Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival Wins 'Korea Festival Content Award' for 2 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 8th that the Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival won the 8th Korea Festival Contents Awards ‘Excellence in Program Direction’ for the second consecutive year.

The 8th Korea Festival Contents Awards is an awards ceremony hosted by the Korea Festival Contents Association and supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Korea Tourism Organization. The final selection was made through expert evaluations by festival professionals and civic groups based on criteria such as festival distinctiveness, development potential, and achievements.

The county was scheduled to receive the award at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Seoul, but due to the spread of COVID-19, the ceremony was postponed and eventually canceled to prevent community transmission, and the trophy was delivered instead.

The Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival was highly evaluated for being a typical model of a resident-led festival, with active participation of residents in overall festival planning, directing, and progress, as well as for its high potential for sustainable development in the future.

Governor Kim Junsung said, “I am very pleased that the Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival won the Korea Festival Contents Award for two consecutive years and was selected as Jeollanam-do’s representative festival for three consecutive years,” adding, “We will spare no support to help the Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival develop into a festival representing Korea.”

Meanwhile, the 20th Yeonggwang Bulgapsan Sangsa Flower Festival was scheduled to be held from September 18 to 27 at the Bulgapsa Tourist Area, but its holding remains uncertain due to the spread of COVID-19.

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