KOREA
Hansando Sea Experience Festival

(Tongyeong Hansan Festival website)

The 16th Hansando Sea Experience Festival will take place on Sunday, June 8, in Bongam Village, Hansan-myeon, in Tongyeong under the theme “The Sea of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the Future is the Battle of Hansando.”

The festival includes an opening ceremony at 10:20 a.m. featuring a line dance by the local Healing Health Exercise Team, performances by singer Jung Su-yeon and Hansando PR Ambassador Cheong Im, and music from the Hansan Band.

Main experiential programs run from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and include bare-handed fishing, clam digging, net fishing, sea treasure hunting, and a special trap fishing event for children, all free of charge.

Mudflat participants should bring or purchase gloves, boots, and a hoe on-site.

Additional activities include wearing Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s uniform, craft workshops, balloon events, and a healing walk.

Visitors can reach Bongam Village via the Nonghyup ferry from Tongyeong Port and continue by shuttle or island bus.

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