Wando-gun Confirmed as Host for 2024 Jeollanam-do Garden Festival

Great Response to the 3rd Festival, Achieving the Feat of Hosting for 2 Consecutive Years

Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) has successfully secured the hosting rights for the ‘4th Jeollanam-do Garden Festival 2024’.

According to the county on the 29th, the ‘Jeollanam-do Garden Festival’ is an event promoted to spread garden culture and revitalize the local tourism industry. Following the hosting of the ‘3rd Jeollanam-do Garden Festival’ this year, the county achieved the feat of securing the event for two consecutive years.

From the planning stage, the county made efforts to create a garden unique to Wando to successfully hold the first-ever garden festival.

The Garden Festival was held last May at the Wando-gun Beach Park.
[Photo by Wando-gun]

In particular, it was the first in the country to be held on a beach site, featuring over 50 gardens themed around the sea and islands, along with various side events such as children’s performances, beach busking, and experiential activities.

Additionally, plans were made in advance to relocate the exhibited works to various locations within the county after the festival ended, leaving many good precedents such as avoiding a one-time event and reducing costs.

The county originally planned the festival period for the entire month of May, but extended it by six months immediately upon the request of local residents.

The success of the garden festival and the enthusiastic response from local residents played a decisive role in securing the 2024 festival.

Governor Shin Woo-cheol said, “This year’s Jeollanam-do Garden Festival created synergy by linking with various events such as the Provincial Sports Festival, becoming an opportunity to invigorate the region,” and added, “We will do our best to prepare a rich array of attractions and entertainment by linking with events such as the Jeollanam-do Sports Festival and Jangbogo Seafood Festival to be held in our county next year.”

Meanwhile, the county plans to make every effort to discover fresh themes and content so that the 4th Jeollanam-do Garden Festival in 2024 does not become a repetitive annual event, and will officially start the project beginning with a preliminary announcement in December this year.

Wando = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil just8440@asiae.co.kr

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