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Last fact-checked: 2026-08-19
Jeju Fire Festival is the island's most iconic spring event — an entire oreum, Saebyeol Oreum, is set ablaze as a prayer for safety and good fortune, drawing large crowds for the dramatic night-time burn.
Jeju Canola Flower Festival turns the Gasi-ri area of Pyoseon into a sea of yellow canola blossoms each spring, one of the island's most photographed seasonal scenes.
Hyuae-ri Hydrangea Festival runs from spring into summer at Hyuae-ri Natural Living Park in Seogwipo, centered on large-scale hydrangea blooms.
Iho Tewoo Festival at Iho Tewoo Beach lets visitors try traditional Jeju wooden raft fishing (tewoo) and stone-wall fish trapping (wondam) methods.
Samyang Black Sand Festival (also found in Busan under the same name) has its Jeju version centered on the mineral-rich black sand of Samyang Beach, believed locally to help with nerve pain.
Jeju Olle Walking Festival invites visitors to walk sections of the famous Jeju Olle trail network while enjoying performances and local food prepared by residents of the villages along the route.
Seongsan Sunrise Festival is held at the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site Seongsan Ilchulbong to mark both the final sunset of the old year and the first sunrise of the new one.
Moseulpo Yellowtail Festival celebrates the winter yellowtail (amberjack) season around Moseulpo Port, including bare-hand fish-catching activities.
Gyeongju's New Year sunrise counterpart aside, Jeju's own year-end sunrise gathering at Seongsan runs December 31 into January 1 each year.
Tamna Cultural Festival preserves the founding mythology and folk culture of Tamna, Jeju's old kingdom name, making it one of the island's longest-running cultural festivals.
Jeju Haenyeo Festival honors the island's haenyeo (traditional female free-divers), a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage, centered on the Haenyeo Museum in Gujwa.
Since checking festival dates and moving between different parts of the island is easier with a live connection, setting up an Airalo eSIM for South Korea before you land keeps you covered without hunting for a local SIM.