HWACHEON, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hwacheon Tomato Festival is scheduled to take place in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, from August 3 to 6, marking its 19th year. The festival is being supported by the Army’s 15th Infantry Division, replacing the 27th Infantry Division. The festival will feature six themes and some 40 programs. The [...]
HWACHEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A study has claimed the economic spinoffs of this year’s Hwacheon Tomato Festival are estimated to total 6.7 billion won. The study, conducted by the Sewon Economic Policy Research Institute at the request of the Hwacheon County government, discovered that the county’s annual tomato festival brought in 6.7 billion [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwacheon’s famous tomato festival is back for the 15th time this year, with a host of interesting activities on tap including firework shows and singing contests, to be held over a period of four days starting next Friday. Modeled after Spain’s famous tomato fight festival ‘La Tomatina’, Hwacheon’s tomato [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – If you want to throw tomatoes at complete strangers and participate in a quest to find a gold ring with a bunch of other competitors, you should definitely make plans to check out Hwacheon Tomato Festival. The festival, which takes place in Gangwondo, will be held from July 30 [...]