There are lots of summer festivals in Korea. Let me guide you with some festivals that you must visit if you are planning on traveling to Korea in August.
Boryeong Mud Festival
It is an experiential summer festival that can be enjoyed by everyone regardless of nationality, race, language, or age. It consists of a general zone where you can feel the mud with your whole body while looking at the sea, and a family zone where the whole family can enjoy together.
During the day, you can cool off while soaking in mud, and at night, you can enjoy a romantic summer night with various performances and fireworks shows.
2023.07.21 ~ 2023.08.06
-Location: Daecheon Beach Area
-Address: 5, Haesuyokjang 10-gil, Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do
-Price: Price varies.
Please note that the advance ticketing and on-site ticket sales close at 17:00, and the last admission is at 17:30.
On weekends, on-site tickets may sell out early, and waiting times to purchase tickets may be long.
Internet reservations sell only 30% of the daily sales volume, and 70% are sold on-site.
Therefore, if it is impossible to purchase tickets online due to sold out, please purchase tickets on site. (Tickets sold from 10:00 on site.)
If you have made an online reservation in advance, don’t wait in the line. Ask for help at the reservation warehouse when you come to the site with the reservation number you received.
Go to the main website for online ticketing.
https://mudfestival.or.kr/festival/contents/view?contentsNo=6&level=2&menuNo=34
Note! Tickets cannot be reissued or refunded.
General Zone
(Guardians who have purchased an adult ticket for the regular zone can enter the family zone with their child. However, adults who have purchased a family zone guardian ticket cannot enter the general zone.)
Family Zone (All children must be accompanied by adult.)
-Company: Boryeong City/Boryeong Festival & Tourism Foundation
-Phone number: 041-930-0891
-Instagram: Boryeong festival_official
-Website: https://www.mudfestival.or.kr/intro/view
The operating hours of the general zone are (weekdays) 13:00~18:00 / (weekends) 10:00~18:00. Please note that on weekends, you cannot enter the experience facility between 13:30 and 14:30 due to maintenance time.
Please note that the operating hours of the Family Zone are the same on weekdays and weekends from 10:00~18:00, and you cannot enter from 13:30 to 14:30 due to maintenance of the experience facility.
The distance between the general zone and the family zone is about 200m, it is pretty close to each other. At the family zone, mud face painting is free for all kids.
-Parking tip: Parking closest to general zone is “Boryeong Mud Festival 2nd parking”, Chungnam Boryeong-si, Shinheuk-dong 2293. This parking lot is 3 minutes walking from the ticketing area. There are many parking sites available for the festival.
Dog and pets are not allowed at the festival. However, they have mud experience zone for dogs at the different location. It is near Shinheuk 119 safety center. Address is 829-2 Shinheuk-dong, Boryeong-si. You could visit there for your dog.
Floor can be slippery and mud may contaminate your clothes. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
Here are the lists of things that you need to prepare for the mud festival.
-towel
-shampoo, body wash,
-clothes for change
– sunblock, hat (for under strong sun light)
-washable slipper or aqua shoes
-clothes or swimsuit you could wear and trash after
-some cash.
Great thing about this festival is its location. Festival is done right at the Daecheon beach, so you can go back and forth the festival and beach. Enjoy mud at the festival and wave at the beach.
They also have great events at the festival. Find out more events on different dates as well.
–2023. Aug 3 (Thu) 19:00pm at Exhibition hall special stage
Song festival at Exhibition hall special stage
–2023. Aug 4 (Fri) 20:00pm at Exhibition hall special stage
Mud night stand + mud performance (water cannon)
-2023. Aug 5 (Sat) 14:00~23:00pm at Exhibition Hall (Special Stage 2)
World DJ Festival (Woldipe)
This event is paid performances. Buy tickets at the link below for World DJ Festival.
https://front.maketicket.co.kr/ticket/GD2314816
* World DJ Festival (Woldipe) Admission is permitted from adults 20 years of age or older. (Born in 2004 or older)
* This performance is a paid (14,800 KRW) performance and you must purchase a ticket to enter.
*Must bring ID
*There are things not allowed for entrance.
*No pets, no luggage, no camping chairs, no tents, no alcohol, no cigarettes, and anything that are harmful items such as can, bottles, knifes, drugs, drones and etc.
-2023.Aug 6 (Sun) 21:30pm at Daecheon Beach
Closing ceremony fireworks
Some people reviews about the mud area that it is not huge rather too small but no one doubt about how much fun it is and how much its uniqueness is. It is a must festival to visit in Korea during summer time.
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