Gwangyang Traditional Charcoal Grill Festival Held

From October 7th for 3 days, at Seocheon Riverside in Gwangyang-eup

The Gwangyang Traditional Charcoal Grill Festival Promotion Committee (Chairman Woo Seung-bae) announced that the Gwangyang Traditional Charcoal Grill Festival will be held for three days from Saturday, October 7 to Monday, October 9, along the Seocheon riverside area in Gwangyang-eup.

On the first day of the festival, various performances will be held, including a Nongak Hanmadang showcasing the skills honed by the Gwangyang-eup Pungmul group and children's belly dance. The festival will officially open with a pre-ceremony performance by the Gwangyang City Choir, followed by fireworks to mark the beginning of the festivities.

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On the second day, a Youth Dance Festival where young people can express their dreams and talents, a citizen singing contest, and various busking performances including fusion gugak will take place.

On the final day, October 9, a multicultural festival featuring performances by multicultural families, a performance by the 'Forever Wind Orchestra,' and performances by local artists will be held. The three-day event will conclude with a guest singer performance and a lucky draw.

Side events include a Korean beef tasting session, Maedoli photo booth, Life Four-Cut photo zone, bull doll decorating, and roulette spinning (booths within the Gwangyang Bulgogi Specialty Street), offering programs where visitors can enjoy Gwangyang Bulgogi as well as the charm of Gwangyang’s culture and arts.

In particular, this festival plans to provide an inspiring time for citizens and tourists with various attractions such as the event featuring Cho Seung-hwan, the world record holder for standing barefoot on ice for the longest time, known as the ‘Barefoot Man on Ice,’ and a parade by the royal guard.

Woo Seung-bae, chairman of the Gwangyang Traditional Charcoal Grill Festival Promotion Committee, said, “We will do our best to thoroughly prepare for safety accidents so that visitors can enjoy the festival with peace of mind,” and added, “We will prepare to grow the charcoal grill festival, the representative festival of Gwangyang-eup, from a food-centered festival into a cultural festival so that it can become a representative festival of Jeollanam-do.”

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