Imsil-gun Holds Progress Report Meeting for 'ImsilN Cheese Festival'

The Imsil N Cheese Festival, Korea's representative festival, will be held this year as a richer and more differentiated citizen-participation type festival.

According to the county on the 28th, a preparation status briefing meeting was held at the comprehensive situation room the day before to ensure the successful promotion of the 9th Imsil N Cheese Festival 2023, scheduled to take place from October 6 to 9.

Imsil-gun held a preparation status briefing for the 9th Imsil N Cheese Festival on the 27th at the comprehensive situation room.
[Photo by Imsil-gun]

At the briefing, about 30 people including County Governor Sim Min, heads of each department, and heads of related organizations attended to review the current progress and future plans for each department's responsibilities.

In addition, in-depth discussions were held on anticipated issues and improvement measures for the successful hosting of the festival.

The Festival Organizing Committee reported on the overall operation of the festival and presented the general safety management plan and disaster countermeasure plan, aiming to respond to ensure a safe festival venue.

In light of recent consumer complaints due to overcharging controversies at festival food stalls and the spread of negative images of local festivals, the Imsil N Cheese Festival plans to strictly manage and adhere to reasonable prices during the festival period to prevent overcharging and welcome tourists.

Especially, this year's Imsil N Cheese Festival will be further differentiated with the expansion of the festival space, including the creation of a European-style themed park at Rose Park, visits to the Cheese History and Culture Center, and various cheese-related experiences, along with the introduction of many fresh and unique programs to encourage county residents to participate in the festival.

The highlight of the cheese festival, the scenery of over ten million chrysanthemum flowers, will once again fill the festival area this year, offering an autumn flower feast along with Korean wild chrysanthemum (gujeolcho) and others.

Last year, the Imsil N Cheese Festival, held face-to-face for the first time in three years due to COVID-19, was evaluated as a great success with about 520,000 tourists visiting from all over the country during the four-day festival period.

As the only cheese-themed festival nationwide, various cheese-related programs were organized, and cheese-related games, food, and entertainment were popular throughout the festival site, along with nightscapes, local foods from 12 towns and townships, and Imsil Hanwoo beef.

This year's four-day Imsil N Cheese Festival will be held at Imsil Cheese Theme Park, Imsil Cheese Village, and the Imsil-eup area.

County Governor Sim Min said, “We will prepare many differentiated and specialized programs from existing ones,” adding, “We will meticulously take care of even the smallest details to make it a safe and participatory festival rather than just a viewing festival, thereby greatly enhancing tourists' satisfaction.”

Imsil = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik baekok@asiae.co.kr

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