Muan YD Festival 'Supporting and Encouraging Youth Dreams'

Held for 3 Days from October 28 in the Namak Central Park Area

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, plans to hold the 2nd Muan YD (Young Dream) Festival for three days starting October 28 around Namak Central Park.

The 2nd Muan YD (Young Dream) Festival, held for the first time in three years due to COVID-19, focuses on imprinting the image of "Muan, a youth city where young dreams become reality" both domestically and internationally through continuity and branding of the festival, creating a healthy youth culture, and serving as a venue for cultural exchange.

Centered on youth and promoting communication through intergenerational empathy, the festival has expanded youth-led programs such as street parades, drone shows, and national dance competitions. Leveraging Muan’s characteristics as a mixed urban-rural city, it has prepared urban-rural win-win programs where participants can experience local agricultural products and enjoy rural culture, increasing opportunities for mutual exchange.

Additionally, various programs that can tell stories about local resources such as Oryongsan and Daejukdo around Namak and Oryong new towns will be discovered through resident participation, actively promoting “Getting to Know Muan Better.”

Furthermore, through department-linked events such as the 4th Industrial Revolution and job fairs, lectures by invited celebrities, events involving young farmers, health promotion booths, and urban-rural exchange cooperation spaces, as well as quality performances including celebratory shows, EDM performances, youth cultural performances, and busking, visitors will be able to enjoy both work and play throughout the festival period.

In addition, a youth policy proposal contest and talk concert to hear the voices of young people, a youth song festival to showcase talents, a street basketball tournament for teenagers, and an exhibition of works at the Oh Seung-woo Art Museum where local culture and arts can be enjoyed will also be held.

During the YD Festival from October 28 to 29, the 1st Jeollanam-do Youth Expo will also be held around Jeollanam-do Provincial Office, featuring policy forums, cultural performances, experiential events, and a youth K-POP competition.

County Governor Kim San said, “I hope this event, held for the first time in three years due to COVID-19, will be a meaningful time to support the dreams of youth, promote young people’s aspirations, and bring together generations and urban-rural communities as one.” He added, “We will thoroughly prepare for the event during the remaining period and do our best to comply with quarantine guidelines.”

Meanwhile, the 2nd Jeollanam-do Garden Festival, jointly hosted by Jeollanam-do and Muan-gun, is scheduled to be held from September 30 to October 3 around Namak New Town this year as well.

After the Garden Festival, from October 15, chrysanthemums, the county flower, will be exhibited around Namak Central Park, providing a variety of sights, experiences, and food throughout October to delight new town residents and visitors, and is expected to help revitalize the Namak commercial district.

Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo gabrielw@asiae.co.kr

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