Festival Filled Weekend Ahead!

Music

• This weekend is the Ulsan International Music Festival, taking place at the Ulsan Culture Arts Center in Daldong. Marty already wrote an article about it here: http://ulsanonline.com/nightlife/?p=390

• If Electronica is more your scene, head up to Seoul for the huge Rave party happening this Saturday at Hangang Nanjin Park.  “Global Gathering Korea 2011 will be held on Oct. 8, bringing in six DJing teams from overseas and 28 teams from Korea for a 900-minute dance party from 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. the next morning. The party is open only for those over 18, due to the sale of alcohol at the venue.” International acts include Groove Armada, Digitalism and Yolanada Be Cool. http://globalgatheringkorea.co.kr/

• http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_2.jsp?cate=&area=&dateStart=10-06-2011&startDate=20111006&dateEnd=10-10-2011&endDate=20111010&keyword=&category=&areaCode=&gotoPage=5&stype=1&cid=1391485&out_service=

Cultural

• The Jinju Lantern Festival is also taking place this weekend. Commemorating the 70,000 Korean soldiers who held Jinju Fortress against impossible odds during the two Japanese invasions of the Imjin War (1592-1598), the city fills its river with silk lanterns. During the invasions, the Korean army floated lanterns in the river to prevent the Japanese from surprise night attacks. Today the lanterns are huge and colourful, and depict fantastic creatures, warriors, and scenes of traditional life. http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_1.jsp?cid=697197

• The annual Andong Maskdance Festival finishes up this weekend, in Andong. The festival highlights the mask dance ceremonies in traditional Korean shamanisim, but also has mask dancers from around the world. There’re lots of mask-making and activities for kids.  http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_2.jsp?cate=&area=&dateStart=10-06-2011&startDate=20111006&dateEnd=10-10-2011&endDate=20111010&keyword=&category=&areaCode=&gotoPage=2&stype=1&cid=697123&out_service=

• Busan International Film Festival is also happening now (to Oct 14^th), though tickets can be hard to come by. It’s now recognized in the top 5 most prestigious film festivals in the world, and was the second Film Fest after Cannes to receive the UNESCO Felini medal. http://english.busan.go.kr/05_business/03_03.jsp?gclid=COjD9pSu06sCFcd56wodZysiNA

 

This is a great site to find out what festivals are taking place all around Korea (and there are a LOT of them!) http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_2_2.jsp