Seoul Winter Festival 'Seoul Winta 2023'... Opening Ceremony on the 15th

Seoul City announced on the 13th that it will hold the opening ceremony of the mega winter urban festival 'Seoul Winta (Seoul Winter Festa) 2023' on the 15th at the special stage in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Gwanghwamun Square. The festival will officially begin with the simultaneous lighting of ‘Seoul Light Gwanghwamun’ held at Gwanghwamun Square, ‘Seoul Lantern Festival’ held at Gwanghwamun Square and Cheonggyecheon, and the ‘Songhyeon-dong Solbit Festival’ held at Yeollin Songhyeon Green Square.

'Seoul Winta' is a mega urban winter festival connecting 10 festivals and events across seven representative attraction points in Seoul (DDP~Bosingak~Sejong-daero~Gwanghwamun Square~Yeollin Songhyeon Green Square~Cheonggyecheon~Seoul Plaza). Under the slogan “Unprecedented Light, Coloring Seoul,” the festival uses ‘light’ as a common theme and will illuminate Seoul’s winter nights with a splendid display of light through media art and light exhibitions for 38 days until January 21 next year.

The opening ceremony, starting at 7:30 PM on the 15th, will feature a lighting ceremony and celebratory performances, providing an opportunity to celebrate the start of the festival with citizens. Along with this, 10 events divided into three main categories?media art and light festivals, New Year’s countdown, and markets & skating rinks?will be held.

Meanwhile, to mark this year’s 'Seoul Winta,' the Gwanghwamun Square Market will introduce the new city brand ‘SEOUL, MY SOUL’ goods shop for the first time. This is the first time a goods shop has been opened by developing merchandise using the new city brand.

Choi Kyung-joo, Head of Seoul City’s Culture Headquarters, said, “This 'Seoul Winta 2023' will be an opportunity for Seoul to be reborn as a ‘world-class festival city’ befitting its status as a ‘global cultural hub.’ We will thoroughly prepare all related areas, including safety and viewing convenience, to successfully hold this mega urban winter festival and welcome people from around the world.”

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