Sunchang Korean Sauce Festivals

Purposes

The festival aims to present the elegance and taste of sauces to tourists and gives the opportunity for residents to enjoy culture and to shed new light on traditional sauce culture. The festival was designated as the Culture & Tourism Festival by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for 9 consecutive years. The festival has been attempting a variety of endeavors and changes to be the representative festival of Korea.

Programs

Official Events/Contests

Opening and closing ceremony, Sunchang Chili Paste Cooking Contest, Eup and Myeon farmers’ performance parade and others

Experience events

Old Memory Classroom, sauce experience center (chili paste, rice cakes), Trip to the Village

Participation events

Chili paste Tteokbbokki open party, Parade to Present Sunchang Chili Paste to Kings and others.

Exhibitions/sales

Agricultural Specialty Exhibition & Sales, Back-to-Farm and Back-to-Village Promotion Center, Sauce shop and others.

Culture/performances

Performance by Sunchang Life Culture and Art Club, performance of the Sunchang Farmers’ Song ‘Geumgwadeulsori’ and others./dd>

Academic events

International Sauce Forum and others

Photo zones

A Thousand Year Park, Character Topiary, night lighting and others.