2020's
Hwaseong Boating Festival – History
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Selected as a 2024–2025 Culture and Tourism Festival
Aiming to promote marine tourism on Korea’s west coast and establish Hwaseong as a leading marine leisure destination.
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Selected as a 2023 Gyeonggi Tourism Festival
Selected as a 2024–2025 Culture and Tourism Festival
Expanded operations at Jebu Marina and launched new signature programs in collaboration with local artists
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Held in conjunction with the West Coast Cup National Yacht Competition (Over 80 yachts and around 400 participants from both Korea and abroad)
Festival venue expanded: Jeongok Port and the Jebudo area
Selected as a Gyeonggi Tourism Festival
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Festival canceled
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Festival canceled
2010's
Hwaseong Boating Festival – History
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Full reorganization of land and sea parades
Launch of nighttime programs
Selected as a Gyeonggi Tourism Festival
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Extended event duration (4 days → 9 days)
Launched the Marine Festival Promotion Committee
Introduced paid boarding experiences and began operating professional boat experience programs
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Promoted land and sea parades
Expanded dock facilities to widen the range of boat operations
Held a mini boating festival in connection with the 63rd Gyeonggi-do Sports Festival (Apr. 27–29, 3 days)
Selected as a Promising Festival in the '2018 Gyeonggi Tourism Festival'
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Name changed to: Hwaseong Marine Festival
→ Hwaseong Boating Festival
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2015 Hwaseong Marine Festival
Held in conjunction with the 2015 Gyeonggi-do Cup International Yacht Competition (51 yachts from 10 countries, over 400 participants)
Hosted the opening ceremony of the Korea-China Ocean Race
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Festival canceled
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Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship & Gyeonggi Hwaseong Marine Festival
→ Leaping forward as the Gyeonggi Hwaseong Marine Festival
Hosted the Korea leg of the ALPARI World Match Racing Tour
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Gyeonggi International Boat Show & Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship
Participation scale: 340 companies from 32 countries
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Gyeonggi International Boat Show & Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship
Participation scale: 214 companies from 20 countries
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Gyeonggi International Boat Show & Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship
Participation scale: 433 companies from 35 countries
2000's
Hwaseong Boating Festival – History
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Gyeonggi International Boat Show & Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship
Participation scale: 430 companies from 38 countries
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Gyeonggi International Boat Show & Korea Match Cup World Yacht Championship
Participation scale: 430 companies from 38 countries
