The Insadong festival in April and October showcases the folk music or pungmulnori of Seoul. A delightful food court with a selection of countrywide cuisine is also set up as part of the celebrations. Traditional food contests are held. There are street exhibitions and pottery making demonstrations as well. Venue: Jongno-gu Website: http://asp.congnamul.com/seoul/english/map.jsp
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The Insadong festival in April and October showcases the folk music or pungmulnori of Seoul. A delightful food court with a selection of countrywide cuisine is also set up as part of the celebrations. Traditional food contests are held. There are street exhibitions and pottery making demonstrations as well. Venue: Jongno-gu Website: http://asp.congnamul.com/seoul/english/map.jsp
Lord Buddha's birthday falls on the eighth day of the fourth moon.The celebration of Buddha's birthday consists of thousands of lanterns paraded in the streets of Seoul in a spectacular display of lights. In this festival lanterns are made of various shapes. Small lotus shaped lanterns to lantern floats shaped like a dragon, elephant etc. are part of the parade. People also practice Zen meditation during this festival.
This festival aims at preserving the city's unique history and tradition as well as diversity through numerous cultural events and performances that take place all over the city. This festival takes place at different seasons around the year and there are different themes for each time of the year. There are concerts, street plays and art exhibitions according to the theme.
One of the three largest holiday celebrations in the country, the Dano Festival is a traditional food festival where prayers are offered for a good and bountiful harvest in the coming year. Food courts, cultural performances, exhibitions and children's events are part of the celebrations.
Daecheon Beach becomes a war zone and therapeutic massage parlor of mud every July. The Mud Festival is all about mud and its therapeutic qualities, and you can get mud massages as well as mud slides on the beach.
This festival combines two of Icheon's symbols, rice and agriculture. In celebration of the good harvest, Icheon is lit up and a magnificent feast is set up to celebrate. A variety of dishes are made of Icheon rice and visitors get to sample rice based culinary delights. The world's longest white rice cake is also made during this festival.
Like the Japanese Taiko drums, the Koreans showcase their traditional drumming in this festival along with other art forms and percussion instruments from all over the world and promote experimental and crossover music.
This festival is when people enjoy traditional food and introduce new Korean food and culture. It is quite popular among tourists as a great opportunity to learn about Korean cuisine and culture.