Gangwon
Jeongseon Arirang Festival (정선아리랑제)
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates

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Samcheok Rose Festival celebrates Samcheok's reputation as one of Gangwon-do's top rose-growing destinations, where cool coastal-mountain conditions produce densely fragrant rose blooms in early summer. The festival fills the Samcheok Rose Park area with thousands of roses across multiple varieties, photo zones built into the rose corridors, music programs, food booths, and family activities. For travelers planning a Gangwon East Coast trip in early summer, the rose festival pairs well with Samcheok's signature scenery — the Haesindang Park trail, the limestone caves, and the Mureung Valley — for a layered weekend that mixes flowers, sea, and karst geology.
Other places in Gangwon that pair well with this visit.
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates
Gangwon
Why go: Limited-time festival — plan around the dates