GWANGJU, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Toechon Tomato Festival, which is one of the prominent festivals in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, made a comeback after a four-year hiatus. Spanning three days from Friday to Saturday, the festival offers unique attractions such as a captivating tomato juice making performance, an engaging tomato pot making experience, a [...]
HWACHEON, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2019 Hwacheon Tomato Festival opened Thursday afternoon in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province. This year’s festival saw its curtain rise with “Find the Golden Ring,” the festival’s main event. As part of the program, participants have to find gold rings hidden in discarded tomatoes, tomatoes that are not commercially [...]
HWACHEON, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2019 Hwacheon Tomato Festival will be held in Hwacheon County, Gangwon Province, from August 1 to 4. This year, in particular, the festival is being organized for the first time in 17 years under the leadership of a committee consisting of residents. Until last year, Hwacheon County and [...]
HWACHEON, South Korea, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Hwacheon, a county in Gangwon Province, revealed that it will host this year’s Tomato Festival from August 12 to August 15. The 2015 festival was visited by some 115,000 tourists, who purchased over 150-million-won worth of the county’s agricultural products, creating estimated economic spinoffs of 4.2 billion [...]
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. [...]