2023 Gumi Food Festival Held at Songjeong Bokgaecheon, September 28-29

There Is Delicious Joy in Gumi ... Over 70 Booths

Food Zone, Kids Land, Singing Contest, and More Fun for the Whole Family

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will hold the 2023 Gumi Food Festival for two days starting on the 28th at the Songjeong Covered Stream Parking Lot (Gwangpyeongcheon Public Parking Lot) in front of City Hall, following last year's event.

Gumi Food Festival Poster.

The festival space, stretching over 1 km, is planned to include ▲Harmony Land, a place for citizen unity ▲Food Land with 71 food booths ▲Kids Land for children, allowing all age groups to enjoy the autumn romance together.

At the 5th parking lot’s Harmony Land, a citizen unity event will unfold from noon, featuring performances by Mistrot Jeong Mi-ae, Trot National Sports Festival’s Oh Yoo-jin, Hidden Singer (Kim Gun-mo edition) Na Geon-pil, and opera singer Kim Seong-rok, easing the regret of the fading October. The festival will conclude with an EDM dance party featuring DJs from the Lotte Giants cheering squad, creating a youthful plaza for the MZ generation.

At the 3rd and 4th parking lots’ Food Land, visitors will be welcomed with over 200 menu items loved by various age groups from about 70 food booths, including the ‘President Park Chung-hee Theme Table’ and an exhibition of culinary works by Korean cuisine masters.

At the 2nd parking lot’s Kids Land, auxiliary stages, various experience booths, and various play facilities will be installed. Events for children such as dance and magic shows will continue, along with caricature artists and street performances by Indians. The flea market will sell charming handmade household goods and accessories.

Detailed festival information is provided through SNS, and a leaflet (guide map) indicating the menu and food booth locations will be distributed on-site to offer convenience to visitors.

Kyochon Chicken, which has its first store in Gumi, will once again offer free tastings on-site with a heart full of hometown love, and food trucks will prepare snacks to satisfy children’s hunger.

During the festival, nearby businesses are contributing to spreading the festive atmosphere and revitalizing the local economy by offering 5-10% discounts and opening their restrooms to the public.

Since last year’s Food Festival, Songjeong Covered Stream has been recognized as a hot place full of youth in Gumi, and the city is taking this opportunity to name it ‘Songjeong Matgil’ and promote a specialized street development project. As part of this project, the tasting and sale of ‘Gumidangkim Lager,’ a Gumi rice craft beer developed targeting the MZ generation, will take place at the alcohol booths in the 3rd and 4th parking lots.

The scene of the 2022 Gumi Food Festival.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho said, “Through this festival, we will launch various local food menus and develop it into a nationally recognized famous food festival within five years,” and added, “We will prioritize safety and thoroughly prepare until the end to ensure visitors have a happy time.”

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