Finally, we are in the month of Pyeongchange 2018 Olympics and Paralympics! Spectator from all over the world is coming in Korea to see the games and also tour around Korea! Luckily for most of you, you are already living in Korea. The only thing we need to make sure is how to get to Pyeonchang from Daegu! Today, we are introducing a way to go there by train(KTX) If you are looking for more affordable options like taking a bus, stay tuned for another article!

Which Station to go

Pyeongchang Station

Pheonix Snow Park

─ Olympics: Freestyle Skiing, Snowboard(Parallel Giant Slalom, Halfpipe, Snowboard Cross, Slopestyle)

Jinbu Station

Alpensia Olympic Park

─ Olympics: Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Snowboard(Big Air)

─ Paralympics: Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon

Jeongseon Alpine Centre

─ Olympics: Alpine Ski(Downhill, Super-G, Alpine Combined)

─ Paralympics: Alpine Ski, Snowboard

Yongpyong Alpine Centre

─ Olympics: Alpine Ski(Giant Slalom, Slalom, Nation Team Event)

Olympic Sliding Centre

─ Olympics: Bobsleighm, Luge, Skeleton

Gangneung Station

Gangneung Hockey Centre

─ Olympics: Ice Hockey, Curling, Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, Speed Skating

─ Paralympics: Ice Hockey, Wheelchair Curling

Kwandong Hockey Centre

─ Olympics: Ice Hockey

How to go from Daegu

Pyeongchang Station

Dongdaegu Station – Seoul Station – Pyeongchang Station

─ Total time (including transferring time): 200 – 240min

─ Price: 63,200won for adult

Jinbu Station

Dongdaegu Station – Seoul Station – Jinbu Station

─ Total time (including transferring time): 205 - 250min

─ Price: 65,400won for adult

Gangneung Station

Dongdaegu Station – Seoul Station – Gangneung Station

─ Total time (including transferring time): 210– 240min

─ Price: 71,100won for adult

Alternatives

Seoul Station

Free Shuttle Bus (SEOUL CITY HALL Station – PYEONGCHANG or GANGNEUNG)

A free shuttle bus, “Pyeongchange e-bus”

─ Requirement: people with Olympic ticket or any of the Cultural Olympiad performances can ride.

─ Details: click here

Paid Shuttle Bus (SEOUL Station – JINBU and GANGNEUNG Stations)

─ to Jinbu: 22,000won

─ to Gangreung: 27,600won

─ Details: click here

Olympics Transport Spectators

─ Date: Feb 8 – 26

─ Hour: 3 hours before the first match of the day to 2 hours after the last match.

─ Price: Free for all

*Olympic ticket not needed.

─ Details: click here

Daegu is known for its exciting festivals and events happening throughout the year. It’s quite tricky to keep track of all these excitements. However, this year will be different since there is the official festival and event calendar for you to see the most fascinating things to do on one page.

You can download the original at Daegu Tourism Bureau. Click the image to go to page. 

Plan your year ahead. Especially, when it gets warmer, there are tons of festivals and nature scenes that you don’t want to miss out!

Daegu Event·Festival Calendar in close-up.

This calendar can be downloaded at Daegu Tourism Bureau Website(click here to view the site)

The calendar is available in Chinese, Japanese and English.

Daegu Citizen Week is coming in February 21 to 28 to encourage Daegu spirit among its citizens and celebrate its recent achievements! During the week, numerous events and concerts will take place throughout Daegu. We would like to introduce you selected ones that even people with no or little Korean skills can enjoy.

Basic Information

■ Date: Feb 21 - 28

■ Slogan: Daegu Citizen Spirit to all around the world and to the future!

Notable Achievements

at Cerebration Concert for Enlistment as a Creative City by UNESCO

1. Documents related to Gukchaebosang National Debt Redemption Movement was listed on UNESCO memory of the World Record.

The movement started in Daegu in 1907 and expanded to the rest of Korea to take back economical independence threatened by Japanese oppression.

2. Sinam Martyred Patriots Memorial Cemetery is raised to a national cemetery.

At Sinam Cemetery, 52 Independence Patriots are resingt in peace, which makes it the biggest number of patriots buried at a park.

3. 2.28 Daegu Democracy Movement is raised to a national holiday.

2.28 Democracy movement carries significance since it had resulted in the most important democracy movements such as March 15 Movement and April 19 Revoluion.

4. Daegu was approved as a creative city for music.

Daegu boasts a number of global-scaled music festivals like Daegu International Opera Festival and Daegu International Musical Festival that has been in the scene for more than a decade. Also, Daegu has enjoyed, celebrated and fostered a variety of music genres from traditional music, orchestra, jazz, folk, hip hop and so on.

Events

Exhibition- Documents for 2.28 Democracy Movement

■ Date: Feb 26 – Marc 4

■ Location: Daegu Arts Center (Hall 10)

Exhibition- Documents for Gukchaebosang Movement

■ Date: Feb 19 – 25

■ Location: Daegu Arts Center (Hall 4)

Recreating 2.28!

More than 1,000 citizens create the historical day.

■ Date: Feb 28, 12:55 – 13:30

■ Location: Banwoldang Intersection to Daegu Concert House

Speak out yourself

Share your insight and thought about Daegu with other citizens.

■ Date: Feb 24, 14:00 – 16:00

■ Location: in front of CGV Daegu Hanil

Citizen Week Celebration Concert

■ Date: Feb 23, 19:30 – 20:30

■ Location: Daegu Concert House

Admission: Free

Creative musical, Whistle Blow

Whistle Blow is a work on Gukchaebosang Movement.

■ Date: Feb 22 – 23, 19:30 and Feb 24 – 25, 15:00/19:30

■ Location: Daegu Bongsan Culture Center

It’s the last day of January today. Even though we are not so excited about 1/12 of 2018 has already passed, we are so ready to embrace all the fun that February will bring to us! Here are 5 things you can do in the last month of winter!

2018 Daegu Wedding Expo

Before the spring wedding season hits, couples are getting busy to get their fantastic wedding at more reasonable price! Here at the Daegu Wedding Expo, you can get to consult with companies for from preparations before wedding to honeymoon after!  

■  Date: Feb 24 – 25

■  Hours: 10:00 – 19:00

■  Location: EXCO

■  Address: 10, Exco-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, Korea

■  KR Address:  대구 북구 엑스코로 10

■  Website: http://www.excowedding.co.kr/

■  Admission: TBA

* RSVP to earn free ticket at its website.

Hillcrest Winter Festival

Hillcrest throws a family-friendly winter festival. Not only is this a great chance to let your children(or yourself) see its fascinating botanic garden and zoo, you can fish smelts and roast chestnuts at its winter festival!

■  Date: Now – Feb 18

■  Hours: weekdays 10:00 -18:00, weekends 10:00 - 19:00 (Adventures and other activities close on Mondays)

■  Address: 1003, Gachang-ro, Gachang-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, Korea

■  KR Address:  대구 달성군 가창면 가창로 1003

■  Website: http://hillcrest.co.kr/

■  Admission:

2 Winter Festival activities—fishing smelts and roasting chestnuts: 10,500won on Coupang. Price for on site purchase may be higher.

*Free entry until Feb 28

*Charges may occur for other attractions available at the park.

Moomin Original Drawing Exhibition

Daegu MBC offers a chance to get to know a worldly famous Finnish cartoon, Moonin!

■  Date: Now – Apr 1

■  Hours: 10:00 – 19:00

■  Location: Daegu MBC Special Exhibition Hall, “Emga”

■  Address: 400, Dongdaegu-ro, Suseong-gu, Daegu, Korea

■  KR Address:  대구 수성구 동대구로 400 대구문화방송

■  Website: mbcemga.com (Korean only)

■  Admission: 12,000KRW for adults, 9,000KRW for teenagers, 7,000KRW for children

Korea Grand Sale

A chance to travel Korea at lower cost is still going on! Korean Grand Sale brings special prices for accommodations, shopping, restaurants and entertainments around Korea! To learn how to get discounts, please read our previous post (click here)

■ Date: Now – Feb 28

■ Location: Seoul, the greater Seoul metropolitan area, Daegu and major local areas all around Korea

■ Website: Click here

Sledding goes on!

Kids and we adults’ favorite winter activity! Some of the most popular sledding sites are still open in February. Have you last winter fun before it’s too late!

■ Click here to see the 5 sledding spots open in Feb

2018 Colorful Daegu Festival

 ■ Date: May 5 – 6 (for 2 days)

 ■ Location: Gukchaebosang-ro Street (From Seoseong Intersection to Jongak Intersection)

 ■ Theme: Passion

 ■ Theme Color: Red

 ■ Slogan: Modira~Colorful! Makada~Parade! (Come, Colorful! Everyone, Parade!)

Application Info

■ Apply: Now – Apr 13(18:00)

■ Eligible: 10 – 100 people/team

*All residence and nationality

■ Requirements

-Parade car, costumes, any decorations and items

-Group dance or/and performance based on your theme song

-Your theme/slogan/theme color should be effectively represented.

■ Submission

1. Application

2. Your theme song

■ Benefits: Participation fee and prize certificate/money.

■ Disclaimer: Anything that goes against the purpose and meaning of festival must not be permitted.

How to apply

-Apply online here: click to apply

-Important Notice

Must attend a workship in April.

Must agree to your portrait’s right to use photos and videos for Daegu Foundation for Culture to promote the festival in the future.

It’s your sole responsible for an infringement of copyright for your performance if any legal conflict occurs. 

Prizes

Categories	Details		Prize Money
	Prize	# of teams
Adult	Grand Prize	1	10,000
	2nd Prize	2	4,000
	3rd Prize	9	2,000
Collegiate	Grand Prize	1	5,000
	2nd Prize	2	3,000
	3rd Prize	6	2,000
Students (Mid/High)	Grand Prize	1	3,000
	2nd Prize	2	1,500
	3rd Prize	7	800
Family, Kindergarten, Elementary School	Grand Prize	1	2,000
	2nd Prize	2	1,000
	3rd Prize	6	500
Expat	Grand Prize	1	7,000
	2nd Prize	1	3,000
Multi-culture	Grand Prize	1	5,000
	2nd Prize	1	3,000
	3rd Prize	1	2,000
Public Office	Grand Prize	1	3,000
	2nd Prize	1	2,000
Corporate	Grand Prize	1	3,000
	2nd Prize	2	1,000
General	Colorful Grand Prize	1	30,000
	Colorful Special Prize	1	3,000
	Colorful Popular Prize	1	2,000

- May not award prize if any team does not meet qualification

- May award prizes after the festival except general prizes and grand prizes.

- grant prize money after deducting tax. Additional document needed from winners.

- Winning teams must perform at the next Colorful Festival

About Jury

-Judges: 10 to 15 experts at festival, performance, etc

-They will position 3 to 5 spots along the parade route.

- Rubric

1. Completeness: 30 points

2. Audience appeal: 30 points

3. Creativeness: 30 points

4. Properness of the number of team members and the performance together: 10 points

- Colorful Popular Prize will be decided by 30 citizens randomly picked to vote among 3 teams.

- Colorful Special Prize will be decided by Judges.