Traditional Market Food and Music Performances Enjoyed at Uicheon

Gangbuk-gu to Host ‘Uicheon Yeoul Market’ on the 17th and 18th

Festival Held Along a 150m Section from Beonchanggyo to Ui 2nd Bridge on Uicheon Stream

Diverse Programs Including Traditional Market Food Pop-up Stores, Flea Market, and Busking Performances

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) announced that as part of the traditional market and local commercial district revitalization project, it will hold the ‘Uicheon Yeoul Market’ around Beonchanggyo on Uicheon Stream on the 17th and 18th.

The ‘Uicheon Yeoul Market’ is a local festival enjoyed at Uicheon, a major cultural resource of Gangbuk-gu. With the increase in visitors to Uicheon during the summer, the district has prepared various programs such as food pop-up stores, flea markets, and busking performances to attract new customers to traditional markets and local commercial areas.

The festival will take place along approximately a 150m section from Beonchanggyo to Ui 2nd Bridge on Uicheon Stream on the 17th and 18th.

For two days, from 3 PM to 10 PM, pop-up stores featuring four markets in Gangbuk-gu?Suyu Traditional Market, Suyu Traditional Market, Jangmiwon Alley Market, and Baeknyeon Market?will be open here. The pop-up stores will sell representative traditional market foods such as budaejjigae (army stew), meal kits, grilled short rib patties, meringue cookies, soybean soup, and jokbal (pig’s trotters). Visitors can comfortably enjoy their purchased food in rest zones decorated with tables, bean bags, and folding chairs.

At the same time, next to the pop-up stores, a flea market exhibiting and selling works by 15 craft and artisan teams active in Gangbuk-gu will be held, along with various experience booths such as keyring, bead bracelet, and bag making, tattoo experiences, and horticultural therapy.

Additionally, from 3 PM to 7 PM on the 17th and from 4 PM to 7 PM on the 18th, six teams from the Seoul Street Performance Group will present lively busking performances.

Furthermore, the district will operate a photo kiosk for commemorating the event, and plans to hold a roulette event offering prizes such as eco bags and fans to citizens who purchase products above a certain amount.

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “To promote the development of traditional markets, we prepared this festival in connection with Uicheon, a famous spot in Gangbuk-gu. We hope many people will participate in the Uicheon Yeoul Market, where they can enjoy representative traditional market foods and various performances all in one place.”

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