Korea's Most BREATHTAKING Lantern Festival - Samgwangsa, Busan 삼광사

In todays Busan Travel vlog, we visited Korea's most breathtaking lantern festival at Samgwangsa 삼광사 and it was EPIC ! I've been to many lantern festivals in the past, but this one BY FAR was THE MOST AMAZING lantern festival that I have ever been to. Experiencing a lantern festival inside of a beautiful and huge temple just felt totally surreal. So if you are visiting Busan and are looking for things to do, then I would 100% recommend coming to check out this lantern festival! I had such an amazing time here!!
The temple itself, Samgwangsa, was such a beautiful temple and is located really close to Seomyeon! If you visit Busan, even after this lantern festival has finished, I would still recommend visiting Samgwangsa, especially if you're ever close to Seomyeon ( downtown Busan ).
This lantern festival happens every year during Buddhas birthday! It's completely free to attend, and if you enjoy experiencing Korean culture, then you would have a fantastic time here at the lantern festival. Buddhas birthday follows the lunar calendar, so the date will change from year to year, however it generally happens sometime during the month of May. The lantern festival goes on for around 2 weeks or so, and the lanterns will turn on from 7 PM to 1 AM daily. Samgwangsa temple is open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
This was my first time experiencing this lantern festival and it's now become one of my favorite events to attend. Living in Busan has been amazing, and it continues to keep getting better and better.
As a foreigner, I can understand the difficulties of getting around in Korea, so I'll continue to share my experiences of living here in Busan, so that you all can better discover this beautiful country.
I can't wait and I'm already looking forward to next year when we get to experience this lantern festival again at Samgwangsa.
부산 삼광사 를 소개합니다 .부처님오신날을 기념하여 열리는 연등축제 너무 아름다워서 믿을수없네요
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[@user-sm7nz5bn8y]

Wow !! This event looks amazing!

[@elisabethbanks9867]

I’m moving to Seoul in August and cannot wait for this festival next year. Simply stunning 🤩

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Hey Elizabeth ! I actually enjoyed it so much. I went back again yesterday haha 😄 If you go next year, just make sure not to go on exactly Buddha's birthday. It'll be way too crowded on that specific day

[@wendyz4171]

Thank you for this video as a guide! I'll be visiting it today in Busan

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Hey Wendy! Thanks for Watching :) have a great time in Busan !!

[@evy42722]

Beautiful, I wish I had more time to visit this temple

[@SomewhereinKorea]

That's too bad, but if you ever come back, they hold this event every year :) I hope you had a great vacation!

[@evy42722]

@@SomewhereinKorea I had a wonderful time and will definitely come back ☺️

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Glad to hear you had a great time 😀

[@chiewevon2663]

Nice videos.. any highlighted if we are visiting end of Oct?

[@SomewhereinKorea]

thank you so much :) really appreciate that. Will you still be here around Nov 4th? if so there is an amazing firework festival that I'd 100% recommend. If you'd like I can give you some tips and suggestions. What type of things are you hoping to experience over here? Nature - Shopping - Temples & Historic Cultural places - Food - Saunas etc. Just let me know what you like and I'll tell you the best places to check out

[@chiewevon2663]

@SomewhereinKorea thank you for your response. Didn't expect that 😃. I find ur video very informative. Keep up the good work. I'll be leaving 31st Oct. Direct flight to busan, so we will focus just on Busan. I heard that there's a drone show on Sat night? Guess we will just cover mostly of the tourist spot that you recommended

[@SomewhereinKorea]

@chiewevon2663 yep that's right, I'm pretty sure Gwangalli Beach has drone shows every Saturday night. The nightlife there is also really fun as well. Kind of has a younger vibe there than Haeundae beach. Hope you have an amazing trip! If you want restaurant or other reccomendations feel free to ask me anytime 😊

[@chiewevon2663]

@SomewhereinKorea We prefer to cover busan scenic places or short trail walk so that why we are not getting the Busan pass. Any recommendations other than temple and walking trail behind Westin Hotel that you mentioned in your video?

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Yep there are a few other nice walking trails and scenic routes 1) dalmaji hill - its located on the opposite end of the westin josun hotel, above haeundae blueline park. this one is easy to get to and has plenty of nice cafes and restaurants. If you want to see what this place looks like, try watching my cherry blossom video, it has the directions there with how to get there 2)taejongdae - this is a costal walking path ( a long one ) on the opposite end of the gwangan bridge, past gwangalli beach. really nice ocean views here, but bring some good shoes, this is a long path, a little more out of the way to get to but its nice here 3) hwangyeongsan mountain - behind gwangalli beach, you can cab up close to the top of this mountain then hike 15 minutes or so to the top. once you get to the top you'll find the most EPIC view in all of Busan. If you want to see what this looks like, its also from my cherry blossom video and was the 1st stop that we went to. 4) Jangsan mountain - this mountain is about a 10 minute cab ride away from haeundae beach, nice walking trails, nice views, takes about 1.5 hours to hike to the top. if you'd like more suggestions feel free to ask anytime :) @@chiewevon2663

[@shakeanbake1985]

What's with Nazi swastika all over the temple?

[@SomewhereinKorea]

I thought the exact same thing the first time I saw it... and then I found out that the Buddhism symbol looks almost the same lol

[@shakeanbake1985]

@@SomewhereinKorea lol thanks for clarifying. When are you doing best clubs bars or speak easy in Seoul or Busan. Foreign friendly

[@SomewhereinKorea]

I've been wanting to film this video for so long now and you're the first person to ask for it haha I'll try to film this one soon!@@shakeanbake1985

[@shakeanbake1985]

@@SomewhereinKorea is it true that alot of clubs are no older then 30 and no foreigner's

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Yep there are clubs like this. I'd say probably more so in Seoul than in Busan. ( but the party scene in Seoul is still way bigger ) I've only ran into this "no foreigners" situation once in Busan, but they still eventually let me in. The age issue I've never encountered though @@shakeanbake1985

[@alvinadamiani7502]

Do you guys have Instagram? Awesome video’s with good content. It will help us planning our trip😍 thanks a lot 🙏🏻greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@SomewhereinKorea]

Hey Alvina ! Thank you so much ❤️ we haven't set up our Instagram yet haha 😆 probably should get on that soon 😅 but if you ever need any help with planning your trip feel free to ask me here anytime 😊

[@alvinadamiani7502]

@@SomewhereinKorea thank you! I will definitely do that!😄and you should (also Tiktok). Then you get more subscribers on KZbin as well🥰 because the videos are very nice with good info! My boyfriend and I are already a big fan and we don’t say that very often 😄 so hands down to you and your wife!🫶🏻