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Haenam Food Festival to Spotlight Local Rice
Haenam County's annual food festival runs October 30 to November 1 at Duryunsan Provincial Park in South Korea.
This year's featured farm product is rice grown in Haenam, a major rice-producing area.
The festival aims to showcase the county's food and farm products, and it is held each autumn.
Visitors can learn about rice's history, how it is grown and how it is processed at a dedicated exhibit.
Food stalls will serve local dishes and rice-based samples, with cooking activities also planned.
Visitors can buy Haenam rice and other local products at festival stalls and through the county's online shop.
The festival is set to open on October 30.
Haenam Rice will be the featured agricultural product at this year’s Haenam Food Festival.
The festival is scheduled to run from October 30 to November 1 at Duryunsan Provincial Park in Haenam-gun, South Korea.
Visitors will be able to explore an exhibition on Haenam rice and take part in rice-cooking activities and rice-tasting sessions.
Food halls and booths will offer local dishes, snacks and agricultural and marine products.
The annual festival promotes Haenam’s local produce and food.
- Who
- Haenam-gun is holding the Haenam Food Festival.
- What
- The festival will spotlight Haenam rice and offer food, exhibits and tasting activities.
- When
- October 30 to November 1, 2026.
- Where
- Duryunsan Provincial Park in Samsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, South Korea.
- Why
- The annual event promotes Haenam’s local agricultural and marine products and food.
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Yonhap reported that Haenam rice had been selected as the festival’s featured agricultural product.
The festival is scheduled to open at Duryunsan Provincial Park.
The festival is scheduled to end.
- Featured product
- Haenam rice
- Festival dates
- October 30–November 1, 2026
- Location
- Duryunsan Provincial Park, Samsan-myeon, Haenam-gun
- Food hall capacity
- 1,000 seats
- Rice brand
- Ttangkeut Haetsal
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At the festival, visitors can experience and buy Haenam agricultural and marine products, including Haenam rice, which is entering its harvest season.