Spring is a fine season to live in Jeollanam-do and attend festivals. Some of the big ones include the Damyang Bamboo Festival, the Jindo Sea Parting Festival, the Boseong Green Tea Festival, the Naju Pear Blossom Festival, the Yeongchuisan Azalea Festival, the Yeongam Wangin Cultural Festival, and scores of other small local ones that either are not advertised very well or are extremely boring. Suncheon has a few of the former, including this weekend's Nagan Folk Culture Festival and tonight's Dongcheon Lantern Festival (순천동천유등축제), pictured poorly above. Most of the ones I just mentioned took place in April or are taking place this weekend . . . so, um, I hope you heard about them. About the only big one that you still have a chance to catch is the Hampyeong World Butterfly & Insect Expo, now through June 1st. I think I may make an appearance next weekend. The best time to visit the Expo may be May 24th, though, because that's when the Miss Korea Gwangju/Jeonnam contest will be held.
Oh, dude, wait, there's also the 2008 Gwangju E-Sports Convention coming up on June 14th.
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