The One and Only Busan, United as One, Becoming One Value … Busan City Hosts the 17th Busan Family Festival

May 21, 11 AM at Busan Citizens Park Dasom Madang, First In-Person Event in 4 Years

Promoting Family Values, Supporting 2030 Busan World Expo Bid, Event Highlights

To celebrate Family Month in May, Busan City will hold the “17th Busan Family Festival” at 11 a.m. on the 21st at Dasom Madang in Busan Citizens Park.

Poster of the 17th Busan Family Festival.

This year’s Busan Family Festival will be held in person for the first time in four years following the relaxation of COVID-19 prevention guidelines. The event is hosted by Busan City and co-organized by 12 Healthy Family Support Centers and Family Centers in the Busan area.

The event is themed “HaHaHa” (Only One Busan, United as One, Values Becoming One) to promote family values and support the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo, featuring a variety of programs and events.

Main programs include ▲ 36 leather craft experiences embodying family values such as “embracing all families, caring together with society and family, equality without discrimination” ▲ family value quizzes ▲ family competitions supporting the 2030 Busan World Expo bid ▲ performances by Busan K-Tigers and Burning Soda.

Additionally, the city has recruited and operates the promotional group “HaHaHa Supporters” to help more citizens enjoy the event by supporting activities such as performances for the 2030 Busan World Expo bid, leaving messages of encouragement, and spreading the word about the Busan Family Festival.

The Busan Family Festival is open to everyone. Besides the in-person event, online family experience programs and events that can be participated in regardless of time and place restrictions will be available from the 8th on the Busan Family Festival website.

Kim Min-sook, Director of the Women and Family Bureau of Busan City, said, “We hope that this Busan Family Festival held during Family Month in May will help citizens, exhausted from COVID-19, regain vitality in their daily lives and reflect on the importance of family.”

The “17th Busan Family Festival” is sponsored by BNK Busan Bank, Tteokbo’s Day Seomyeon Sasang Branch, and OPS, with support from Shinsegae Spa Land, KidZania Busan, and Samjin Fish Cake, and is supported by the Busan Community Chest of Korea.

For more details, please visit the Busan Family Festival website. For other inquiries, please contact the Healthy Family Support Centers and Family Centers in the Busan area.

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