Waemok Village Sunrise Festival (왜목마을 해넘이 해돋이 축제)

Explanation

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.

Inquiry

Waemok Village • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-10-2520-7894

Information Use

Event Start Date : 2019년 12월 31일

Event end date : 2020년 01월 01일

Watching age : Open to visitors of all age

Venue : Waemok Village

Venue Locator : [Bus]
Take a bus from Seoul Nambu Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminal.
From Dangjin Bus Terminal Bus Stop, take Bus No. 10-4, 12, or 10 and get off at the Gyoro 2-ri Waemok Village Entrance Bus Stop.
Walk toward the port for approx. 270m.

Touring Time : Varies by program

Organizer info : Waemok Village

Contact the organizer : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-10-2520-7894

Sponsor Contacts : +82-10-2520-7894

Charges (Hours) : Free

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Introduction
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.