SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Clear your evening schedule for August 11 and 12, as a multitude of evening festivals and activities are slated to open throughout Seoul Plaza and Gwanghwamun Square. For both dates, a stage will be set up in Seoul Plaza where a diverse group of musical performances will be on display. [...]
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, [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest virtual reality (VR) event will kick off in the southern port city of Busan later this week to showcase the latest technologies and content as the country aims to become a global powerhouse in the sector, the government said Wednesday. Busan VR Festival 2017, the first [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States Taekwondo Education Foundation (USTEF) plans to hold its 9th annual New York Times Square Taekwondo Festival on June 23, bringing together about 5,000 participants, including American students learning the Korean martial art, organizers said Saturday. The festival, which was begun in 2008 to promote taekwondo among [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The 25th Yeoncheon Jeongok-ri Paleolithic Festival kicked off on Wednesday for the Children’s Day weekend, featuring various performances and participatory events. Among over a dozen events on offer at the festival are a Paleolithic barbeque session, where visitors enjoy barbeque grill cooking the ancient way; a Paleolithic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of reservations by foreign visitors to the Hwacheon Sancheoneo (trout) Ice Festival has more than doubled compared to last year, indicating the event, which was first held in 2003, is gaining popularity internationally. According to Hwacheon County, 522 teams comprising 14,589 individuals from overseas have so far [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The annual Jeonju Bibimbap Festival will kick off this Thursday, featuring a wide variety of traditional food and culture activities and events centered around its main theme, bibimbap. Bibimbap is a Korean dish that literally translates into ‘mixed rice’. It is served as a bowl of rice topped with [...]
NAMYANGJU, South Korea, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The idea of “slow living” is an alien concept to much of busy modern-day humanity, and could be perceived as near-impossible. But it’s still important to relax every now and then, and approach life from a different perspective. Namyangju’s Slow Life Festival emphasizes just that. This year’s [...]
GYERYONG, South Korea, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The final rehearsal for the October 1 Armed Forces Day took place Thursday at Gyeryongdae, South Korea’s main military compound. Contrary to popular belief, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Day does not celebrate the day that the Korean military was first established, but rather the day [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Yeoncheon County and the Agricultural Technology Center are hosting an exhibit of ornamental pumpkins and chrysanthemums dubbed the “Bizarre World of Pumpkins”. Covering an area of approximately 3,000 square meters, this year’s iteration marks the exhibit’s 9th anniversary, and will feature some 100 types of ornamental pumpkins [...]