*The festival content below is for the previous year (2025); the content for the 2026 festival is currently being updated.* The Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival is a government-designated honorary culture and tourism festival held annually in May in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, the first tea cultivation site in Korea. Hadong wild tea, cultivated in a blessed natural environment, has long been known for its excellent taste and aroma. Following the 2023 Hadong World Tea Expo, its recognition as a 'Tea Healing Cultural City' and the brand value of its tea industry and culture have been enhanced, and it will celebrate its 28th anniversary in 2025. If you visit Hadong in May, when freshness is added with a green light through 'busking in a teacup' and 'moving art museum,' spaces where music and art harmonize, and various healing programs such as tea classes, book talks, and walking along the Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil (Thousand-Year Tea Scent Road), you can fully experience the special moments of daily life with a cup of tea and the taste and charm of Hadong. This year, especially on Children's Day, May 5th, the whole family will be able to enjoy it together through various Children's Day programs.
The Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival features various official events, performances, competitions, exhibitions and experiences, and sales programs. **1. Official Events & Performances:** Heondarye (Tea Offering Ceremony) at the First Cultivation Site, Opening Ceremony, Meotjarang Eoullim Hanmadang (Talent Show Festival), Chatil Sori Madanggeuk (Tea Harvest Song Play), Busking in a Teacup, Moving Art Museum, Closing Ceremony **2. Competitions:** - Tea Competition Programs: Korea Tea Ceremony Competition, Hadong Tea Blending Competition, This Year's Good Tea Evaluation, Korea's Most Beautiful Tea Setting Competition - General Competition Programs: Kim Gyeong National Art Grand Prize Exhibition, 'Hamung Chamung' Staring Contest, Youth K-pop Dance Competition **3. Exhibitions & Experience Programs:** - Feel the Taste and Charm of Hadong: Wild Tea Museum Tea Utensil Special Exhibition, Rebirth of Local Food 2, Tea Culture & Dasik (Korean Tea Confectionery) Exhibition, Busking in a Teacup, Tea Ceremony Experience, Tea Making Experience, Stir-fried Tea Experience with Foreigners, Byeolcheonji Hadong Goods Pavilion, etc. - Contain Hadong Tea: Free Tea Tasting at Tea Making Booth, World Tea Experience Center, Hadong Tea Story with Masters (Tea Talk), Spring Tea Picnic - Contain Rest and Healing: Tea Cafe, Meditation Program, Tea Class, Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy, Book Talk, etc. - Contain Fun and Hadong Special Flavors: Tea Garden Concert, Tea Garden Resolution Experience, KidZania Experience, Make Your Own Tea, Treasure Hunt Festa, Take Life Photos, Matcha Experience, Local Artist Collaboration Experience, etc. - Walk the Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil (Thousand-Year Tea Scent Road): Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil and Byeolcheonji-gil **4. Sales:** Hadong Tea Market, Hadong Agricultural and Special Products Sales Booth, Flea Market, Tea Ware Sales, Hadong Byeolmat Food Zone
Admission is free, and some experience programs are subject to a fee. **[Detailed Fees]** * Healing Special Program Pass (Pre-booking & On-site registration) - Episode Tea: 25,000 won - Tea Sommelier / Tea & Meditation: 5,000 won - World Tea Experience Center (by country): 5,000 won each * Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy - Foot Bath & Fermented Tea: 10,000 won * Outdoor Experience Booths, Tea Ceremony/Tea Making Experience, Portrait Caricature - 3-type experience pass: 5,000 won - 1-type experience pass: 2,000 won * KidZania 1-time experience pass: 2,000 won * Free Experiences - Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil / Spring Tea Picnic Rental / 'Only Photos Remain' Smartphone Photo Printing
Hadong Wild Tea Healing Center and Museum area (571-27 Ssanggye-ro, Hwagae-myeon, Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do)
*The festival content below is for the previous year (2025); the content for the 2026 festival is currently being updated.* The Hadong Wild Tea Cultural Festival is a government-designated honorary culture and tourism festival held annually in May in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, the first tea cultivation site in Korea. Hadong wild tea, cultivated in a blessed natural environment, has long been known for its excellent taste and aroma. Following the 2023 Hadong World Tea Expo, its recognition as a 'Tea Healing Cultural City' and the brand value of its tea industry and culture have been enhanced, and it will celebrate its 28th anniversary in 2025. If you visit Hadong in May, when freshness is added with a green light through 'busking in a teacup' and 'moving art museum,' spaces where music and art harmonize, and various healing programs such as tea classes, book talks, and walking along the Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil (Thousand-Year Tea Scent Road), you can fully experience the special moments of daily life with a cup of tea and the taste and charm of Hadong. This year, especially on Children's Day, May 5th, the whole family will be able to enjoy it together through various Children's Day programs.
1. Official Events & Performances - Heondarye (Tea Offering Ceremony) at the First Cultivation Site, Opening Ceremony, Meotjarang Eoullim Hanmadang (Talent Show Festival), Chatil Sori Madanggeuk (Tea Harvest Song Play), Busking in a Teacup, Moving Art Museum, Closing Ceremony 2. Competitions - Tea Competition Programs: Korea Tea Ceremony Competition, Hadong Tea Blending Competition, This Year's Good Tea Evaluation, Korea's Most Beautiful Tea Setting Competition - General Competition Programs: Kim Gyeong National Art Grand Prize Exhibition, 'Hamung Chamung' Staring Contest, Youth K-pop Dance Competition 3. Exhibitions & Experience Programs - Feel the Taste and Charm of Hadong: Wild Tea Museum Tea Utensil Special Exhibition, Rebirth of Local Food 2, Tea Culture & Dasik (Korean Tea Confectionery) Exhibition, Busking in a Teacup, Tea Ceremony Experience, Tea Making Experience, Stir-fried Tea Experience with Foreigners, Byeolcheonji Hadong Goods Pavilion, etc. - Contain Hadong Tea: Free Tea Tasting at Tea Making Booth, World Tea Experience Center, Hadong Tea Story with Masters (Tea Talk), Spring Tea Picnic - Contain Rest and Healing: Tea Cafe, Meditation Program, Tea Class, Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy, Book Talk, etc. - Contain Fun and Hadong Special Flavors: Tea Garden Concert, Tea Garden Resolution Experience, KidZania Experience, Make Your Own Tea, Treasure Hunt Festa, Take Life Photos, Matcha Experience, Local Artist Collaboration Experience, etc. - Walk the Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil (Thousand-Year Tea Scent Road): Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil and Byeolcheonji-gil 4. Sales - Hadong Tea Market, Hadong Agricultural and Special Products Sales Booth, Flea Market, Tea Ware Sales, Hadong Byeolmat Food Zone [Admission Fees] * Healing Special Program Pass (Pre-booking & On-site registration) - Episode Tea: 25,000 won - Tea Sommelier / Tea & Meditation: 5,000 won - World Tea Experience Center (by country): 5,000 won each * Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy - Foot Bath & Fermented Tea: 10,000 won * Outdoor Experience Booths, Tea Ceremony/Tea Making Experience, Portrait Caricature - 3-type experience pass: 5,000 won - 1-type experience pass: 2,000 won * KidZania 1-time experience pass: 2,000 won * Free Experiences - Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil / Spring Tea Picnic Rental / 'Only Photos Remain' Smartphone Photo Printing
1. Official Events & Performances - Heondarye (Tea Offering Ceremony) at the First Cultivation Site, Opening Ceremony, Meotjarang Eoullim Hanmadang (Talent Show Festival), Chatil Sori Madanggeuk (Tea Harvest Song Play), Busking in a Teacup, Moving Art Museum, Closing Ceremony 2. Competitions - Tea Competition Programs: Korea Tea Ceremony Competition, Hadong Tea Blending Competition, This Year's Good Tea Evaluation, Korea's Most Beautiful Tea Setting Competition - General Competition Programs: Kim Gyeong National Art Grand Prize Exhibition, 'Hamung Chamung' Staring Contest, Youth K-pop Dance Competition 3. Exhibitions & Experience Programs - Feel the Taste and Charm of Hadong: Wild Tea Museum Tea Utensil Special Exhibition, Rebirth of Local Food 2, Tea Culture & Dasik (Korean Tea Confectionery) Exhibition, Busking in a Teacup, Tea Ceremony Experience, Tea Making Experience, Stir-fried Tea Experience with Foreigners, Byeolcheonji Hadong Goods Pavilion, etc. - Contain Hadong Tea: Free Tea Tasting at Tea Making Booth, World Tea Experience Center, Hadong Tea Story with Masters (Tea Talk), Spring Tea Picnic - Contain Rest and Healing: Tea Cafe, Meditation Program, Tea Class, Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy, Book Talk, etc. - Contain Fun and Hadong Special Flavors: Tea Garden Concert, Tea Garden Resolution Experience, KidZania Experience, Make Your Own Tea, Treasure Hunt Festa, Take Life Photos, Matcha Experience, Local Artist Collaboration Experience, etc. - Walk the Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil (Thousand-Year Tea Scent Road): Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil and Byeolcheonji-gil 4. Sales - Hadong Tea Market, Hadong Agricultural and Special Products Sales Booth, Flea Market, Tea Ware Sales, Hadong Byeolmat Food Zone [Admission Fees] * Healing Special Program Pass (Pre-booking & On-site registration) - Episode Tea: 25,000 won - Tea Sommelier / Tea & Meditation: 5,000 won - World Tea Experience Center (by country): 5,000 won each * Green Tea Foot Bath Therapy - Foot Bath & Fermented Tea: 10,000 won * Outdoor Experience Booths, Tea Ceremony/Tea Making Experience, Portrait Caricature - 3-type experience pass: 5,000 won - 1-type experience pass: 2,000 won * KidZania 1-time experience pass: 2,000 won * Free Experiences - Walking Cheonnyeon Dahyang-gil / Spring Tea Picnic Rental / 'Only Photos Remain' Smartphone Photo Printing
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