Seoul(Jung-gu) , Euljiro・Chungmuro・Namsan

The Million People Walking Festival is an event free and open to everyone. Group participation is also available, giving companies, schools, and private groups the chance to enjoy the beautiful spring together. This event will also promote the ecological and historical importance of Namsan Mountain and its seasonal changes.The walking course will include roads paved with elastic blocks, on which people can walk comfortably, and beautiful small streams, providing enjoyable scenery and a good environment for taking a walk. There will be two courses including a 7km full course along Bukcheuksunhwan-ro Road (The north side circle road) (1 hr and 30 min). Various sideline events such as celebratory performances will take place, and there will be a photo zone for family and group participants.


Seoul(Gangnam-gu) , Gangnam・Samseongdong(COEX)

Every autumn, the World Trade Center Chrysanthemum Festival is held, covering downtown in beautiful chrysanthemums. During the festival, various participating programs and additional events are prepared within the theme of chrysanthemum.


Gyeongsangbuk-do(Gyeongju-si)

Hallyu Dream Festival is a three-day celebration of everything Hallyu (Korean cultural wave). Starting with an evening tour of historic sites in Gyeongju, the capital city of the ancient Silla Kingdom, the festival will present various opportunities for global Hallyu fans to fully indulge in the new cultural wave that is rapidly spreading outside Korea.Line Up: SHINee, KARA, SISTAR, B1A4, VIXX, Apink, T-ARA, SECRET, GOT7, EXID, BTOB, Dal★shabet, 9muses, Red Velvet, Boys Republic, Lovelyz, LABOUM, CLC, OH MY GIRL, SONAMOO, MONSTA X, Seventeen, April, DIA, Verry Good, 24K, LU:KUS, myB, WANNA.B, HIGH4, TREN-D, A6P


Gyeonggi-do(Siheung-si)

Siheung Gaetgol Festival is a fun and educational festival themed on the process and natural environment needed for the production of salt. The festival takes place at Siheung Gaegol Eco Park. Visitors can enjoy not only educational hands-on programs but also performances, musical experiences, an art market, and even a bug experience.


Seoul(Jongno-gu) , Insadong・Jongnon

The Seoul Performing Arts Festival is held annually at Arko Arts Theater & Daehangno Arts Theater to create a world-class level of performance arts in one location.


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The installation of a massive Christmas tree will set a start to the Boseong Green Tea Plantation Light Festival, which is located in Boseong-gun at the Boseong Green Tea Plantation, one of Korea’s excellent tourist sites. The evening light ceremony will kick off the festival, where an embroidered spectacle of lights is expected to entrance visitors. Various sites and activities like the giant Christmas tree, a themed street, a galaxy tunnel, illuminations of Botjae and Dahyanggak, a lighted street, a photo zone, resolution stairs, and hanging wish cards will be available. With a jaw-dropping size of 120 meters high and 130 meters wide, the massive Christmas tree at Boseong Tea Plantation made it into the Guinness Book of Records in 2000, and contributes to making Boseong, Korea’s home of tea and sounds, a well-known Korean attraction. During the festival, the landscape will be graced with a romantic and magical ambience of falling snow created by the arrangement of LED lights.    


Jeollanam-do(Yeosu-si)

Yeongchwisan Mountain in Yeosu has long been thought of as a holy mountain and was once the site of rituals in which the people pleaded for rain. In the spring, the mountainsides transform into a sea of pink as the azaleas come into full bloom. The annual Yeongchwisan Azalea Flower Festival in April celebrates the beauty of the mountain flowers through a variety of outdoor performances and programs such as the Miss Azalea Flower Pageant.


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The Guryongpo Specialty Gwamegi Festival celebrates the local specialties of the Pohang city region. Pohang city is widely-known as the village where Gwamegi, dried mackerel, originated, and the festival promotes this delicious dish as well as other local specialties, such as snow crabs and squid. The Gwamegi Festival presents folk games, traditional Korean music performances, specialty product (squid, Gwamegi) competitions, free sampling exhibitions, and other cultural experience programs.


Chungcheongnam-do(Seocheon-gun)

Famous for its unique taste, gizzard shads are a type of Herring delicacy in Korea best enjoyed in the fall. Hongwonhang Port in Seocheon (Chungcheongnam-do) hosts the Jeoneo (gizzard shad) Festival every October for visitors to enjoy a fresh catch of this fish served up in a variety of ways. A number of popular dishes range from roasted to sashimi-sliced Jeoneo and even salads mixed with spicy marinated Jeoneo, cucumbers, sesame leaves, and parsley.The festival opens with exciting performances and a food-tasting event and ends with a spectacular evening fireworks show. Visitors can also taste a variety of other local dishes made with salted eel, dried seaweed, crab, and shrimp. Fresh produce and seafood will also be available for sale in the various shops and stands. Additional exciting events include contests for fish-catching, shell-gathering, fishing, and singing.


Gyeongsangbuk-do(Yeongju-si)

Pung-gi ginseng is only grown in the Sobaeksan Mountains and is widely known for its superior quality. The reason Pung-gi ginseng is so highly valued is because of its high content of saponin, which is effective in regulating blood pressure and reenergizing the body. It is even believed to help reduce the risk of cancer. The Pung-gi Ginseng Festival coincides with the peak of the harvest season each year, which takes place around October. During the festival period, visitors can participate in various events, such as harvesting ginseng and sampling cuisine made from the expensive Pung-gi ginseng. There are also many other tourist attractions located in the Yeongju region, including Buseoksa Temple and Sobaeksan Pung-gi Hot Springs.