Declaration of the First Year as a Tourist City: The 37th Yeoju Ceramic Festival to be Held on May 1

Held for 11 Days from May 1 to 11
A Fusion of Ceramics, Culture, Arts, and Tourism
Suspension Bridge Opening Ceremony and Tourism Inaugural Year Declaration on May 1

The 37th Yeoju Ceramic Festival will be held from May 1 to 11 at the Sinreuksa Tourist Area in Yeoju City.

Poster of the 37th Yeoju Ceramic Festival. Provided by Yeoju City

According to the Yeoju Sejong Cultural Tourism Foundation on the 5th, this festival, selected as the 2025 Gyeonggi Representative Tourism Festival, will be held under the theme "Enjoy Spring, Jagiya, the Yegang River is Rippling," featuring various programs set against the backdrop of the Namhan River Suspension Bridge.

The festival's main programs include the "Traditional Ceramic Making Performance," where visitors can feel the vivid atmosphere of an actual ceramic workshop, and the "Traditional Wood-Fired Kiln Experience," which allows participants to experience the entire process from chopping firewood and shaping ceramics to firing them in the kiln.

In addition, various ceramic contents that encompass both tradition and modernity will be showcased throughout the festival grounds, including ▲Ceramic Promotion and Sales Hall ▲Ceramic Experience planned by ceramic artists ▲Youth Ceramic Street ▲Street Ceramic Artists ▲Wish-filled Moon Jars, and more.

Notably, this festival is linked with Yeoju City's major tourism projects to provide even richer attractions. The "2025 Tourism Inaugural Year Declaration Ceremony" and the "Namhan River Suspension Bridge Opening Ceremony" will be held together, and diverse programs such as the "Water Multimedia Drone Show" and the "Suspension Bridge Concert" are prepared to offer visitors a special experience.

Lee Sun-yeol, Chairman of the Yeoju Sejong Cultural Tourism Foundation, said, "This year's Yeoju Ceramic Festival holds even more special meaning as it coincides with the opening of the Namhan River Suspension Bridge," adding, "Through this festival, which combines ceramics and a new tourist attraction in Yeoju, we hope visitors can experience the charm of Yeoju more deeply."