Yangcheon-gu to Host 'Generational Empathy Lifelong Learning Festival' for Learning and Sharing

May 16-18, Three-Day Intergenerational 'Lifelong Learning Festival' Held on Car-Free Street at Yangcheon Park Path
K-Tigers Taekwondo Performance, Musical Gala Show, Performance Fusion 'Lecture Concert', Drawing & Magic Show, and 10 Experience Booths Featured

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gijae) announced that it will hold the largest-ever "Lifelong Learning Festival" over three days from May 16 to 18 under the theme "Generational Harmony Shining through Learning and Sharing" on the car-free street between Yangcheon Park paths.

This festival, which will be one of the pillars of the "Y Education Expo 2024," breaks away from the traditional one-way lectures and student presentations, offering participatory and experiential corners enjoyed by all generations. It features a variety of programs including performance-integrated special lectures (lecture concerts) that reflect on the meaning of lifelong learning throughout life, unique experience booths, and cultural and artistic performances.

Especially this year, during the festival period, a 130-meter section of the path between Yangcheon Park will be operated as a "car-free street," spatially realizing the "expansion of learning." The festival street, decorated as a warm wooden-sensory "Eco Street," will be divided into a lifelong learning "Performance Zone" and an "Experience Booth Zone."

In the "Performance Zone," a "Lifelong Learning Special Stage" will host special performances throughout the three days, with an outdoor caf? (rest area) in front where visitors can relax and enjoy the shows. On the first day, May 16, the festival will open with the K-Tigers' "Taekwondo Performance," a fusion of traditional martial art Taekwondo and the symbol of Hallyu, K-pop, attracting numerous fans domestically and internationally. Following this, Dream Musical will present a "Musical Gala Show," and the team Funist will hold a "Lecture Concert" themed "Life Expressed through Mime."

On May 17, Ewha Womans University students will showcase a collaborative performance of traditional Korean music (gugak) and contemporary music, followed by a yodel song performance by Lee Eun-kyung, famous as the "Yodel Sister," and a travel humanities lecture by traveler Lee Jong-won, accompanied by an electronic violin performance.

On the final day, May 18, the festival will conclude its grand lifelong learning special performances with a practical music band performance by Seoul Institute of the Arts students and the "Alive Show," a drawing and magic show combining magic and various drawing techniques.

Across from the performance zone, the "Experience Booth Zone" will feature 10 booths where visitors can experience the diversity of lifelong learning, including ▲calligraphy (the art of writing) ▲face painting ▲florist experience ▲leather crafting ▲woodworking experience ▲tarot reading ▲barista hand drip coffee experience ▲nostalgic dalgona candy making ▲Y-Health Experience (body measurement and analysis, etc.) ▲nail art.

Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "As the saying goes, learning never ends, and now 'lifelong learning' will be the main driving force leading the growth and development of our lives." He added, "We hope families will visit the 'Y Education Expo 2024 Lifelong Learning Festival,' where you can experience the diverse values of lifelong learning across generations, and feel the vision of Yangcheon as an educational city."

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