Korean Festivals and Events

Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving Day, which celebrates the blessings of harvest, is on September 11-13, 2011 this year. We have compiled a list of Korean festivals and celebrations in honor of this time of year.

Seattle ARTS GUMBO 2011 Explore Korea

www.rainervalleyculturalcenter.org

Sept. 3, 2011 at Rainer Valley Cultural Center, WA

Camp Kajok -Korean Culture Camp

www.koreanfocusindiana.com

Sept. 10 at Korean Presbyterian Church, IN

Chuseok Event (Korean cooking demo and supper!)

www.changmi.org

Sept. 11 at Korean Heritage House, MN

Korean Foundation Korean Culture Day

www.asianart.org

Sept. 17 at Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

LA 18's 2011 Harvest Moon Festival

la18.tv

Sept. 18, at Arcadia County Park, CA

15th Annual Korean Folk Festival for Children

www.woncommunity.org

Sept. 18 at John Russell Field, PA

LA Korean Festival

www.lakoreanfestival.com

Sept 22-25 at Seoul International Park, CA

Korean Harvest Festival

www.kpany.org

Oct. 8-9, 2011 at Randall Island, NY

Chusok Celebration

www.ta-ri.org/Chusok.htm

Oct. 9, 2011 at HACC, Central PA Community College, PA

3rd Annual Korean Festival

www.suwanee.com

Oct. 15-16, 2011 at Town Center Park, GA

KORUS Festival Washington Metro Area

koreancelebration.com/

Oct. 21-23, 2011 at Fairfax Corner, VA

Korean Festival Houston

www.koreanfestivalhouston.com

Oct 22, 2011 at Discovery Green, TX

Happy Chuseok week!

Here's a great description of Chuseok and how it is celebrated in Korea. Click here.

This is a great week to get deals at Korean markets as many are having Chuseok sales on meat and fruit!

Korean Festivals and Parades for Chuseok

Here is a list of events being held to celebrate the Korean harvest holiday, Chuseok (추석):

LA Korean Festival
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2010
Seoul International Park
www.lakoreanfestival.com

KORUS Festival (Virginia)
Sept. 17 - Sept. 19, 2010
6-9pm
Annandale KMART Parking Lot

Chuseok Festival in NY (Korean Produce Association)
Oct. 9-10, 2010
Randall Island Park
12 - 10pm www.kpany.org

Korean Festival in Houston
October 23, 2010
11-6pm
1500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77010
Koreanfestivalhouston.com

Bernardsville NJ Chuseok Festival
Oct. 3, 11:30 -3:45pm
First Presbyterian Church of Bernardsville
321 Mine Brook Rd. Rt. 202 s. Bernardsville 07920

30th Annual Korea Day Parade and Festival NYC
Broadway and 32nd Street
Oct. 2, 2010
*Please let us know if you know of any others!

How to Make Rice Cake for Chuseok

Maangchi, who is well-known for her Korean cooking blogsite, posted this cooking video last year on how to make songpyeon. Songpyeon is a popular rice cake that is eaten during the Chuseok, Korean thanksgiving holiday. We thought we post this for those of you who want to make this!

Songpyeon from Maangchi on Vimeo.

Chuseok Celebrations

Korean Thanksgiving Day, Chuseok, which is a national Korean holiday that celebrates good harvest, will be celebrated this year on October 3rd. Celebrations have already started here. Look below:

The LA Korean Festival (Koreatown, CA)
Sept. 17-20
Seoul International Park
www.lakoreanfestival.com

The 7th Annual Korus Festival (Annadale, VA)
September 18-20
KMART Front Lot
www.dynamic-korea.com

The Koreatown Northgate Culture Fest (Oakland, CA)
September 19
Telegraph between 24th & 27th Streets
www.koreatownnorthgate.org/events.html

New Jersey Chusok Festival (Leonia, NJ)
Sept. 18-20
www.kanj.org

Korean Full Moon Harvest Festival (San Francisco, CA)
September 25
1362 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
www.koreannet.org

Korean Harvest and Folk Festival (Queens, New York City)
September 26-27
City Field Stadium

Houston Korean Festival (Houston, TX)
October 3, 2009
www.koreanfestivalhouston.com

Korean Quarterly 5K Chuseok Run/Walk (Minnesota)
October 4
www.koreanquarterly.org/5K.html

Garden Grove Annual Korean Festival (Garden Grove, CA)
October 9 - 11
Korean Festival Foundation (714) 539-3002

Ta-ri Chusok Celebration (Harrisburg, PA)
Oct. 10
www.ta-ri.org/Chusok.htm


If you know of any others, please email us at info@littleseouls.com so we can add them here. Thanks!

Korean Thanksgiving Holiday

Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is one of the most celebrated holidays in Korea. It is usually celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Korean Lunar calendar. It is celebrated for a total of 3 days, the day before as well as the day after the actual holiday. This year Chuseok will be celebrated September 13 to September 15. The holiday is shared with family traditions centered around food and paying respect to ancestors. The original significance of Chuseok was to celebrate a good harvest.

written by S.C.