BORYEONG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Boryeong in South Chungcheong Province introduced the very first mud playground for pet dogs at the annual Boryeong Mud Festival, which is currently being held at Daecheon Beach. The pet playground features a large mud pool, a standard-sized pool, tubes, and an obstacle course. To provide [...]
BORYEONGL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Boryeong City in South Korea has announced that the mayor and the head of the city’s Festival and Tourism Foundation will visit Bangkok’s Songkran Water Festival for three days to promote the 26th Boryeong Mud Festival, which will be held from July 21 to August 6. The visit is [...]
BORYEONG, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Boryeong Mud Festival, one of the nation’s most celebrated summer events, will scale down in-person programs due to recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, organizers said Thursday. The 24th annual mud extravaganza is scheduled to be held from July 23 to Aug. 1 on Daecheon Beach in the [...]
BORYEONG, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The charm of the Boryeong Mud Festival, South Korea’s leading summer festival, will be introduced to countries around the world through social media influencers. The city of Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, said 21 influencers from 11 countries have been on a Familiarization Tour, or Fam Tour at the festival [...]
BORYEONG, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The 22nd Boryeong Mud Festival will be held at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, from July 19 to 28. The festival will also open at night for students and workers eager to avoid the summer heat during the daytime. Those coming to the night opening will enjoy [...]
BORYEONG, South Korea, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s coastal city of Boryeong has signed a contract to export its famous mud to Rotorua in New Zealand’s North Island, a city official said Monday. Boryeong Mayor Kim Dong-il and Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick signed the contract on Saturday, under which the South Korean city will export 5 tons of mud powder worth [...]
BORYEONG, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual international mud festival will open in the South Korean city of Boryeong later this week under the slogan of “Let’s Go to Boryeong and Play with Mud!,” an official on the event’s organizing committee said Wednesday. “The 2017 Boryeong Mud Festival will open for a 10-day run [...]
BORYEONG, South Korea, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Leading K-pop stars Psy and IU plan to throw free stand-alone concerts at this year’s Boryeong Mud Festival, according to organizers Thursday. Psy will hold a concert July 25 at Daecheon Beach, 170 kilometers southwest of Seoul, the venue for the mud festival, celebrating its 20th year, [...]
BORYEONG, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Boryeong Mud Festival, one of the most popular festivals for foreign expats and tourists in Korea, is inviting even more adventurers around the world. This year marks the 19th year since the festival first began. According to Boryeong Mud Festival Festival Organizing Committee, approximately 220,000 visitors have already visited Boryeong [...]
BORYEONG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A new incarnation of the Boryeong Mud Festival will open in Spain on August 24. According to Boryeong, the ‘Little Boryeong Mud Festival’ will take place at the City Hall Square of Bunol, Valencia. The event is linked with ‘La Tomatina‘, a tomato festival that opens on August 26. [...]