History of the Festival

Now - 2016
2015 - 2010

Now - 2016

Yeongdeok snow crab with a thousand years of history

2021
  • The 3rd Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival Promotion Committee (Chairman: Park Oh-soo) was launched.
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab O2O Festival Held
  • YouTube/Metabus Festival Success
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do Best Festival
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival Metabus Support Project Selection
2020
  • The 2nd Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival Promotion Committee (Chairman: Son Mun-gu) was launched.
  • Appointment of Byun Hyang-woo, general director of the festival
  • Korea Preliminary Culture and Tourism Festival Designated by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do Designated Best Festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do
  • Reorganize the homepage (responsive) and launch an online program
2019
  • Appointment of the Director-General of the Festival to the Coordination Bureau
  • Director Byun Hyang-woo commissioned
  • Selected as a promising cultural tourism festival designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
  • Top of the list of festivals that Koreans want to go to the most
  • Topic: King's Snow Crab for a Thousand Years
2018
  • Appointment of the Director-General of the Festival to the Coordination Bureau
  • Director Byun Hyang-woo commissioned
  • Topic: King's Loved Snow Crab
2017
  • Appointment of Baek Seung-jin, general director of the festival
  • Appointment of Director Kim Kwang-hoe
  • Appointment of new and old talent as ambassador for festivals
  • Topic: Catch a crabmon
2016
  • Professor Shin Hyun-sik commissioned as the general director of the festival
  • New Appointment of Festival Ambassador
  • 2016 Korea Promising Festival Selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
  • Development of 6 representative programs of Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is held for 4 days

2015 - 2010

Yeongdeok snow crab with a thousand years of history

2015
  • Professor Shin Hyun-sik commissioned as the general director of the festival
  • New Appointment of Festival Ambassador
  • Participating in the Korea Festival Fair, Best Exhibition and Operation Award
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Street was selected as the 2015 Star of Korean Tourism
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is held for 4 days
2014
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival, the best festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do for four consecutive years
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival is held for 3 days
2013
  • It was selected as the best festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do for three consecutive years
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival will be held for 5 days
2012
  • Selected as the best festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do
  • Golden Crab Fishing Experience
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Auction Experience
  • King Taejo's Journey to the Republic of Korea
  • Blue Road Walking Experience
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival will be held for 5 days
2011
  • Selected as the best festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do
  • Golden Crab Fishing Experience
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Auction Experience
  • King Taejo's Journey to the Republic of Korea
  • Blue Road Walking Experience
2010
  • Selected as the best festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do
  • First private consignment festival held (non-profit corporation)
  • Yeongdeok Snow Crab Sea Fishing Contest Held
  • National Palsim Competition Held
  • Crab kimbap roll experience
  • Golden fishing experience