Seeking to become better and more advanced every year, the Korea Food & Tourism Expo offers a wide array of hands-on experience programs and seminars on food culture. Those hoping to participate in contests or special exhibitions should sign up on the festival website. For more information on the festival schedule, please see the website or call festival organizers using the number provided.
Yangyang Sunrise Festival is held to commemorate the end of the year and welcome the New Year, and to showcase the beautiful sunrise from the ocean. The festival takes place at Naksansa Temple and Naksan Beach.
The main event is the tolling of a bell to mark the New Year at Naksansa Temple, followed by fireworks on the beach.
Every New Year’s Day, Samcheok-si holds a sunrise festival on New Millennium Boulevard to celebrate the first sunrise of the New Year. The sunrise festival will start with concerts and fireworks and when the sun rises, there will be more events such as a sunrise meditation, unveiling of the Wishing Bell, bell tolling ceremony, a new year’s message of hope, and releasing balloons of many colors attached with wishes.
The Jeongdongjin area became famous after the filming of the wildly popular drama, ‘Sandglass.’ The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year and tickets for the special, ‘Sunrise Train’ to Jeongdongjin usually see out months before the festival.
Scenic pine trees, the emerald-blue sea, majestic cliffs, a tranquil coast, and rustic railways make Jeongdongjin one of the top tourist destinations in Korea.
Gunsan Modern History Museum Time Travel sets the stage for experience activities that not only Gunsan citizens but also tourists can enjoy together, showing different aspects of Gunsan. In particular, it is significant in that citizens, not professional actors, prepare and stage their performance. In other words, the event places emphasis on holding a real “open performance,” pursuing participation-oriented performance different from other ordinary shows. In addition, outdoor performance and a modern puppet show that tell about the history and culture of Gunsan let tourists know the attractiveness of Gunsan where independence movements had been actively carried out since the March 1st Movement in 1919.
Gunsan International Migratory Bird Festival will be taking place for in the Gunsan-si region. Visitors will have the pleasure of watching Baikal Teal flocks, the most representative migratory birds of Geumgang, fly through the air. This is also a popular festival to experience a magnificent natural scenery and for families to enjoy the programs and activities together.
Main events during the festival include the opening ceremony, an exhibition event, face painting, stage performances, and various other hands-on programs for all to enjoy.
Held at Armiae World's Ganghwa Mugwort Zone, the Ganghwa Yakssuk (Mugwort) Festival is a regional agricultural festival that aims to promote health and beauty through mugwort.
Armiae World is a theme park located in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon. The festival venue will be composed of a mugwort well-being hall, an agricultural exhibition hall, a special farm products processing plant, an event plaza and the Onsaemiro Maze Park.
For the past 5,000 years, mugwort has been rooted deeply in the lives our nation's people. Ganghwa Mugwort is widely known for its great medicinal effects, for it grows with the fragrant minty scent.
Ttangkkeut Sunset Sunrise Festival will take place at Ttangkkuet Village in Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do.
The festival includes a sunset and sunrise ceremony, and ttangkkeut music concert. The festival is famous for the unique view of the sunrise through a crack between the rocks of Hyeongjebawi next to Galduhang Port.
Hallasan Gosari Festival takes place each year in April at Meochewat. This year, the festival will hold various tour-themed programs, including an overnight visit and tour courses. Visitors can pick gosari (bracken) of their own, and local senior citizens will serve as tour guides and give an explanation about the plant, culture, and the area.
Gosari (braken) is a perennial plant. In Korea, gosaris are gathered, dried in the sun, and used for various everday dishes and ancestral ceremonies.
The Homigot Octopus Festival is an annual festival held at the end of April. Visitors can enjoy freshly caught octopus from the East Sea. Various programs and events will be also be held including watching sunrise on a boat, octopus auction, etc.