{"id":8593,"date":"2026-05-20T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=d433b0906d37ada70d8ec7f5c08fa1b1"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:27:00","slug":"the-16th-hwaseong-boating-festival-sets-sail-on-may-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=8593","title":{"rendered":"The 16th Hwaseong Boating Festival Sets Sail on May 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HWASEONG, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gyeonggido?src=hash\" >#Gyeonggido<\/a>--<a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcf.or.kr%2Fhcf%2F1&amp;esheet=54539026&amp;newsitemid=20260519646527&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Hwaseong+Culture+%26amp%3B+Tourism+Foundation&amp;index=1&amp;md5=e8429d4eb80882e722d5ee98b473c90f\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Hwaseong Culture &amp; Tourism Foundation<\/a> announced that <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hs-boatingfestival.com%2Findex_en.php&amp;esheet=54539026&amp;newsitemid=20260519646527&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=the+16th+Hwaseong+Boating+Festival&amp;index=2&amp;md5=1b92917042d89ebe619d4d830d321ca1\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">the 16th Hwaseong Boating Festival<\/a>, South Korea's premier marine event, will kick off at Jeongok Port for a four-day run from May 22 to 25.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810644\/5\/image_Hwaseong.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810644\/22\/image_Hwaseong.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810644\/5\/image_Hwaseong.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810644\/21\/image_Hwaseong.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810641\/5\/logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810641\/22\/logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810641\/5\/logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260519646527\/en\/2810641\/21\/logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nSelected as one of the nation's official Culture and Tourism Festivals, this year's event transitions into an extended stay-and-enjoy festival, offering an unprecedented scale of maritime activities and top-tier cultural performances.<\/p><p>\nThe festival features an impressive fleet of 70 vessels across 12 categories, including luxury yachts, powerboats, cruise ships, and the restored Joseon Tongsinsa \u2013 a historical diplomatic ship operating as an onboard living history museum. Visitors can enjoy these tailored maritime programs throughout the event.<\/p><p>\nAs day turns to night, the event transforms into a vibrant cultural hub. The main stage will host diverse performances that bridge generations and genres, featuring K-pop artists Blackswan and Woo Won Jae, the legendary band Spring Summer Autumn Winter, and a grand 50-piece orchestra. A dynamic street parade featuring 400 local citizens will also captivate audiences.<\/p><p>\nThe pinnacle of the evening will be the spectacular nightly fireworks. This year, special night-boarding options allow visitors to watch the fireworks directly from a yacht on the open sea, offering an unforgettable and romantic experience.<\/p><p>\n\"Inheriting the historical value of Hwaseong's Dangseong, we have blended traditional heritage with modern marine culture,\" said the Hwaseong Boating Festival Organizing Committee. \"We aim to leap forward as a global marine cultural exchange hub where maritime traditions from around the world unite.\"<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nHwaseong Culture &amp; Tourism Foundation\n<br\/>Won ye bin\n<br\/>+82-31-8015-8112\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:wyb@hcf.or.kr\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">wyb@hcf.or.kr<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HWASEONG, South Korea&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#Gyeonggido&#8211;Hwaseong Culture &amp; Tourism Foundation announced that the 16th Hwaseong Boating Festival, South Korea&rsquo;s premier marine event, will kick off at Jeongok Port for a four-day run from May 22 to 25.<br \/>\nSe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8593"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8594,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8593\/revisions\/8594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}