Awards

The biggest global summer festival

held annually on July

Boryeong mud festival is an expreriential festival that everyone can enjoy regardless of nation, race, language,
age once they join in.

Special characteristic of Boryeong mud fesitval

1

Festival that foreigners like

Festival where the foreigners join in the most among every festival in Korea

2

Selected as 'Representative festival of Korea'

It was selected as 'a representative festival of Korea' in national festival evaluations in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and had been selected as 'an honor representative festival of Korea' from 2011 to 2014

3

Various hands-on festivals

Festival with various experiences such as free mud masage by using mud powder, as a representative memory and well-being festival in Korea

4

Conduct unique events

Conduct unique events such as Tideland boot camp experience at a tideland near Daecheon beach and Tideland experience marathon race

5

City Tour across main tourist sites

Hold various relevant night events such as running City Tour across main tourist sites within Boryeong-si

6

Joining in both Sea bathing/Festival is available

Joining in both sea-bathing and a festival is available at Daecheon beach which is famous for its sandy beach with shell powder (Size of the sandy beach: Length 3.5km, Width 200m)

7

Convenient transportation/Easy access

Easy access as it takes 2 hours from capital and transportation is convenient from everywhere in Korea

8

Selected as 'a global promotion festival

Selected as 'a global promotion festival in Korea' by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2015, 2016 and 2017

Awarded in International festival and Event associations

2020's

  • International festivals and event associations IFEA World Gold prize (1), Silver prize (1), Bronze prize (1)
  • Korea Festival Contents Award

2019's

  • Korea Big data Festival Award - knowledge management
  • Korea Festival Contents Award

2018's

  • The best festival selected by US forces in Korea - Best Off - Base Festival/Event
  • K-Festival - The grand prize in marketing section
  • Korea Big data Festival Award - The top prize in knowledge management
  • Korea Festival Contents Award

2017's

  • Awarded in Korea CEO Hall of Fame - Global section
  • Korea Festival Contents Award
  • Korean Challenge Award - The grand prize in festival section

2016's

  • Korea Festival Contents Award, Awarded in festival direction

2015's

  • Global Luxtury Awards, The grand prize in making global luxury item
  • Korea Festival Contents Award

2014's

  • International festivals and event associations IFEA World Gold prize (5), Silver prize (2), Bronze prize (2)
  • Excellence award in festival section of Korea Local Brand Award (the Ministry of Security and Public Administration,
    Seoul Shinmun)

2013's

  • Korea Festival Contents Award

2012's

  • International festivals and event associations Gold prize (3), Silver prize (1)

2011's

  • International festivals and event associations - Gold prize (1)/Program section, Silver prize (3)/Poster and festival character product section

2010's

  • International festivals and event associations Gold prize (2), Bronze prize (2), Designated as World Festival Event City

2009's

  • International festivals and event associations Gold prize (2), Bronze prize (1) (IFEA)

2007's

  • International festivals and event associations Gold prize (2), Bronze prize (1) (IFEA)
  • Selected as the top festival by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Awarded the top prize in 4th Korea Local Government Management Competition (the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, The Hankook Ilbo)

2006's

  • Selected as the top festival by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Korea Excellent Regional Product Award 「Mudrang Cosmetics」 (The Hankook Ilbo)