Boryeong Mud Festival Images, Stock Photos: Boryeong’s Mud Festival is located on the west coast of Korea at Daecheon Beach, Boryeong in the South Chungcheong Province. The area is known for having massive mud flats that run all along the coast that consist of minerals good for the skin. Boryeong Mud Festival is one of the messiest festivals on Earth where you’ll splash, throw, and run mud all over your body to your heart’s content. The festival recorded over 3 million domestic and 400 thousand international visitors coming from all parts of the world and has been covered by famous local and foreign media outlets for years. The festival will allow everyone to experience the well- known benefits of mud with fun- filled events and booths open to everyone of all ages.
Boryeong Mud Festival Images, Stock Photos
A man being splashed in the face with a wave of mud marks the start of the Mud Festival in Boryeong, South Korea.
A woman is covered with mud during the 20th Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong.
In 2009 a group of 230 school children developed a skin rash after contact with the mud, sparking concern from health officials. Despite the backlash, the festival continues and has been chosen the ultimate destination for those enjoying their summer in South Korea.
Men slide in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Korea. Started in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival was first put on as a PR stunt after a range of cosmetics was launched using mud from the Boryeong mud flats. The annual festival is famous for attracting the largest numbers of foreign visitors among local festivals.
The annual festival which runs from July 21 to 30 aims to encourage the use of mud for cosmetic skin-care and to promote tourism in the region.
There’s also an open-air disco, Miss Mud beauty pageant, mud yoga and sports activities including a relay race and a marathon.
Tourists play with mud in a mud pool. The event drew roughly four million people last year, including 430,000 foreigners. The festival is estimated to have provided a regional economic impact worth 73 billion won ($65.3 million) last year
Women wrestle in a mud pool during the Boryeong Mud Festival.
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