Incheon Excellent Festival Promotion and Support Ordinance Passed by City Council Standing Committee

Institutional grounds for fostering excellent festivals in the Incheon area will be established.

According to the Incheon City Council on the 1st, Lee Gang-gu (National·Yeonsu 5), who is the representative proposer, recently passed the "Ordinance on the Fostering and Support of Festivals" through the relevant standing committee (Culture and Welfare Committee).

The ordinance aims to establish institutional grounds for fostering and supporting excellent festivals, operate a festival evaluation system, and focus on the sustainable development of festivals and strengthening competitiveness.

Until now, it had been incorporated and operated under the "Incheon City Culture and Arts Promotion Ordinance," but by enacting a separate ordinance, it specifies necessary matters to enhance the cultural quality of life for citizens and contribute to the development of festivals and the tourism industry.

Councilor Lee Gang-gu of Incheon City [Photo by Incheon City Council]

Councilor Lee said, "I have felt firsthand the reality of the decline in the status of local festivals due to the proliferation of exhibition-type and wasteful festivals," adding, "After discussions with related departments, I decided to represent this ordinance."

He continued, "I will strive to ensure that the ordinance broadly expands citizens' opportunities to enjoy culture, attracts more domestic and international tourists, and creates a virtuous cycle structure for the development of the festival industry."

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