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To spend an even more splendid night at Haengjusanseong Fortress, you might want to check out “Haengju is a Piece of Art.” Haengju is a Piece of Art is a special event designed to offer a wide variety of fun at Haengjusanseong Fortress with a focus on the night opening, media art, and music concert. Booths are installed nearby Haengjusanseong Fortress to offer various events and Haengju Academy also holds fun programs such as woodblock printing experience.

You might also want to look into Goyang City Tour, cultural tourism commentators, and Haengju Moonlight Tour to enjoy more comfortable and fun event. Goyang City Tour allows visitors to start from the Goyang Tourist Information Center and take a tour of Haengjusanseong History Park and Haengjusanseong Fortress at night.

Goyang Haengju Cultural Festival is a leading historical and cultural festival of Goyang that inherits the spirit of the Battle of Haengju as one of the three sweeping victories during the Japanese invasions of Korea and commemorate the victory. Since its inception as an independent cultural festival since 1993, and the event has been held in May every year. The festival is held primarily at Haengjusanseong Fortress and Haengjusanseong History Park, which offers programs that place emphasis on the historic significance of the Battle of Haengju.

In addition to traditional rites programs such as ancestral rite and exorcism, traditional processions, stone throwing, fireworks above the water, and performances are also held. Recently, as part of its efforts to increase the scope of content, the musical, the Battle of Haengju has been showcased as a musical and a mobile game.

Goyang International Flower Festival held in Goyang, the city of flowers in every April and May is one of the leading festivals as well as the largest flower exhibition in Korea. The festival is held under the new topic every year and flower companies with great capacity at home and abroad take part to showcase exhibitions with various topics and new flower trends, and engage in business exchanges within the flower industry.

Ilsan Lake Park becomes colored with flowers throughout the exhibition and draws huge crowds. In addition, Goyang Autumn Flower Festival is also held acorss Ilsan Lake Park between September and October each year. As the event features flowers and programs to fully embrace autumn, it is just as popular as the International Flower Festival.

Korea Makgeolli Festival that has been active for over 20 years offers a special occasion where famous makgeolli brands from all over the country gather in one place. It serves to promote the value of makgeolli as a venue for diversity. The event particularly stands out for its full participation of citizens and experts, and continues to grow in size every year.

The festival offers a long list of programs where citizens are welcome to take part such as makgeolli making and tasting, product show, and quizzes, and holds seminars and conferences to add fresh fuel to the makgeolli industry. In every October at the height of autumn, Ilsan becomes filled with the savory aroma of makgeolli and rhythmic laughters.