Jeju has one festival on record in July: Iho Tewoo Festival, expected Jul/Aug 2027, free + paid activities. Iho Tewoo Festival is a three-day summer beach festival at Iho Tewoo Beach on the west coast of Jeju City, near the airport. The 21st edition ran 31 July–2 August 2026 with a traditional tewoo raft launching, an anchovy-fishing re-enactment, a haenyeo torch parade, fireworks and raft-rowing races. No entry fee is listed; stone-fish-trap fishing costs ₩20,000. Expect the 2027 edition around the turn of July and August.
Typical July weather in Jeju City: average high 29 °C (85 °F), low 24 °C (75 °F), 210 mm of rain (Jeju City station, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iho Tewoo Festival이호테우축제 | Expected Jul/Aug 2027 | Free + paid activities | See festival page | Expected |
Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.
| Festival town | Average high | Average low | Rain | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeju City | 29 °C 85 °F | 24 °C 75 °F | 210 mm | Jeju City |
What to wear. Hot, humid and the wettest time of year: light clothes, a rain jacket or umbrella, and water.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Jeju City. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
Iho Tewoo Festival is a three-day summer beach festival at Iho Tewoo Beach on the west coast of Jeju City, near the airport. The 21st edition ran 31 July–2 August 2026 with a traditional tewoo raft launching, an anchovy-fishing re-enactment, a haenyeo torch parade, fireworks and raft-rowing races.
July is hot, wet and loud. Daegu's chicken-and-beer festival fills Duryu Park in the first week, while the Daegu International Musical Festival plays its last shows. Boryeong's mud festival opens on Daecheon Beach on a Friday in the second half of the month, and from the last Saturday of July Jangheung holds nine days of water fights on the Tamjin River. At the turn of August, Jeju's Iho Tewoo beach festival takes a weekend, the Pentaport rock festival takes over Songdo in Incheon, and Hwacheon's tomato festival sends visitors into a pool of tomatoes to hunt for gold rings. The Busan Sea Festival, with fireworks, a beach pub and free concerts on Dadaepo Beach, opens on a Friday between late July and mid-August.
Tip. Bring rain cover and expect 30 °C with high humidity; outdoor stages rarely cancel for rain, only for typhoons.
Jeju has one festival on record in July: Iho Tewoo Festival, expected Jul/Aug 2027, free + paid activities. Iho Tewoo Festival is a three-day summer beach festival at Iho Tewoo Beach on the west coast of Jeju City, near the airport. The 21st edition ran 31 July–2 August 2026 with a traditional tewoo raft launching, an anchovy-fishing re-enactment, a haenyeo torch parade, fireworks and raft-rowing races. No entry fee is listed; stone-fish-trap fishing costs ₩20,000. Expect the 2027 edition around the turn of July and August.
Expected Jul/Aug 2027. Expected. Free + paid activities. Nearest station: See festival page. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 29 °C (85 °F), low 24 °C (75 °F), 210 mm of rain (Jeju City station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Hot, humid and the wettest time of year: light clothes, a rain jacket or umbrella, and water.
Fly Gimpo–Jeju in about an hour; Jeju has no trains, so plan on buses or taxis.
13 festivals across Korea fall in July, including Boryeong Mud Festival, Busan Sea Festival, Daegu Chimac Festival. Bring rain cover and expect 30 °C with high humidity; outdoor stages rarely cancel for rain, only for typhoons.