Hwaseong Boat Festival

The 'Hwaseong Boat Festival,' the representative festival of Hwaseong City, is the largest marine culture festival in the metropolitan area where visitors can experience sailing and boating. It offers a variety of maritime programs that allow visitors to enjoy the West Sea in a refreshing way, including sailing yachts, power boats, marine cable cars, and the Pungnyudan's voyage. A wealth of sights and activities spanning both land and sea are prepared, ranging from the 'Wind Messengers' dance parade filled with the passion of citizens, spectacular performances and fireworks illuminating the night sky, tidal flat ecological experiences and traditional fish trap fishing, to a large beach playground and marine plogging.