Boryeong Mud Festival
보령머드축제 · Boryeong, South Chungcheong
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Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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Mud slides, mud wrestling and a stadium-sized mud pool at Daecheon Beach, about two hours from Seoul.
Who it suits: Groups and younger travellers who want none of the heritage framing — it is built for tourists rather than adapted for them, with no cultural pretense at all.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Boryeong-si. These pages are the organizer's own and open on their site. They are usually Korean only — but that is where the confirmed programme, stage times and site map appear first, and times and prices read the same in any language.
Program: Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Mud Experience Zones (General Zone & Mud Run / Family Zone / Water Park Zone), Mud Mob Scene Performance, Mud on the Beach Night, Mud Rock Festa
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
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Where it is
Where it is in the country — 145 km south of Seoul
About 118 km across — 4 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
145 km south of Seoul, in Boryeong, South Chungcheong (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).
We have not timed these connections ourselves, so rather than print a number we have not checked, here is the route on the two apps Koreans actually use — Boryeong Mud Expo Plaza as the destination, already filled in:
- Directions on Kakao Map — live bus and train times, and which platform
- Naver Map — the stronger of the two in English
From Seoul, journeys to Boryeong start at Seoul Station (KTX and regular rail) or the Express Bus Terminal. Which of the two wins depends on how many cities you are stringing together — our rail pass guide works through the break-even, and getting around Korea covers why these two apps beat Google Maps once you are on the ground.
Nearby, if you are making a trip of it
Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:
- Daecheon Beach (0.5 km)
- JFK Daecheon Waterpark (0.9 km)
- Daecheon Port (1.5 km)
- Sanghwawon (4.7 km)
- Muchangpo Beach (8.0 km)
- Ongmasan Mountain (9.9 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
There is a guided day trip to this festival, which solves the transport question if the venue is awkward to reach on your own:
For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Boryeong is the quickest way to see what is left — festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect.
Outside the big cities, wifi is not something to plan around. Shuttle stops, stage times and the day's program are posted on the organizer's Korean-language page or a Naver Map pin, and they change on the day. A Korean eSIM is the cheapest way to have it working before you land.
Planning a trip around it
On at the same time
If your dates are fixed, these run within ten days of Boryeong Mud Festival and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival — 2026/07/25 – 08/02, Jangheung, Jeonnam-Gwangju, 321 km from Seoul.
- Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival — 2026/07/31 – 08/02, Incheon, 35 km from Seoul.
- Andong National Heritage Night - Wolyeong Night Stroll — 2026/07/31 – 08/09, Andong, North Gyeongsang, 193 km from Seoul.
- Gangneung National Heritage Night — 2026/08/14 – 08/16, Gangneung, Gangwon, 170 km from Seoul.
- Tongyeong Hansan Battle Festival — 2026/08/12 – 08/16, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, 330 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in South Chungcheong
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit South Chungcheong rather than when to leave home.
- Hansan Ramie Fabric Cultural Festival — June, Seocheon, South Chungcheong
- Geumsan World Insam Festival — October, Geumsan, South Chungcheong
Other museums within reach
- National Institute of Ecology (Ecorium) — Janghang, Seocheon, South Chungcheong, about 36 km away. Sea and ecology rather than history.
- Buyeo National Museum — Buyeo, South Chungcheong, about 37 km away.