"May, Don't Move!"... 3 Million Roses at Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival

May 24-28, 15th Rose Festival Fanfare

Full of Diverse and Unique Cultural and Experience Programs

The glow and fragrance of 3 million roses in Ulsan ‘entice’ you this May.

Ulsan City and SK Innovation will jointly hold the ‘15th Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival’ for five days from the 24th to the 28th at the rose garden area of Ulsan Grand Park.

The Rose Festival held at Ulsan Grand Park, a citizen’s resting place in the city center, is Ulsan’s representative flower festival, which has attracted about 4.47 million visitors up to the 14th festival last year since its first event in 2006.

Marking its 15th edition, this year’s Rose Festival, themed ‘Love Story in Ulsan,’ offers the joy of enjoying the scent of 3 million roses of 265 varieties in the 56,174㎡ rose garden, providing an escape from the stifling daily life caused by COVID-19.

Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival Main Programs.

This year, aiming to become Korea’s representative festival, it is decorated with diverse and unique cultural experience programs. To boost the festival atmosphere, the ‘Rose Festival Rose Village Preview’ and ‘Special Theme Pavilion’ will be operated from the 20th.

A rose village will be created at the South Gate Plaza of Ulsan Grand Park, offering outdoor experiences and selling rose-related products, while the special theme pavilion at SK Plaza will exhibit the history of the Rose Festival and the transformation of Ulsan Grand Park, and visitors can experience ‘Rose Neck Cut’ for free.

On the first day of the festival, the 24th, the opening ceremony will be held on the main stage inside the rose garden, featuring ▲lighting ceremony ▲fireworks show ▲drone light show ▲a special performance lighting up the giant ABR sculpture ‘Magic Rose’ ▲performances by the Ulsan City Symphony Orchestra and singer Baek Ji-young.

From the 25th to the 28th, various programs will be held, including ▲Rose Valley Concert featuring top domestic singers, an open stage for local cultural artists ▲Love Music Concert, lectures on themes relatable to different age groups ▲Rose Talk Concert, and busking performances.

Side events linked to the Rose Festival include ▲exhibition and experience booths ▲food trucks ▲youth startup sales booths, and a busking stage will be held daily at SK Plaza.

Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan, said, “This year’s Rose Festival will be an opportunity to promote Ulsan as a beautiful garden city to the world,” adding, “We will create an unforgettable May and cultivate Ulsan as a city full of fun.”

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