Busan to Host Multiple Sea Festivals

The 16th Busan Sea Festival, a combination of multiple festivals, is set to take place from August 1st to 9th at six different beaches, including top Korean summer vacation spot Haeundae Beach, and Busan Yachting Center. Held under the theme of ‘Into the Sea of Festivities,’ this year’s festival will be hosting Busan International Rock Festival featuring 26 rock bands including Heaven Shall Burn, Mongol 800, YB and Boohwal, Busan International Hip Hop Festival featuring 16 hip-hop groups, and Busan International Magic Festival featuring famous magicians from home and abroad. In addition, a youth band competition and a super model pageant will also be held during the festival. Moreover, tournaments of a wide variety of beach sports including rowing, canoe rafting, yachting, wind surfing and beach volleyball will take place at such major tourist attractions as Gwangalli Beach, Songjeong Beach and Dadaepo Beach.

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The 16th Busan Sea Festival 2011
☞ Festival period: August 1 – August 9
☞ Venue: Haeundae BeachGwangalli BeachBusan Songdo BeachSongjeong BeachDadaepo Beach, Ilgwang Beach, Samnak Riverside Sports Park, Busan Yachting Center
☞ Program schedule
Opening ceremony – August 1, 20:00 / Haeundae Beach
Busan International Rock Festival – August 5-7 / Samnak Riverside Sports Park
Busan International Hip-hop Festival – August 5 / Dadaepo Beach
Busan International Magic Festival – August 4-8/ Haeundae Beach
Youth band competition – August 2, 19:30 / Haeundae Beach
Top Model of the World, Korea 2011 (Super model pageant) – August 2, 19:00 / Gwangalli Beach
☞ Homepage: http://seafestival.co.kr/ENG (Korean, English)
☞ 1330 tt call center: +82-51-1330 (Korea, English, Japanese, Chinese)
☞ Related article: Busan City Tour
Source : Visitkorea

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