Year-round Jeju Festivals ①

Year-round Jeju Festivals ①· Year-round Jeju Festivals ②

Various festivals are held all over Jeju in early autumn. Refresh your mind and body at these festivals that are full of things to see, experience, and taste!

Global Festivals along the CoastJeju Olle Walking Festival

Jeju Olle Walking Festival which celebrates its 8th anniversary in 2017 is held in autumn when Jeju’s nature shines the most. It is a touring festival as participants take a walk along each Jeju Olle Trail each day while enjoying cultural art performances and local cuisine. Some 10,000 trampers from several countries from around the world, such as Taiwan, USA, England, Japan, and Canada, participate in the festival, so it has become a global walking event with an international reputation. Jeju Olle Walking Festival is considered the largest local festival where local residents and tourists become one and experience amazing performances, various things to see and memorable events. The 2017 Jeju Olle Walking Festival was held at Olle 3~4 Courses that start from Onpyeong Port, go past Pyoseon Beach and to Namwon Pogu (port). While appreciating the beautiful scenery of Jeju’s sea, come on out and participate in Jeju Olle Walking Festival this autumn.

Address

Jeju Olle Course 3, 4

Contact

+82-64-762-2190

Fare	20,000won per person (15,000won for groups, teens, the disabled, men of national merit, Lunch tickets are 7,000won and requires purchasing in advance)

Time	During November

Internet

www.jejuolle.org

Brings Dreams, Hope and PeaceSeogwipo Chilsimni Festival

Seog wipo Chilsimni Festival is an event venue which begins with Chilsimni Parade that is participated in by tourists and local residents. When the parade procession enters the venue, a farmers' band begins its performance in the courtyard and the main event starts, As Ieodo brings hope, dreams, and peace to Jeju residents, ‘Seogwipo Chilsimni Festival’ signifies that residents’ utopia exists outside Chilsimni. Among various events held during the festival, children’s drawing contest and the Seogwipo Chilsimni Festival Singing Contest are events participated by citizens. Among them, Haesuni and Seomdori selection contest is the most popular event, and it requires applicants to apply in advance. At the seashore, haenyeo (female diver) swimming competition and haenyeo experience events are held. On land, permanent booths offer opportunities for visitors to experience Seogwipo’s traditional culture and fresh seafood.

Address

70-1, Seogwi-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do (Jaguri Art Park)

Contact

+82-64-760-3946

Time	During Sep-Oct

Internet

70ni.com

Listed in UNESCO Cultural Heritage The Life of Jeju HaenyeoJeju Haenyeo Festival

For centuries, Jeju’s women have been financially independent. They have been working feverishly on land and in the sea. Jeju haenyeo (female diver)’s life has been rooted in tradition and is being recognized as Jeju’s unique culture and deemed as living cultural heritage. Accordingly, Jeju Haenyeo Festival is extraordinary. The 2017 Jeju Haenyeo Festival was held for the first time since Jeju haenyeo culture was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and it celebrates its 10th anniversary and offers various performances and experience programs for Jeju citizens and tourists who visited their hometowns in Jeju during the Chuseok holiday. Furthermore, one day before the festival, to commemorate haenyeo who resisted against the Japanese occupation of Korea, ‘Korean Haenyeo Night’ was held at Haenyeo Museum. Let’s experience Jeju haenyeo’s life which reflects Jejudo’s culture and life!

Address

26, Haenyeobangmulgwan-gil, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do

Contact

+82-64-710-3982