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Festival synopsis
 
 
Goseong, the greatest fishing places in nation.
They call the Alaska Pollack caught in the East sea including Goseong, Gangwon-do, and jibangtae
62% of the domestic Alaska Pollack fishing is in Harbors of Goseong. It shows that Goseong's is the top district for Alaska Pollack. Goseong Alaska Pollack festival that shows much of fishermen's lives and nostalgia of the Harbor is the festival that has their wish for good harvest.
Tasty Goseong made Alaska Pollack hot chowder of steamed Alaska Pollack dish with soju will relieve the winter cold and your stress. We invite you to the joyful Goseong Alaska Pollack festival.
 
Period : during February, every year
location : consignment sale place and around in Geojin Harbor of
  Geojin-eub
sponsor : Goseong-gun
supervisor : Goseong Alaska Pollack festival committee
Planning / producing : Goseong Alaska Pollack festival committee
Major events : event before meal, opening ceremony, celebrating
  performance,
  sea festival, local festival, culture festival, local culture
  experiencing place, youth festival

  Sea festival, local festival, youth festival, culture festival,
  local culture experiencing place

  Alaska Pollack amateur singing contest, sea festival,
  local festival, youth festival, culture festival,
  local culture experiencing place

 
cooperated major events
 

sea festival

 
Alaska Pollack dish sampling party :
a golden opportunity to try all kinds of Alaska Pollack dish made by women in Goseong who is the best Alaska Pollack cook in the nation.

Alaska Pollack bait up contest :
during the festival period, you can watch the skilled fishermen bait up

rip the fish :
till the customer gets the Alaska Pollack, it goes through long handling procedure. Among the procedure, cutting up the abdomen of it and cleaning out the intestines is called rip. Who can rip the 60 Alaska Pollack fastest?

experience of making sliced Alaska Pollack seasoned with spices:
beat the Alaska Pollack with a rock to slice it and season it. You can have the fun of roasting it on the fire and eating it with your family.

roasted Alaska Pollack market :
Pudding rather than praise. No part of Alaska pollack goes to waste. Roasted Alaska Pollack and soju. Cold winter. The true taste of Goseong you can only taste in the Alaska Pollack festival.

make Alaska Pollack drying shelves :
Install the dry shelves on the event place for visitors to understand the procedure and the origin of drying.

free trial ride on the fishing boats :
wish for a happy new year on the boat of hard working fishermen.

 
culture festival
 
face painting :
draw fun pictures on the visitors' faces to entertain them. Kids love it.

Characters and pictures :
joyful hour with Geumgangdongi, the character of Goseong-gun. Take pictures with Geumgangdongi to make the wonderful memory.

clowns :
clowns will add the amusement to the festival walking around the street of culture. Balloon animals and fun movements make them so popular to kids.

street painters :
A great chance to treasure your happy face participating in the festival, portraits of your family, lover, or friend are even better as a gift for your loved ones.

a wheat-candy vendor with instrument for folk music:
watch the vendor's janggu performance and try the sweet wheat candy.

 
local culture festival
 
play shuttlecock :
traditional play played long time ago when we were young and wearing straw sandals. Mom and dads are the queen and the king of shuttlecocks. One, two, three!! To feel the child's heart again.

seesaw :
the traditional play of our people, which is easy and even more fun when, played together with your family. Women wearing Korean dress used to play this on holidays..

Arm wrestle :
An event that is open to everyone that thinks that his or her arms are the strongest, it is expected to be a joyous occasion, selecting the true king of arm wrestling.

pound the rice cake :
revive the scene of pounding rice to make rice cake at feasts. You can experience it yourself.

make a rope :
event to inherit the vanishing traditional culture. Everyone can participate and the one who made the longest rope in limited time wins.
Also, other culture experiences such as stick-tossing game and Tuho bring you old memory back for you.

 
Other Events that You Cannot Miss
 
Performance of army marching band :
To congratulate 4th Alaska Pollack festival, sophisticated marching band of army and navy plays magnificent and cheerful music, and various and interesting program will capture the audiences.

Fireworks :
The highlight of all events. Fantastic and splendid fireworks at deep blue sea of Geojin Harbor will make impressive and charming scene, which will bring awe and shouts of joy.

Youth dance contest :
The skilled teenage dancers of the area show off their hard work and practice, which adds another excitement for the festival with the heat of youth.

National sea fishing contest :
The national sea fishing contest, where the fishing mania all over the nation gather, is held in the clean Songpo-ri beach, and is a sea festival where you can feel the gracefulness of the winter sea and the unique taste of the strong fresh raw fish.

Gangwon private broadcasting open studio singing contest:
A celebrating event where the locals sing with the invited celebrities. The selected best singers of Goseong go on stage to show off their talent and outcome of hard practice.