If Busan doesn’t quite sound like your cup of tea, hop on the train to Boryeong and take part in the Boryeong Mud Festival. (Image: Boryeong City Government)
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As the rainy season gradually draws to a close and the hottest time of the year looms ahead, seemingly every coastline destination is announcing festivals of all sorts.
With the rise in popularity of “staycations”, where potential beachgoers opt to stay in with the air conditioner on full blast, regional authorities are ramping up their efforts to make sure their beaches are bustling with visitors.
With competition fierce and a mindboggling variety of options surprisingly plentiful (South Korea is part of a peninsula, after all), which beach to head over to may be the most difficult choice of the summer.
Ask any Korean about the destination for the summer and you’ll most likely hear Haeundae, Busan or Gwangalli in some order.
When urban settings get unbearably hot, (in recent years the city of Daegu has been dubbed “Daefrica”), Koreans in need of cooling off flock to Haeundae and Gwangalli beaches. With the city slated to open the Busan Sea Festival on the August 1, expect nighttime pool parties, a “Water Playground” event (a free-for-all water fight), DJ competitions, and performances from artists like Dynamic Duo and Koyote.
Those looking for a different vibe need not fear; the Busan Sea & Jazz Festival and traditional music performances will also be held throughout the festival, which wraps up on August 6.
Ask any Korean about the destination for the summer and you’ll most likely hear Haeundae, Busan or Gwangalli in some order. (Image: Busan City Government)
If Busan doesn’t quite sound like your cup of tea, hop on the train to Boryeong and take part in the Boryeong Mud Festival (held until the end of August). Here, locals and visitors alike get down and dirty, literally, building mud castles and slopping mud all over themselves in a glorious display of fun for all ages.
Another destination growing in popularity is Yeosu, also offering a diversity of different activities. Geomundo Island will offer visitors the opportunity to catch fish by hand. Stick around until August 11 and the 2nd annual fireworks show will light up the sky and offer a rare glimpse of Yeosu’s nighttime beauty illuminated by a combination of fireworks and lasers.
Besides the above, watersports, rock concerts, and more activities that can be imagined are about to open up everywhere. If deciding where to go seems too daunting, just head to a beach nearby. Chances are, there will be more than enough to keep you occupied and refreshed.
By S.B.Woo(editor@koreabizwire.com)
