Busan
Busan Lantern Festival
부산연등회
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Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- Song Sang-hyeon Square and Busansimin Park area
- Address
- Busan Metropolitan City, Busanjin-gu, Dongseong-ro 112beon-gil 121-1 Song Sang-hyeon Square and Busansimin Park area
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Busan Metropolitan City Buddhist Federation / 2570 Busan Lantern Festival Organizing Committee
- Operating hours
- 18:00~23:00 (Korean original)
- Program
- 1. Main Programs 1) Busan Lantern Festival - Date/Location: May 16 (Saturday) at 4 PM / Dasom Plaza, Busan Citizens Park - Content: Harmony Festival, Celebration Union Conference, Lantern Parade 2) Busan Lantern Cultural Festival - Date/Location: May 1 (Friday) to May 17 (Sunday) / Song Sang Hyun Plaza - Content: Opening Lantern Lighting Ceremony (May 1 at 7 PM), Traditional Lantern Exhibition (May 1 to May 17), Wish Lantern Experience (May 1 to May 17), Traditional Cultural Experience Festival (May 9 to 10), No-Meal Offering (May 10) 2. Side Events 1) Special Exhibition of Traditional Lanterns - Date/Location: May 13 (Wednesday) to May 21 (Thursday) / Dasom Gallery, Citizens Park 2) Visitor SNS Contest - Date: April 20 (Monday) to May 22 (Friday)
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Festival location
Song Sang-hyeon Square and Busansimin Park area
Busan Metropolitan City, Busanjin-gu, Dongseong-ro 112beon-gil 121-1 Song Sang-hyeon Square and Busansimin Park area
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About the festival
The Busan Lantern Festival is a traditional cultural festival that inherits and develops the national intangible heritage of the Lantern Festival in the Busan area. The Lantern Festival, which has a history of about 1,200 years, is our unique culture that celebrates the Buddha's birthday by lighting lanterns, wishing for each other's happiness and peace, and promoting community harmony and prosperity. In particular, the Lantern Festival is recognized as a global cultural heritage registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, widely acknowledged for its tradition and value. The Busan Lantern Festival aims to enjoy, inherit, and develop traditional culture together with citizens through various programs such as the Celebration Union Conference, Lantern Parade, and traditional lantern exhibition.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 1553601
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