The Boryeong Mud Festival is a representative festival held every summer in Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do. This festival, which started in 1998, provides a variety of experiences and play programs using mud collected from Boryeong's clean mud flats. Mud means ‘Moist & Soggy Soil’ and has excellent skin beautifying properties. The Boryeong Mud Festival is considered one of Korea's representative festivals, and is one of the festivals in which foreigners participate the most among festivals in Korea.

At the festival site, you can enjoy a variety of mud-related activities such as a mud experience zone, mud massage, mud mob－scene, and mud busking (street performing). Tourists can relieve stress by applying mud all over their bodies and playing around. Additionally, various performances and events are held during the festival period to add to the excitement of the festival. You can experience colored mud painting and purchase cosmetics made from mud. In addition, musical performances will be held on a special stage, and various programs such as parades, fireworks will delight the eyes and ears of tourists.

The Boryeong Mud Festival is very popular with Koreans, foreign tourists, and is an international festival that attracts thousands of visitors every year. Tourists who come to enjoy the festival can admire the scenery of Boryeong, taste local specialties, and enjoy the Korean summer. The passionate Boryeong Mud Festival is enjoyed together as one. Beyond its meaning as a simple summer festival, it has established itself as a special event where one can experience Korean culture and nature at the same time.