Jeju Flounder Festival

Held every October since 2016, the Jeju Flounder Festival is the only event in Korea centered on flounder, promoting the consumption and excellence of Jeju-farmed flounder. It showcases a variety of flounder-based dishes—including sashimi, sushi, fish cakes, tteokbokki, and scallion pancakes—at affordable prices, widely promoting the taste and quality of Jeju flounder. As Jeju’s premier seafood festival, it has earned high praise from both residents and tourists for offering dishes made with flounder—carefully raised by members of the flounder farming cooperative—at affordable prices. In addition, a variety of programs are held—including the Jeju Flounder Singing Contest, a youth dance competition, a children’s drawing contest, and hands-on activities like catching flounder and sand sole with bare hands—allowing not only residents and tourists but also children to participate and enjoy the festival firsthand.