Haenyeo Festival
Major program
Event
- 18th Jeju Haenyeo Festival Opening Ceremony & 8th Haenyeo Day Commemoration
Performance
- Haenyeo Gut (Shaman Ritual) Signature Event of Jeju Haenyeos, Wishing for Their Safety and Well‑Being
- Street Parade Gujwa‑eup Street Parade Kicking Off the Haenyeo Festival
- Celebratory performances during the Haenyeo Day ceremony Pure haenyeo performances by the Hado Haenyeo Choir and Gosan Haenyeo Performance Team
- Haenyeo “Bulteok” Talk Show Live Haenyeo Culture Talk Show with Active Divers
- Guest Singer Performances Star-Studded Performance by Korea’s Beloved Artists An Somi & Lee Tark
- Local Cultural Performances Various clubs and regional band cultural performances
Local Cultural Performances
- Haenyeo Marble Jeju Journey A life-size human “Blue Marble” (like the board game) to explore haenyeo and Jeju culture interactively.
- Real Haenyeo Triple Experience Haenyeo diving simulation, shellfish gathering, and bamboo line fishing.
- “Sumbi-Sori” Plogging(beach cleanup run with sea shouts), Haenyeo VR Experience, and Haenyeo Studio. Haenyeo merchandise experience and a “Shout with Sumbi-Sori” activity
Exhibition
- Screening of “Deep Dive Korea“ Screening of Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure, a documentary co-produced by BBC Studios and JTBC
- Exhibitions Linked to the 18th Jeju Haenyeo Festival • Solo exhibition by artist Jeong Hye-won • Jeju-Gyeongbuk Marine Culture Cooperation and Exchange Event < Jeju Haenyeo Standing There Again on the 80th Anniversary of Liberation > • Haenyeo Badang Art Exhibition(3rd floor of Haenyeo Museum) • Exhibition by artist Hyun Eul-saeng, “My Mother, a Jeju Haenyeo” at Sanjicheon Gallery
- Digital photo exhibition of Jeju haenyeos’ visit to Dokdo. Fisheries Cooperatives’ Promotional Booths/Flea Market.
Contest
- Sumbi Heroes Challenge– triple-game event for haenyeo participants.
- Sumbi TOGETHER(Mini-haenyeo experience for visitors).
- Seafood charity auction and children’s drawing contest.
Program by date
| Date | Time | Sumbi Island | Aqua Plaza | PLAY GROUND | Sumbi Gallery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Stage | Haenyeo Museum | Green Plaza | Museum Parking Area | Street | Hado Fishing Village Experience Resort | Sanjicheon Gallery | ||
Day 1. 9.20 (Sat) | 10:00 ~ 10:30 | Haenyeo Gut (Shaman Ritual) | Screening of “Deep Dive Korea“ / Haenyeo Badang Art Exhibition | Street Parade | Real Haenyeo Triple Experience (Haenyeo diving simulation, shellfish gat hering, and bamboo line fishing) | “My Mother, a Jeju Haenyeo” at Sanjicheon Gallery | ||
| 10:50 ~ 11:50 | 18th Jeju Haenyeo Festival Opening Ceremony & 8th Haenyeo Day Commemoration - Pure haenyeo performances by the Hado Haenyeo Choir and Gosan Haenyeo Performance Team | Haenyeo Marble Jeju Journey / Haenyeo VR Experience / Haenyeo merchandise experience / Haenyeo Studio / haenyeo’s bookshop / “Shout with Sumbi-Sori” activity / children’s drawing contest | Fisheries Cooperatives’ Promotional Booths / Sea cart (Haenyeo’s sashimi food booth) | Fisheries Cooperatives’ Promotional Booths | ||||
| 11:50 ~ 12:20 | Haenyeo “Bulteok” Talk Show | |||||||
| 13:00 ~ 15:00 | Sumbi Heroes Challenge– triple-game event for haenyeo participants. | |||||||
| 15:00 ~ 16:00 | Guest Singer Performances(An Somi & Lee) | |||||||
| 16:00 ~ 17:30 | Sumbi TOGETHER (Mini-haenyeo experience for visitors). | |||||||
Day 2. 9.21 (Sun) | 11:00 ~ 11:30 | Seafood charity auction Ⅰ | Screening of “Deep Dive Korea“ / Haenyeo Badang Art Exhibition | Haenyeo Marble Jeju Journey / Haenyeo VR Experience / Haenyeo merchandise experience / Haenyeo Studio / haenyeo’s bookshop / “Shout with Sumbi-Sori” activity / children’s drawing contest | Sea Market / Sea cart (Haenyeo’s sashimi food booth) | Sea Market / “Sumbi-Sori” Plogging | Real Haenyeo Triple Experience (Haenyeo diving simulation, shellfish gat hering, and bamboo line fishing) | “My Mother, a Jeju Haenyeo” at Sanjicheon Gallery |
| 11:30 ~ 13:00 | Sumbi TOGETHER (Mini - haenyeo experience for visitors). | |||||||
| 13:00 ~ 13:30 | Haenyeo “Bulteok” Talk Show | |||||||
| 14:00 ~ 14:30 | Seafood charity auction Ⅱ | |||||||
| 14:30 ~ 17:00 | Local Cultural Performances | |||||||
| 17:00 ~ | Adjournment | |||||||