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정남진 장흥 물축제 · © KTO · KOGL Type 3
Why go
Jeongnamjin Jangheung Water Festival turns Jangheung's Tamjin River and Jeongnamjin Beach area into a coastal water playground in midsummer, leveraging the area's Korea-Tongmyeong (정남진) marker as the southernmost point on a true north-south line from Seoul. The festival fills the riverside with water-based games — slides, splash pools, dragon-boat-style rides, water gun battles, and floating play structures — and adds music stages, live entertainment, and Jeolla-style street food booths along the route. For visitors looking for a serious summer water-festival experience that is more relaxed than Boryeong Mud and more local in feel, Jangheung's water festival is one of the strongest options on the south coast.
Quick highlights
- Tamjin River and beach water playground
- Slides, splash pools and dragon-boat rides
- Water gun battles and floating play structures
- Live music and Jeolla street food
- Calmer alternative to Boryeong Mud