Suncheonman National Garden Hosts Yutnori Run Event for Lunar New Year

3 km Yutnori Run and 10 km Runner Challenge Courses Offered

Suncheon City announced that on the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, the 18th, it will host a unique event that combines traditional culture and sports, the "Suncheonman National Garden Yutnori Run," to celebrate the nation’s biggest traditional holiday, Seol.

Suncheonman National Garden, 2026 Yutnori Run poster. Provided by Suncheon City

This event, to be held at Suncheonman National Garden, is a program that combines Yutnori, a traditional Korean board game, with the recent cross-generational trend of running. It aims to offer a distinctive kind of fun to hometown visitors and tourists coming to Suncheon for the holiday.

The event will be operated in two formats tailored to participants’ preferences and age groups: a 3 km Yutnori Run course, and a 10 km Runner Challenge course.

The 3 km course is an interactive program designed for family visitors. Participants throw yut sticks themselves and move to designated points in the garden according to the result. Rather than focusing on time records, it is organized as an experience-oriented program that children and adults alike can laugh and enjoy together, helping them reflect on the meaning of the holiday and providing an opportunity for family communication.

The 10 km course, for participants seeking a more dynamic activity, is a challenge-type program for Millennials & Gen Z and running club members who are highly interested in running. Starting from Suncheonman National Garden and continuing to Suncheonman Wetland, runners follow a natural course designed to let them fully experience the ecological value and beautiful scenery of both Suncheonman National Garden and Suncheonman Wetland.

The city plans to use this event as a starting point to continuously discover and develop traditional games into unique cultural content that harmonizes with modern life, so that Suncheonman National Garden and Suncheonman Wetland can firmly establish themselves as hubs for the healing industry and the local economy.

Meanwhile, Suncheon Mayor Roh Gwangyu said, "Presenting a new type of content that combines the joy of traditional games with modern running culture for Lunar New Year is a unique cultural event that only Suncheon City offers," adding, "We hope this will become a flagship holiday program that provides precious memories for families and an energetic experience for the younger generation during this year’s Seol holiday."

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