The weather has cooled off quite a bit lately. Not too cold, not too hot, and with gentle breezes… Isn’t it just the perfect weather for a day out?

A variety of autumn festivals are coming up this September all across Gyeonggi Province.

A wide range of festivals that provide people with opportunities to harvest crops and experience life on farms will take place in early September, offering great options for some hands-on learning activities for children.

If you really want to dive into the thick of autumn, please take note of these upcoming festivals across Gyeonggi Province this September. 

The Yangpyeong Harvest Festival gets under way for two months from September to October. This festival offers your children a chance to dig up sweet potatoes, harvest chestnuts, catch some grasshoppers, and get a taste of the countryside in autumn! If your children sit in front of the computer or stare into smartphones all day long, take this opportunity to let them gain some hands-on experience of life in the countryside. 

Selected by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve, Gwangneung Forest is a treasure trove that preserves the secrets of our natural environment. 

Join the concert and other family programs in the forest, as well as the photo and botany exhibition of Gwangneung forest delicacies inside the natural wonders of Gwangneung forest, which preserves a diverse range of rare flora, and Bongseonsa Temple, a thousand-year old temple. 

The Dasan Culture Festival celebrates the legacy and artistic tastes of Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, whose birthday was submitted to the list of Celebration of Anniversaries by UNESCO (in 2012). This festival opens every year across historical sites associated with Dasan and the Dasan Ecology Park. This year’s Dasan Culture Festival features a performance named, ‘My Love from Joseon’, which travels back in time to the Joseon Dynasty and offers a glimpse of life during the time of Jeong Yak-yong. 

Take the day and head over to Icheon where you can enjoy nature and the countryside. The 3^rd Icheon Agricultural Experience Festival is on its way in Icheon.

On Saturday, September 12, the Icheon Agricultural Experience Festival awaits you at the Icheon Agricultural Theme Park. Get a real taste of life in the countryside at the Icheon Agricultural Experience Festival!

If the previous agricultural festival was for children, this grape festival is great for adults. Wine massages and wine sommelier activities are for grown-ups rather than kids. For just two days from September 12 to 13, help yourself to the sweet aroma of grapes. 

Key programs of the Anyang Cyber Science Festival include a student intelligent robot competition, family e-sports competition, and the “Anyang Story” photo competition on Facebook. In addition, exhibition halls for 3D printing, drones, virtual reality, and motion detection games will be on hand as well!  

Bring your family to the 『14^th Anyang Cyber Science Festival』, “An exciting digital festival for a Happy cyber world”, to help our future scientists grow~

The main event at the Haetsare Janghowon Peach Festival is something called the ‘Ice Peach Challenge!’ I wonder what it is…

Enjoy a sweet autumn with sweet peaches.

Walk along the Pyeonghwa Nuri-gil trail with celebrity Cho Jae-hyeon. This September walking event will be held under the title of ‘On the Road of Harmony and Sharing’. Follow the trail and trace the steps towards peace with your own two feet.  

Enjoy an exciting and fruitful September with these festivals in Gyeonggi Province!

Event poster : from the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

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