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Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival (영덕대게축제) – Homepage ydstay.kr – Tel +82-10-2894-5530 Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is an annual event that celebrates local snow crabs, which were once served to kings. Among festival highlights, the Snow Crab Public Auction as well as the snow crab market are the most popular. In addition, visitors can ride a…

Uiseong Sansuyu Village Flower Festival (의성 산수유마을 꽃맞이행사) – Tel +82-54-832-9997 Sansuyu Village is the venue for the Uiseong Sansuyu Village Flower Festival in Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Every March, the village is gilded with the bright yellow of tens of thousands of sansuyu flowers. Visitors are sure to enjoy a joyful view of the sansuyu flowers…

Mungyeong Saejae Bare-foot Walking Festival (오감만족 문경새재맨발페스티벌) – Homepage cafe.naver.com – Tel +82-53-755-5881 The festival, held annually in Mungyeong, is a bare-foot walking festival covering approx. 7km. During the festival a main performance, various event booths, bare-foot-walking events, and a singing contest are held, allowing visitors to enjoy the festivities while keeping an eye on…

Goryeong Daegaya Festival (고령대가야축제) – Homepage www.festdgy.com – Tel +82-54-950-6427 The Goryeong Daegaya Festival is a historical celebration centered around the ancient city of Daegaya, which thrived from AD 42 to 562 as a powerful iron-age kingdom in regions including Goryeong. A must-visit is the Theme Pavilion, which highlights the World Heritage significance of the…

Mungyeong Chasabal Festival (문경찻사발축제) – Homepage www.sabal21.com – Tel +82-54-571-7677 Home to many ceramic masters and artisans, Mungyeong holds the Mungyeong Chasabal (Tea Bowl) Festival every year to honor and develop traditional Korean pottery and ancestral craftsmanship. The festival holds an exhibit with more than 200 kinds of high-quality and high-end ceramics and an online…

Pohang International Fireworks Festival (포항국제불빛축제) – Homepage festival.phcf.or.kr – Tel +82-54-289-7852 The Pohang International Fire & Light Festival is an internationally renowned event themed around the images of “light,” symbolizing the global steel city of Pohang, and “fire,” representing the hot blast furnaces. Performers and local citizens dress up in all sorts of costumes and…

Yeongju Punggi Insam Festival (경북영주 풍기인삼축제) – Homepage www.ginsengfestival.co.kr – Tel +82-54-639-6612 Ginseng is a well-known traditional Korean medicinal herb. High quality ginseng in Korea is mostly produced in Punggi, a region in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and the place where the Punggi Ginseng Festival takes place. The festival features health-related exhibits and offers opportunities to taste…

Cheongsong Apple Festival (청송사과축제) – Homepage csapplefestival.kr – Tel +82-54-873-3686 The Cheongsong Apple Festival is held in autumn when the renowned Cheongsong apples, called a “masterpiece crafted by nature,” are at their peak. The festival celebrates the joy of a bountiful harvest, sharing the delicious taste and nutrition of Cheongsong apples through various enjoyable and…

Cheongdo Provence Lighting Festival (청도 프로방스 빛축제) – Homepage www.cheongdo-provence.co.kr – Tel +82-54-372-5050 A theme park inspired by the Provence Village in France, Cheongdo Provence Lighting Festival presents a heartwarming atmosphere during the day and a romantic, ambient mood at night with beautiful lights. It also changes its theme every season, with the most popular…