Hambaeksan Wildflower Festival (함백산 야생화축제)
2024-07-17
75 Gohan 2-gil, Gohan-eup, Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon-do
+82-33-592-5455
Hambaeksan Wildflower Festival takes place at Manhangjae Pass, the largest wildflower area in the nation. The festival offers various programs and events for visitors to enjoy. At cool temperature of 21 celcius at the x_height of 1,330 meters above sea level, visitors do not have to worry about fighting with the summer heat.
Daegu International Jazz Festival (DIJF) (대구국제재즈축제)
2022-11-08
Online
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-1544-1850
First opened in 2008, Daegu International Jazz Festival (DIJF) invites visitors to enjoy jazz music all throughout the city. The festival not only aims at celebrating jazz music, but also other genres such as rock, folk, and trending music. With fringe performances and various other events, DIJF is filled with activities everyone will love.
Gangjin Celadon Festival (강진청자축제)
2024-02-16
45 Cheongjachon-gil, Daegu-myeon, Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-430-3354
The Gangjin Celadon Festival is held in the area that was the center of the Korean celadon culture for over 500 years. The festival offers diverse first-hand experiences for visitors to learn more about this historical cultural asset that was both useful and aesthetically pleasing.
Gyeongpo Sunrise Festival (경포 해맞이 축제)
2022-12-14
514, Changhae-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-33-640-5530, 5913
Gangneung hosts an annual Sunrise Festival from New Year's Eve to the first sunrise of the New Year. As well as visiting the area’s attractions such as Gyeongpodae Pavilion, visitors can welcome the New Year by watching a beautiful sunrise. The Sunrise Festival includes a countdown to the New Year, fireworks, and various enjoyable cultural events.
Homigot Sunrise Festival (호미곶 한민족 해맞이축전)
2025-11-25
136 Haemaji-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
+82-54-289-7852
Homigot Village, the main venue of the Homigot Sunrise Festival, is located on the easternmost point of the Korean Peninsula. Homigot Village means "a village on a tiger’s tail," in reference to the Korean peninsula looking like a tiger.
The festival includes local cultural performances, a New Year celebratory event, fireworks show, sunrise concert and other diverse performances. Visitors may sample free tteokguk, a traditional New Year’s Day dish. Other events such as kite-flying and launching hope balloons with wishes attached will provide enjoyable moments to reflect on the previous year and create new year resolutions.
Paju Jangdan Soybean Festival (파주장단콩축제)
2024-10-08
177 Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-940-5281
Paju Jangdan Soybean Festival is held in Paju Imjingak Resort every autumn to promote the excellence of Paju Jangdan soybean and boost the consumption of agricultural specialty products and the regional economy.
Icheon Rice Cultural Festival (이천쌀문화축제)
2024-10-16
48 Gongwon-ro, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
+82-31-644-4135
Icheon is famous for producing the best rice in Korea. In fact, Icheon rice is so good that it used to be served to the kings of Korea in the past, and is still highly thought of today. The Icheon Rice Culture Festival celebrates its famous rice and local agricultural practices. Various activities and events are prepared for festival-goers of all ages to enjoy.
Seoul Silver Grass Festival (서울억새축제)
2024-10-08
95 Haneulgongwon-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
+82-2-300-5581
Seoul Silver Grass Festival takes place at Haneul Park. Originally a garbage dump, the land was reformed and transformed into the vibrant, healthy ecosystem it has today in large part thanks to the planting of silver grass. The park now features the largest colony of silver grass found in Seoul, and hosts the Seoul Silver Grass Festival every year in October when the grass is in bloom.
Namdo Food Festival (남도음식문화큰잔치)
2022-10-14
1, Bangnamhoe-gil, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-286-5771
Namdo Food Festival is held in the area of Gangjinman Bay Ecology Park. This festival also has a food exhibition hall that includes a variety of representative food in Namdo, and an event offering various healthy foods. Other events include parades, food contests, sampling, agricultural products sales market, a food ingredients hall, a food market, and cultural art performances to entertain visitors.
Yangyang Salmon Festival (양양연어축제)
2022-10-27
226-2beonji, Nammun-ri, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do
• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-33-671-3803
Yangyang Salmon Festival is a festival celebrating one of Yangyang’s specialties, salmon. The festival is held in mid-October each year, at Namdaecheon Stream, Yangyang. Namdaecheon Stream sees the greatest salmon run in Korea, hosting more than 70% of the salmon returning to Korea. Salmon born in Namdaecheon Stream grow for 3 to 5 years in the North Pacific, and return to Namdaecheon Stream in fall through the East Sea to lay eggs and face the end of their lives. Yangyang Salmon Festival joins these fish in their powerful, vigorous display of life as they return to their native river. The festival starts with Yongwangje, a traditional rite, and offers a bevy of experience programs, including the most famous program of salmon hand-catching. Seeing the salmon drifting and darting between one’s hands is certainly an experience that can only be had in very few places around the world. Salmon ecology experience offers an interesting insight into the growth and movement of salmon, and other activities like salmon tasting, salmon rubbing, and salmon ecology exhibitions keep the spirit of the festival alive.
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