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Busan: Events Highlights
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Highlights: Major Events |
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Busan Sea
Festival |
1
- 8 August
Held at various beach locations around Busan,
Korea's largest sea festival consists of more than
30 sub-festivals such as Busan International Beach
Dance Festival, Korean Sea Literature Festival &
Busan Beach Game Festival.
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Busan
International Rock Festival |
4
- 5 August
Held on Busan's sandy beaches, this festival is part
of the Busan Sea Festival, featuring free rock
concerts from a wide range of genres, featuring
performances from new artists as well as popular,
more established ones.
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Busan Jagalchi
Festival |
October (tba)
This festival is held at Jagalchi Fish Market in
Jung-Gu every fall, & is one of Korea's largest fish
festivals, with many offerings from the sea sold
along the seaside of Jagalchi.
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Sunrise Busan
Festival |
31 December 2008 - 1 January 2009
This event is Korea's premier coastal cultural
festival, and a popular winter festival,
particularly among the tourists, greeting the first
sunrise of the new year and bidding farewell to the
final sunset of the old year.
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Public Holidays |
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New Year's Day |
1
January |
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Sollal |
6 -
8 February |
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Samiljol |
1
March |
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Labour Day |
1
May |
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Children Day |
5
May |
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Buddha's Anniversary |
12 May |
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Memorial Day for The Korean War |
6
June |
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Liberation
Day (National Day) |
15 August |
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Ch'usok/ Binara Poya |
13 - 15 September |
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Foundation
Day |
3
October |
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Christmas
Day |
25 December |
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