Gumi-si to Host ‘Rakdong Festival’... A Children's Day Event Full of Fun Activities All Day Long

Family OX Quiz Corner · Over 40 Experience Booths · Kkureogi Play Planning Team

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will hold the ‘101st Children’s Day Celebration’ at 9:30 a.m. on May 5th at Nakdonggang Sports Park.

Children's Day Celebration Event.

Held for the first time in four years due to COVID-19, this festival is themed ‘2023 Nak(dong) Festival’ and will be safely and thoroughly prepared to provide citizens with a joyful day through various performances, experience booths, and all-day entertainment, attractions, and convenience facilities.

▲ All-day entertainment and attractions including magic shows and operation of over 40 experience booths

The event will begin with pre-ceremony performances such as the City Children’s Choir, Taekwondo demonstration team, and children’s jump rope, followed by a parade involving citizens with police motorcycles, police characters (Podori and Posuni), and fire department characters (Yeongi and Woongi).

After the reading of the Children’s Rights Charter, awards for exemplary children, and the presentation of “Gumi City’s New Hope Souvenirs for Families with Multiple Children,” the opening ceremony will be marked. Post-ceremony performances will include Gumi University’s Cheonmu Cheerleading Squad, B-boy performances, broadcast dance shows, and magic shows.

To provide all-day entertainment, over 40 experience booths will be operated, including fire suppression experiences by Gumi Fire Station, police motorcycle rides by Gumi Police Station, traditional games with the Kkureogi Play Planning Group, family photo shoots, face painting, balloon art, Metasequoia bracelets, board games, and a cypress playground.

▲ Specialized programs for a child-friendly city ideal for raising children

To make Gumi a great place to raise children and to increase the birth rate, a special Children’s Day program has been ambitiously prepared.

The first “Toddler Marathon” will be held, where babies around one year old will participate in walking and crawling races. Participants will receive abundant childbirth supplies, aiming to raise social interest in marriage and childbirth and promote Gumi’s image as a happy child-friendly city, thereby creating an opportunity to increase the birth rate.

▲ Food zones, rest areas, and drinking water facilities for citizen convenience

To operate an event that the whole family can participate in and enjoy, a food village offering popcorn, gukbap (rice soup), noodles, and jajangmyeon (black bean noodles) will be set up. Additionally, 20 rest booths, 2 drinking water stations, and 1 additional portable restroom will be installed to create a comfortable event venue.

Programs such as family OX quizzes and expanded experience booths will also be held, allowing all ages from infants to parents and grandparents to participate and enjoy comfortably.

▲ Safety measures for large-scale participation

Thorough safety measures will be planned to ensure a safe and orderly event for the large number of participants.

First, insurance coverage, a comprehensive control room, a lost child protection center, and emergency medical stations will be operated targeting participants, spectators, and organizers to thoroughly prepare for any accidents on the day of the event. Fire trucks, ambulances, and medical support booths will be installed throughout the venue, and 100 volunteers will be deployed to maintain order and provide traffic guidance.

Since this event has not been held since 2020 due to COVID-19, the city plans to enhance citizen satisfaction by offering abundant attractions, entertainment, and food, while ensuring thorough safety measures so that all participants can have a safe and happy Children’s Day.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho stated, “I hope that children, the future protagonists, can spend an exciting and joyful day with their families. We will continue to implement various care policies to make Gumi a child-friendly city where children are happy.”

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