7 AUTUMN FESTIVALS TO CHECK OUT IN EAST COAST KOREA!
Gangwon
Home to culture and nature! The scent of buckwheat flowers this fall will definitely keep you fascinated.
#1 Hyoseok Cultural Festival
This is a great venue to enjoy culture and nature in one place. Celebrate Lee Hyoseok, one of Pyeongchang greatest writers, while enjoying a sea of snow-white buckwheat flowers in Gangwon.
Date: 4 – 13 September 2015
Location: Hyoseok culture village
Information: website
#2 Hoengseong County Hanu Festival
It’s going to be a beefy event! Hanu means beef, a foodie festival where you should visit with an empty stomach. It’s held along the banks of the Seomgang River for five days, an excellent site to experience the rural culture of the region.
Date: 7 – 11 October 2015
Location: Around the bank of Seomgang River, Heongseong, Gangwon.
Information: website
Gyeongbuk
A place that’s filled with history and culture.
#3 Andong International Mask Dance Festival
See, feel, and enjoy the true excitement of mask dances. 13 designated dances according to different cultural assets from different parts of the world.
Date: 25 September – 4 October 2015
Location: Downtown Andong/ Mask Dance Park, Hahoe Park
Information: website
Busan
A lively young city even during the cool breeze during the fall season.
#4 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)
BIFF first launched in 1996 as one of the greatest film festivals in Asia. Every year, around 300 movies from 70 countries were screened. This is definitely a great place to catch the latest productions from some of the Asian movie directors.
Date: 1 – 10 October 2015
Location: Busan Cinema Centre, movie theatres along the whole Hauendae beach
Information: website
#5 Busan International Fireworks Festival
This annual event attracts over a million people from around the world to watch colourful fireworks and laser show illuminating the night sky against the backdrop of Grangandaegyo Bridge.
Date: 23 & 24 October 2015
Location: Gwangalli Beach, Geangandaegyo Bridge
Information: website
Ulsan
Here’s a place for you to see silver grass!
#6 Ulsan Yeongnam Alps Silver Grass Festival
The Yeongnam ‘Alps’ Silver Grass Festival is held throughout October, when the place turns into a magnificent sight of silver grass. The festival also includes other activities such as Ulju Odyssey, temple concert, climbing contest and etc.
Date: October 2015
Location Yeongnam Alps
Information: website
#7 Cheoyong Cultural Festival
This festival immortalizes Cheoyong with an altar prepared in Cheoyongam Rock, the place where he first appeared. Do expect other folkloric events, concerts that harmonize traditional and modern culture.
Date: 8 – 11 October 2015
Location: Ulsan Culture and Art Centre, Daldong Culture Park
Information: website
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