Boryeong Mud Festival, one of the Biggest, Muddiest Festivals
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Some Good Old Clean Fun: This Festival allows you to get muddy with a buddy!
Held at Daecheon Beach, the only shell powder, white sand beach in Asia, the Boryeong Mud Festival has the capacity to double your pleasure! The festival affords the opportunity to leisurely enjoy the scenic beaches as well as the beneficial effects of mud therapy. Compared with other varieties of mud, Boryeong mud is different because of its nutritional properties for the skin as it contains high levels of germanium and minerals. Drawing over 30,000 international visitors every year, this popular summer event has been honored as the Best Festival of 2007 by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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| Get Down and Dirty with the Hands-On Mud Events! |
 Visitors can choose from a wide variety of enriching treatments, fun-filled events, and spirited games. At the pavilion where assortments of mud treatments tempt the wearied body, immerse yourself in a mud bath or sauna or relax with a do-it-yourself massage. For the duration of the festival, foreign visitors are privied to a 30% discount on massages making them more easily affordable for all (Adult: 3,500 won; children: 2,100 won).
On the roads circling the beach, programs are held to train both the body and mind. Guests can gleefully ski down tidal flats or participate in physically vigorous military simulation training sessions (11:00 on July 14; 13:00 on July 15~22).
The main venue for mud events hosts a large mud bath, capable of accommodating several people at a time, and accompanying massages are also readily available. You will discover additional opportunities to lose yourself in the myriad of exciting games, slides, and obstacle courses.
The mud festival also offers a chance to take a piece of your experience home. Dye a handkerchief or t-shirt naturally with the beautiful hues of mud (3,000 won ~ 10,000 won) or test your soap-making skills by molding a cake of mud-enriched soap (3,000 won per bar).
◇ Hands-On Program Schedule
- Date: July 14 ~ 22, 2007 / 10:00~19:30
- Location: Daecheon Beach area and coastal road (Namgok-dong) |
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| And There’s More! |
 When you’ve worn yourself of all the main offerings of the mud festival or are looking for a bit of a diversion, try out some of the auxiliary events. The festival mascots, Muddori and Mudsuni, will be sauntering along the beach ready to pose for pictures and entertain guests. For an equally relaxing and scenic reprieve, board the yacht regatta, which includes on its course, the Citizen Tower Plaza. In particular, there will be a free shuttle bus to major tourist sites in the town of Boryeong, offering a convenient and popular in-town sightseeing option.
◇ Schedule of Major Auxiliary Events
Tourist Site Sightseeing Event (Free shuttle bus connecting the event venue with major tourist sites)
- Date: July 14 ~ 22, 2007
July 14, 15, 17, 21, 22: 10:00, 11:30, 13:00 14:00, 15:30, 17:00
July 16, 18, 19, 20: 10:30, 11:30, 14:30, 15:30
- Hours: 3 hours
- Departure: Daecheon Beach Citizens Tower Square entrance
- Itinerary: Daecheon Beach → Coal Museum → Gaewha Art Park →Site of Seongjusa
Temple → Cool wind area → Coastal road → Tidal flat experiential site → Daecheon Beach
Yacht Parade
- Date & Time: 15:30, July 14 / 16:00, July 15 / 16:30, July 16
- Location: Daecheon Beach Citizens Tower Square
Street Parade
- Date & Time: 1st on Saturday, July 14 from 14:00 to 15:00/ 2nd from 17:00~18:00
- Itinerary:
1st (Town): Daecheon Station → Daeheung Cave → Grand Inn → Woori Bank →
Boryeong postal office
2nd (Daecheon Beach): Fountain Square → Lovers Square → Meeting Plaza (Coastal road) → Citizens Tower Square (Main event site) |
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| Enjoy After-Dark Events under the Twinkling Night Sky! |
 Follow the day’s muddy adventures with the cool entertainment offerings of the evening. On July 14, on the main stage, the festival will host a mud pageant contest in which a Ms. Mud, Mrs. Mud and Mr. Mud will be named.
Watch as contestants “adorn” themselves in mud and perform for the eager audience. Other events include the mud concert, night of classical music, and a mud B-boy performance. At 10pm, on the 14th and the 22nd, there will be a fireworks display against the backdrop of the ocean in front of the Citizen Tower Plaza. Meanwhile, a World Culture Hanmadang will be held to showcase the traditional cultures and dances of other countries in the world. This will include an international singing contest, Brazilian samba, and Peruvian Andes folk music.
◇ Schedule of Major Night Events
* World Culture Performance Hanmadang
- Date: 20:00, July 16, 2007
- Location: Main event venue special stage
* Mud Pageant Contest
Date: 22:00, July 14, 2007
- Location: Main event venue special stage
* Mud Foreigner Singing Contest
- Date: 20:00, July 21, 2007
- Location: Main event venue special stage
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At the main venue, a free health experience site will offer foot massage, mud moxibustion and acupuncture, and consultation on improving health and blood circulation. There will also be a mud cosmetics shop selling mud beauty products at a discounted price.
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Don’t miss this experience at the Boryeong Mud Festival!
 Mud Pack
Mud and the brushes to apply the mud are available at the parasol stands installed along the beach. Brush mud on the body, wait for about 10 minutes until it dries white, and then wash it away.
Location: Main venue
 Mud Sliding
Take a ride down the mud-covered slide. If you already have mud over your body, you’ll go even faster for a more exciting time.
Location: Main venue
 Big Mud Bath
At the big mud bath several people can enjoy a mud bath at the same time.
Location: Main venue
 Mud Wrestling
Wresting is not easy when you are covered with mud. It requires not only strength and technique, but also luck. Anyone can participate and winners will receive prizes.
Location: Main venue |
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[Festival Overview]
- Period: July 14~22, 2007
- Location: Daecheon Beach and Town
- Website: http://www.mudfestival.or.kr/ (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
- Korea Travel Phone: +82-41-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
- Contact:
Tel: +82 – 41-930-3542 (Korean) / +82-11-438-4865 (English)/
+82-16-477-0930 (Japanese) / +82-10-6545-4848 (Chinese)
[Visitor Information]
1. Tourist Information:
There is a tourist information center at the Citizens Tower Square where visitors can get useful information about the festival and sightseeing in town. (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
2. Accommodations:
A variety of accommodations such as motels and inns are available along the beach. During the festival, the demand is high, so it is best to secure your accommodations first, before getting into the festival spirit. (For 100,000 won, you can get a motel room with air conditioning.) If you are a member of Hanhwa Condominium, you can book a room at Hanhwa on the beach by making reservations in advance (During the high season, the condominium is only open to members.)
3. Food:
On and near the beach you’ll find numerous raw fish and clam grill restaurants offering plenty of seafood. And for a quick and simple meal, the fast food restaurant Lotteria is located at the Citizens Tower Square.
[How to Get There]
1. By Train:
① From Yongsan Station (Subway Line 1), take a train for Daecheon (10 daily departures / 1st train 5:30, last train 14:35)
② From the street opposite Daecheon Train Station, take a local bus to Daecheon Beach → Get off at Daecheon Beach (Bus every 10 minutes; 20 minute ride)
2. By Bus:
① Dong Seoul Bus Terminal → Take a bus for Boryeong (Daecheon) (1st bus 06:40, last bus 17:50 / Ride: 3 hours) → At Daecheon Bus Terminal, take a local bus to Daecheon Beach → Get off at Daecheon Beach (Bus every 10 minutes; 20 minute ride)
② Central City Bus Terminal (Subway Line 3, Gangnam Express Bus Terminal, Honam Line direction) → Take a bus for Boryeong (Daecheon) (1st bus 06:00; last bus 21:50 / Ride 2 hours 20 minutes) → At Daecheon Bus Terminal, take a local bus to Daecheon Beach → Get off at Daecheon Beach (Bus every 10 minutes; 20 minute ride)
③ Every summer (from early July to end of August), there is a direct bus from Central City Bus Terminal (Subway Line 3, Gangnam Express Bus Terminal, Honam Line direction) to Daecheon Beach (schedule tbd). |
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→ For more information on the Boyeong Mud Festival, click here!
→ For more information on the Daecheon Beach, click here!
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