Hongcheon Wild Edible Greens Festival

About the Festival

Hongcheon-gun boasts the largest area nationwide, with 85% of its land covered by mountains, offering a pristine natural environment. Especially due to its geographical characteristics where altitude increases towards the east, various wild edible greens grow naturally, making it an optimal region for cultivating them. This year, Hongcheon and Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province have collaborated to create a festival where you can experience clean wild edible greens from all over Gangwon in one place. The 7th Gangwon & Hongcheon Wild Edible Greens Festival, featuring a diverse feast of wild edible greens such as crisp Myeong-inamul (mountain garlic) with a pungent aroma and sweet aftertaste, fragrant Cham-dureup (wild aster) that fills your mouth with the fresh scent of the forest when dipped in gochujang, and Um-namusun (Siberian cocklebur sprouts) that become more savory with each bite when served with perilla oil, will be held from May 3rd to 5th at the Hongcheon Sports Complex parking lot.

About the Festival

1. Experience Programs: Ball pool experience, natural dyeing experience, traditional Korean medicine experience, wild edible greens seedling planting experience, photo printing experience, traditional tteokme-chigi (rice cake pounding) experience, etc. 2. Stage Events: Hope Song at Noon, New Spring Concert, National Dance Competition, performances by local clubs and singers, etc. 3. Sales Events: Wild edible greens sales booths, Hongcheon agricultural specialty product sales booths, Hanwoo (Korean beef) sales booths, self-service restaurants and local eateries, food stalls, etc. 4. Ancillary Events: Opening ceremony, wild edible greens guessing event, etc. 5. Promotion & Exhibition Events: Hongcheon-gun Tourist Information Center, Wild Edible Greens & Wildflower Exhibition Hall, Wild Ginseng Exhibition Hall, Hongcheon Corporate Promotion Hall

Program Information

1. Experience Programs: Wild edible greens seedling planting experience, wild edible greens art picnic, ball pool experience, wild edible greens events, etc. 2. Stage Events: Performances by local art groups and clubs, National Dance Competition, guerrilla concerts, wild edible greens quiz and audience participation events, etc. 3. Sales Events: Wild edible greens sales booths, wild ginseng sales booths, agricultural & specialty product sales booths, self-service restaurants & local eateries, outdoor food, etc. 4. Promotion & Exhibition Events: Hongcheon-gun Tourist Information Center, Wild Edible Greens & Wildflower Exhibition Hall, Wild Ginseng Exhibition Hall, Hongcheon Corporate Promotion Hall, etc.