(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.