Each year, the Boryeong Mud Festival attracts over 80,000 international visitors, making it Korea's most popular festival among non-Koreans. Last year it was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism as one of the best festivals in Korea. This year the festival will run for nine days (July 17th – July 25th) at Boryeong City's Daecheon Beach in Chungcheongnam-do Province. Boryeong mudflats have a high concentration of Germanium and a host of other minerals that are said to be great for the skin. The festival celebrates the famed mud (and the fun of summer vacation!) with a variety of lively events like mud slides, mud wrestling, and mud massages, leaving visitors covered from head-to-toe with "healthy mud." With festivities running day and night, the Boryeong Mud Party is a fun-packed beach party that's sure to be the highlight of your summer!

From fun and exciting mud-themed activities, to various forms of mud beauty therapy, there are always plenty of great programs to choose from. Start your day of mud-covered fun by passing through the Mud-Fog Tunnel at Mud Square where you'll get the equivalent of a mud shower. Or, visit the ‘mud fountain' which sprays muddy water at passersby during set times throughout the day. After you've had your first dip in the mud, move on to the air-bounce slide or the ‘mud pool slide,' where you can slide down into a giant pool of mud. Make sure you dive into the fun as soon as you get to the festival grounds; those without any mud on their body may get locked up in ‘mud prison!'