Daejeon Festivals & Events

The fifth largest city of South Korea, Daejeon boasts of rich history and culture. Covering an area of 539.83 square kilometers, Daejeon is home to a population of 1,438,778. It is also major point of traffic divergence. Apart from the major places of interest, Daejeon Festivals and Events are huge draws for locals and visitors alike. The major festivals and events in Daejeon are Hanbat Cultural Festival, Sci. Festival, Yuseong Bio and Beauty Festival, Dongchundang Cultural Festival, Uam Cultural Festival, Euneungjeongi Festival, International Balloon Fiesta and Sintanjin Cherry Blossom Festival.

Features of Daejeon Festivals and Events:

- The Hanbat Cultural Festival is a provincial art event which is held all over Daejeon every October.
- The festival disseminates the message of harmony with everyone coming together in watching, listening, and indulging in unrestrained merrymaking.
- 38 events during the 10 day festival focuses on the concept of community feeling.
- The Sci. Festival offers a variety of events for tourists and visitors to awaken curiosity amongst visitors. Fantastic scientific displays are exhibited with the major objective being to increase scientific awareness.
- The Yuseong Bio and Beauty Festival features the Delivery of Hot spring water, an exorcism for meeting water, a public performance of vocal ensemble group from a research complex and narrative dance drama of hot spring followed by other events for the Science Day.
- Dongchundang Cultural Festival concentrates on enhancing community feeling between locals through literary writing contest and swinging. The aim of this festival is to revive respect
- The major feature of the festival is to revive self-respect for one's roots, in turn glorifying traditional culture.
- Uam Cultural Festival in Daejeon is celebrated to commemorate the works of Song Si-yeol, thre greatest scholar of the Daejeon region.
- Euneungjeongi Festival is observed on a large-scale in the Jung-gu (district) and other districts of Daejeon.
- The two other festivals and events in the city are International Balloon Fiesta and Sintanjin Cherry Blossom Festival.