Let's Play at the Port! ... Busan City Hosts the 15th Busan Port Festival (Busan Port Festival)

Promotional poster for the 15th Busan Port Festival.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City will hold the "15th Busan Port Festival" over two days on July 2 and 3 at Busan Port International Passenger Terminal, Bukhang Waterfront Park, and the Yeongdo National Maritime Museum area.

Celebrating its 15th year, the "Busan Port Festival" is a representative domestic port festival befitting the "Maritime Capital Busan."

With social distancing lifted and the event returning to in-person format, the festival will feature an opening ceremony and various citizen participation events.

The city has prepared a total of 11 land and sea participation events in collaboration with maritime, port, and fisheries-related institutions, organizations, and companies to offer diverse attractions and entertainment while paying special attention to preventing safety accidents.

The festival's opening ceremony, themed "Wishing for the Hosting of the 2030 Busan World Expo," will take place at 8 p.m. on July 2 at the special stage in the outdoor parking lot of Busan Port International Passenger Terminal.

The event will proceed in the order of ▲ congratulatory performances by Ha Dong-kyun and Ahn Ye-eun ▲ opening ceremony ▲ media facade theme video presentation ▲ Busan Port fireworks show, with about 2,000 seats available.

Main events include ▲ "Beer Garden & Food Truck," where visitors can enjoy the night view of Busan Port and Busan's representative craft beers ▲ "Busan Port Stamp Tour," a large-scale mission tour program linked with five marine cluster institutions ▲ "Busan Port Mini Concert" held at Bukhang night view featuring Noeul, Burning Soda, Hathaway, and Seoul Buin ▲ and "Romantic Sea (Ha)," a picnic-style concert held at Amir Park in Yeongdo.

On the sea, there will be ▲ navy and coast guard ship open events ▲ "Busan Port Tour," a harbor guide ship Saenuri and Jagalchi cruise boarding experience ▲ and marine leisure experiences such as kayaking, yachting, and motorboating.

Applications for the Jagalchi cruise and yacht/motorboat experiences can be made on-site.

The newly introduced "Masked Ball at Bukhang" is a unique event for people in their 20s and 30s, where participants wear masks and enjoy various performance shows including b-boying, street dance, and K-EDM.

The event will be held at Bukhang Waterfront Park at 9:30 p.m. on July 2 and 9 p.m. on July 3.

Additionally, there will be ▲ Busan Port environmental campaigns ▲ children’s essay and drawing contests about love for the sea ▲ and various experience booths.

For more detailed information about the festival, please visit the official website of the Busan Culture and Tourism Festival Organizing Committee.

Jo Yoo-jang, Director of the Tourism MICE Industry Bureau, said, "The Busan Port Festival has prepared various programs to normalize in-person events that were minimized due to COVID-19. We hope many citizens will fully enjoy the festival and support the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo to be held around Busan Port."

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