Festivals in June in Ulsan
The festival season is well on it’s way with the past few weekends being loaded with activities to do for the whole family. The next couple of week should be no different with lots of stuff going on around the city. This past weekend was the famous Rose Festival and now as we push into June we have a ton more festivals to check out . The 2023 Ulsan Industrial Festival is taking place on June 4th at Ilsan Beach. There will be lots of performances and activities for the whole family Also there will be a huge fireworks festival on this weekend as well down at Ilsan Beach too! View this post on Instagram A post shared by TV보다 빠른 울산의 정보 울산알리미 (@ulsaninfo) Also if you are wanting to participate in the parade for the festival, then you can! Reach out to the Ulsan Foreigner Support Center and they can direct you to where you need to go tonight (6/1) Finally there is an art festival coming up too in Daewangam park. So there you have it! Tons of Stuff going on in the month of June in Ulsan, South Korea! Get out there and enjoy everything that this wonderful city has to...
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The Jeongwol Daeboreum Festival Finally Returned to Ulsan
During the month of February the fires were finally lit across the city of Ulsan for the first time in nearly 3 years. Since the pandemic hit, cultural festivals like this were put on hold for fear a possible outbreak. It was a difficult time for those wishing to celebrate this age-old tradition and for those who love a good bonfire. What is the Daeboreum? This festival dates back to about the Three-Kindoms period in Korea and is usually held on the 15th day of the lunar year or on the first full moon of the lunar new year. This past year it was held on the 5th of February at various locations around the city. Typically, each area in Ulsan builds a Daljib (달집) which roughly translates to “moon house” and even has a little door on it. They are usually piled high with bamboo, pine branches and straw. This also means that the entire daljib burns extremely fast. In the past, people would play 쥐불놀이 (jwibulnori) where people would swing cans of fire and coals around on strings but due to several injuries, this game has slowly been phased out. However, you may still find places that do in in more rural parts of Ulsan. Usually, the daljib is the main attraction...
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Ulsan Online is Now on Instagram
If you follow a lot of the Korean food and travel accounts for the Ulsan area, then you will know that there is a lack of information in English for Ulsan outside of our popular facebook group. However, these days more and more people are turning to instagram and TikTok for news and information on Korea. Ulsan Online is a little late to the game but I am trying to correct that this year. View this post on Instagram...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Reservations in Ulsan
As many of you know, the vaccine reservation system has started up this week but there has been some confusion over how to choose the right day to make sure that you get your vaccine on time. Here is a collection of all the information that I have found regarding this issue. Choose your Date Wisely As stated in the pic, registration begins on Aug. 9th to the 18th. The day in which you register is the last digit...
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Ulsan Beaches to Ban Eating and Drinking at Night During the Summer Holidays
Ulsan has made a new administrative order prohibiting eating and drinking at night during the summer holidays to slow the spread of COVID-19. The new rules state that you cannot eat or drink on the beaches from 7 pm to 6 am. Violating this rule will get you a 100,000 won fine. There will be a probationary period from from July 24th to the 30th after that, the full measures will start from July 31st through to August 16th....
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Apartment Fire in Dal-Dong Puts Ulsan in The International News
Around 11:07 pm on Thursday, October 8th 2020 a fire broke out at the Samhwan Art Nouveau Apartment building in Dal-Dong, across from the Lotte Mart. The blaze quickly consumed the 33-story commercial apartment building in a matter of moments due to the heavy winds that night. Immediately, fire crews arrived on the scene and did not stop battling the fire for 16 hours straight. The miraculous part of this story was that there were no casualties that night...
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Ulsan Grand Park Festival of Lights 2019
Each year Ulsan Grand Park puts together an amazing display of lights which runs for 39 days in its entirety. This year, for the 4th annual Ulsan Grand Park Festival of Light, they are holding it in the lake area around the main gate as opposed to the rose garden that previously hosted it. The event starts on December 20th and will run until January 27th, 2020. Starting at 5:30 pm each night, visitors can experience many different light...
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Big Day South 2018
Big Day South comes home to Busan for a day of art and music. Angle Magazine’s flagship event is coming home. The audio-visual festival returns with a bang after a one year hiatus, with the biggest line-up to date. Taking place on April 28th in four venues around the PNU area of Busan, the festival celebrates the creatives who live and work in the southern half of the country. The ethos of community and collaboration remains as strong as...
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Temper Temper Interview
Ulsan has some amazing talent and the local band “Temper Temper” is one of them. They pour themselves out on stages around the city and even the country. Here is a little more about them and their big announcement. Tell us a little bit about your band. When you all get together and who is in the band? Clear back in 2009, Brian, Andy, and I were living in Namchang, which was a small town in Onyang on the...
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A Friendly Welcome from JJ’s Bar
To All the New Teachers in Ulsan, We just wanted to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to Ulsan. After months of planning and fond farewells, you’ve finally arrived to open a new chapter in your life. My name is Patrick. My fiancée June and I own JJ’s, a popular expat-friendly bar in Sung-nam Dong. Nine years ago I was going through the same range of emotions most of you are probably going through. I think you’ll...
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