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Busan International Tea & Craft Fair
Busan(Haeundae-gu)

The Busan International Tea & Craft Fair takes place in August and November at BEXCO in Busan. The exhibition items include tea (green tea, black tea, puer tea, etc.), tea processing products, pottery, fiber crafts, woodcrafts, metal crafts, and more. The fair is held with the aim of vitalizing the tea and craft culture industries and expanding their market base. Participating businesses can promote their products through PR and marketing activities, while visitors can obtain information on tea and craftwork. At the “Tea of the Day” event, visitors can sample all the recommended tea from the participating companies at a single location.

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Samcheok Jeongwol Daeboreum Festival
Gangwon-do(Samcheok-si)

Samcheok Full Moon Festival is a festival that blends Gijuldaligi, a local Samcheok-si play, together with three ancestral rites for the gods of heaven, agriculture, and the sea. The festival includes a range of traditional activities including fireworks, a celebration ceremony, gilnori (parade), pungmulnori (Korean drum performance and dance), burning daljip (bundle of twigs that is burned to bring good luck), local dialect contest, yutnori (traditional board game), ssireum (wrestling) and many more. The gijuldaligi (tug-of-war) contest has become a popular traditional activity, and is now held throughout the country. The festival is held at Expo Square, not far from cultural tourism spots including the exhibition hall of caves, Jukseoru Pavilion, Haesindang Park, and Hwanseongul Cave. * Giljuldarigi (gejuldarigi; ge means "crab") In this version of tug-of-war, participants on the either side each hold on to smaller ropes linked to a thick rope, and pull the small strings that are linked to the thick strings. Participants are divided into two groups based on where they live in proximity to Osipcheon Stream, which through downtown Samcheok. The game’s legend said that the winning village areas would receive a prosperous year, a big catch, and have luck throughout the year.

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Jikji Korea
Chungcheongbuk-do(Cheongju-si)

The Jikji text (full name 'Buljo Jikji Simche Yojeol") is the world's oldest metal-printed book, being printed in 1377 at Cheongju's Heungdeoksa Temple, and as such, was included on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2001. In order to spread the knowledge of Jikji around the world, the city of Cheongju has dedicated great efforts over the past years to host festivals and a memorial event for the awarding ceremony. With the support of the government, the two events were combined in 2016 as a single international event, named JIKJI Korea. With the theme "Jikji, Enlightening the World," various events and exhibitions will allow visitors to learn more about the value of this great acheivement within the exciting festival atmosphere.

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Goyang Street Arts Festival
Gyeonggi-do(Goyang-si)

Goyang Street Arts Festival provides festivalgoers a chance to see various performances all in one place. From underwater dance at the lake to midair performances and fireworks show, there are plenty to see and enjoy at this street festival.

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Insa-dong Korean Art & Culture Festival
Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Insadong・Jongnon

Celebrated since 1987, Insa-dong Korean Art and Culture Festival is a real feast of Korean culture and art. Held April or May every year in Insa-dong, the repository of Korea’s traditional culture, this festival features an international folk festival, parade, and singing contest. Street events include ceramic art demonstrations, portrait drawings by street artists, and making traditional rice cakes.

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Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival (서편제보성소리축제 2019)
Jeollanam-do(Boseong-gun)

Seopyeonje Boseong Sori Festival is a performance art festival with various pansori related competitions. The festival not only spread Pansori, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, to wide audience, but also provide various programs for everyone to enjoy. 

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Ulsan Shipbuilding & Sea Festival
Ulsan(Dong-gu)

The Shipbuilding & Sea Festival held in Dong-gu, Ulsan - the center of the nation’s shipbuilding industry - is one of the most popular summer celebrations in Korea. Dong-gu district is a quiet port area with a gorgeous natural scenery. It has an abundance of seafood thanks to Mother Nature. As one of the central hubs of modernization in Korea, the city has emerged to become one of the most well-known cities in the world shipbuilding industry. Celebrating rich marine life at the sea alongside Ulsan's famous shipbuilding crane Goliath, the festival is to be held at Ilsan Beach from July 22 to July 24. The festival is to set the stage for the city to make another leap to become a world leader in shipbuilding. Starting early in the summer, escape the heat at Ulsan Shipbuilding & Sea Festival, which is packed with cool fun and excitement. Filled with unique and colorful events, the festival satisfies all the five senses, and is perfect for couples, families and friends to make unforgettable summer memories.

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Hwacheon Jjokbae
Gangwon-do(Hwacheon-gun)

The Hwacheon Jjokbae Festival is more like a carnival with exotic and original rafts in competition. The winner takes home a cash prize, and many people, especially families and friends, participate in this one-of-a-kind summer experience. The Hwacheon Jjokbae Festival is a time for visitors to come together in the spirit of tradition and decorate the waters of the Hwacheon River with creatively designed tradition watercraft. The festival also includes water sports and various other events, totaling approximately 40 different programs. Festival Guide: The jjokbae (raft) contest has no limitations on the size or design, as long as the raft can hold up to 5 persons. Participants can enter the contest online. The rafts must function manually only, and must be self-designed and manufactured by the participants who will also personally ride the raft during the festival. This year, festival programs include a farm-stay for families, picnics, fishing by hand, a water treasure hunt, water balloon games, water gun games, and more water-related events. Also, bicycle riding, hiking, canoeing, underwater soccer, and more events that are offered to provide maximum enjoyment to all visitors. There is also an Indian Cultural Village, which offers a chance to experience Indian culture, and rabbit farm experiences are available for those seeking a more family-oriented activity. Also, programs include educational activities such as a trout and aquatic life aquarium, an otter life exhibition, and much more. Festival Highlights: The highlight of Hwacheon Jjokbae Festival is of course the jjokbae raft contest. The participants really make the contest more enjoyable with their unique costumes and creative boat-designs shown off during the water parade. To make the contest more fun, all participants prepare an item to reflect each year’s theme.  

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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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Gwangyang Flower Festival
Jeollanam-do(Gwangyang-si)

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