Suncheon-si 'Food and Art Festival Concludes'... 220,000 Visitors Over Two Days

Two Days Captivated by the Taste and Charm of Suncheon, the First Festival Back to Daily Life

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) successfully held the 2021 Suncheon Food and Art Festival under the theme "Falling for Taste and Drunk on Style" over two days on the 12th and 13th at the UD Street area.

On the 15th, Suncheon City announced that 220,000 people visited the festival site over the two days.

Marking its 5th year, this festival captivated visitors with an opening performance centered on citizens, held on a floating stage by the Okcheon Stream in the pilot UD Street of the universal design city, Suncheon's future vision, making it the first festival returning to everyday life.

Various programs showcasing Suncheon's taste and style were held, including the chatty cooking class by Paeng Hyun-sook and Choi Yang-rak, affordable yet plentiful and delicious food stalls, Suncheonman Night Market food trucks, an art market selling works by local artists, the youth guide program "Youth Campnic" by local young narrators, exhibitions and experiences at the Honam National Defense Memorial Hall, the "Wall of Hope" with citizens' hopeful messages after passing through the long tunnel of COVID-19, local performance team "Agora" and youth performance teams, as well as street performances.

After the declaration of daily life recovery, the festival brought a long-awaited human touch and increased sales at local businesses, resulting in high satisfaction among shop operators.

As the first festival returning to everyday life, all festival operators completed vaccination or underwent proactive PCR testing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The event was successfully held with personal quarantine measures supported by "Puapejikimi," who helped ensure compliance with quarantine guidelines while moving around the venue, earning praise as a leading festival in the With-Corona era.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, "Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the active participation of citizens has helped us break free from COVID-19 and gain confidence in the recovery of the real economy. The Food and Art Festival, combining food and art, will become a symbolic festival of Suncheon, and we will strive even harder to make it a festival that all Suncheon citizens can enjoy, centered on the old downtown."

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