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Yeoju Ceramic Festival
Gyeonggi-do(Yeoju-si) , Yeoju

Yeoju has been producing ceramics ever since the early Goryeo period (AD 918-1392), and through the production of high-quality Goryeongto (Kaolin) and Baekto (white clay), it played an integral role in the development of the early ceramic industry. Yeoju laid the foundations for becoming a major ceramic city by hosting the World Ceramics Expo in 2001. And since hosting the World Ceramics Biennale in 2003 and 2005, it is now internationally recognized as a world center for ceramics.Started in May 1990, the Yeoju Ceramic Festival is held every year to promote the excellence of its ceramics both nationwide and abroad. As the first and best ceramic festival in Korea, the festival exhibits unique, high quality ceramic artwork and products. At the festival, you can see works of art by ceramics masters and buy a variety of ceramic products at discounted prices.

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Icheon Ceramic Festival
Gyeonggi-do(Icheon-si) , Icheon

Icheon has been a valuable city for ceramic arts since originating in the Bronze Age. It was designated as a “City of Crafts and Folk Art" on the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2010. Here visitors can see a variety of Korea's finest ceramics such as Cheongja (celadon porcelain), Baekja (white porcelain), and Buncheongsagi (grayish-blue powdered celadon). The festival is Korea's largest ceramic culture festival.

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Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival
Gyeonggi-do(Suwon-si) , suwon

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival is a landmark festivity held every October at Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site built to commemorate King Jeongjo’s filial piety and dream for national prosperity and military power.

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Paju Booksori Festival
Gyeonggi-do(Paju-si) , Paju(Heyri Art valley)

Paju Book City is a leading publishing and cultural hub in Korea, established in 2011, when it began establishing a street of bookstores to transform itself from a place of publication to a place for enjoying book culture. A total of 42 bookstores opened within the book city's first year. In view of participating in international activities, the city joined the International Organization of Booktowns (IOB) in June 2012. The IOB is an organization of 16 book towns in 13 countries.The Paju Booksori Festival is the largest book festival in Asia. Launched in the fall of 2011, the festival draws around 100 publishers, and leading organizations related to the publishing industry, books, education, and culture.

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Jeju Island Myth & Culture Festival for MICE
Jeju-do(Seogwipo-si) , Seogwipo

The Jeju Island Myth & Culture Festival for MICE is held in ICC Jeju. This culture and tourism festival features performances about Jeju's traditional shamanistic rituals, pantomime based on Jeju mythology, and musical, dance and percussion performances. Various food and cultural hands-on activities related to Jeju's customs are available as well.

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Jeju Seosara Culture Street Festival
Jeju-do(Jeju-si) , Former Jeju

Seosara Cultural Street Festival is held along the Jeonnong-ro Street which is covered with big cherry blossom trees and cheongsachorong, traditional Korean lanterns made with red-and-blue silk shade. The views at night with the cherry blossoms and the lights of cheonsachorong are picturesque. There are diverse events like walking along the cherry blossom road, a painting contest, photo and video contest, balloon making, making traditional knots, and more.

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Seogwipo Penguin Swimming Festival
Jeju-do(Seogwipo-si) , Seogwipo

Seogwipo-si is home to warm winter at the southernmost point of Jeju Island and holds the Seogwipo Penguin Swimming Festival to welcome each new year.The festival aims to ring in the new year through boot camp activities making it an unusual festival that people really enjoy.Jungmun Beach, one of the most popular beaches on Jeju Island, is the festival venue and there will be various programs and exciting activities.

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Jeju Udo Seashell Festival
Jeju-do(Jeju-si)

The Jeju Udo Seashell Festival is held every year in mid April in conjunction with the Jeju Canola Flower Festival. Visitors can enjoy Jeju’s fresh seashells and beautiful yellow canola flowers by attending both festivals held the same weekend on Jeju-do Island.

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Jeju MBC International Peace Marathon (제주국제평화마라톤)
Jeju-do(Jeju-si)

The Jeju MBC International Peace Marathon held in Hallym Stadium is organized by Jeju MBC and managed by the Korea Athletic Federation's Jeju Branch. The marathon provides a full course, half course, general course (10 km), and health course (5 km).  Visit the official website to register for the marathon.

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International Electric Vehicle Expo
Jeju-do(Seogwipo-si) , Seogwipo

The International Electric Vehicle Expo offers a venue to take in the trends of worldwide electric vehicles at a glance. The many participating domestic and international EV manufacturing companies that produce electric cars, motorcycles, bicycles, motors, and other electric vehicle parts and components can introduce and promote their products here. The expo aims to increase the valuable creativity regarding electric vehicles by giving opportunities to participate and enjoy the global expo, exhibition, and conference. With this goal, there are varied events and subsidiary programs including industrial exhibition by world-class manufacturing companies and a professional conference, a trial ride of electric vehicle, EV contest for university students, FAM tour and more.

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