Yeongdeungpo-gu to Host Yeouido Spring Flower Festival After 4 Years

2022 Yeouido Spring Flower Festival

April 4?9: The 17th Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival Held on Yeouiseo-ro

Fully in-person event after 4 years under the theme ‘Spring Again’… Eco-friendly festival operation

Opening ceremony, art and food markets, busking, and various attractions, food, and entertainment

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that from April 4 to 9, the ‘17th Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival’ will be fully held along Yeouiseo-ro (from the southern end of Seogang Bridge to the entrance of Yeoui 2 Bridge, 1.7 km) and at the National Assembly soccer field in the Han River Park beneath Yeouiseo-ro.

This is the first full-scale spring flower festival since the COVID-19 outbreak, and approximately 5 million visitors are expected.

For the past three years, the district has controlled Yeouido Cherry Blossom Road (Yeouiseo-ro), a nationally representative cherry blossom street, and implemented ‘spring flower social distancing’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

In the early days of the pandemic in 2020, the district fully canceled the ‘Yeouido Spring Flower Festival,’ its largest event, for the first time in 16 years. In 2021, the cherry blossom road was completely closed, and for the first time ever, an online and offline hybrid festival was held. In 2022, instead of holding the festival, the cherry blossom road was opened one-way, attracting about 330,000 citizens.

This year, with the transition to an endemic phase of COVID-19, the festival will be held fully in-person at the 2019 level. Under the theme ‘Spring Again,’ the festival will offer citizens the full vitality of spring after four years, creating a cultural and artistic space for everyone to enjoy.

Additionally, an eco-friendly festival with zero waste will be held to reflect on the Earth’s environment, which is under threat from climate change and other crises, encouraging citizens’ interest and raising awareness. The food market will eliminate single-use items by using reusable containers and offer discounts for bringing tumblers or other containers. Booths selling eco-friendly products such as upcycled and zero-waste items will be operated. The use of banners and other materials will be minimized to actively reduce waste generated by the festival.

This year’s Yeouido Spring Flower Festival features a variety of attractions, including ▲a ‘Welcome Opening Ceremony’ warmly greeting citizens returning to the spring flower festival after a long time ▲‘Spring Flower Night’ with diverse performances every evening ▲‘Art Market’ where visitors can find crafts and eco-friendly products ▲‘Food Market’ offering various foods ▲‘Busking’ enhancing the enjoyment of the cherry blossom road ▲‘Exhibitions and Experiences’ for vivid, hands-on participation ▲and a ‘Yacht Tour’ in collaboration with Seoul Marina Resort.

Moreover, the district will run the ‘Yeongdeungpo Spring Flower Sale Festa’ from April 1 to 31, offering discount promotions at local restaurants, hotels, and other businesses for festival visitors. Detailed discount information and participating locations can be found on the ‘Yeongdeungpo Sale Festa website.’

For citizens’ convenience and safe cherry blossom strolls, facilities such as ▲Tourist Information Center ▲Women and Transportation Vulnerable Situation Room ▲Lost Child Prevention Bracelet Booth ▲Rest Areas (Green Zones) ▲Photo Zones will also be set up.

The district will deploy order maintenance personnel along different sections of the cherry blossom road to prevent crowd congestion and focus on safety management. To ensure a pleasant walking environment and visitor safety, electric scooters and bicycles will be prohibited on the cherry blossom road.

Meanwhile, due to the full-scale festival after four years, vehicle traffic on Yeouiseo-ro (1.7 km behind the National Assembly) and the section from Seogang Bridge South Public Parking Lot to Yeoui Haryu IC will be completely restricted from noon on April 3 to noon on April 10. The entire Yeouido area will be divided according to crowd density for intensive crackdowns on basic order violations such as illegal street vendors and unauthorized parking.

For more detailed information about the spring flower festival, please visit the Yeongdeungpo-gu Office website or the Yeongdeungpo Cultural Foundation website.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “The Yeouido Spring Flower Festival, a nationally representative festival where people can fully welcome the warm spring, will be held fully in-person for the first time in four years. Yeouido’s spring flowers are a precious gift from nature. After being distanced by COVID-19, we hope this will be a time for people to reunite, enjoy nature’s gifts, and reflect on our planet.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.