.