Youth as Key Players in the Community!... Opening of the 'Songpa Youth Festival'

Festival Organized by 'Songpa Youth Network' at Seokchon Lake East Shore on the 19th
Focus on Intergenerational 'Communication'... ▲Youth Policy Promotion & Survey ▲Youth Busking ▲Experience & Play Booths, etc.

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that it will hold the ‘Songpa Youth Festival’ on the 19th at 2 p.m. around the Seokchon Lake East Lake waterfront stage.

The ‘Songpa Youth Festival’ is a young festival planned and operated entirely by the public-private partnership organization ‘Songpa Youth Network.’ Composed of 41 young people who consider local issues and seek innovative policies, the Songpa Youth Network is holding its fourth festival this year to create a space for intergenerational communication.

The subtitle of this year’s festival is ‘Youth Connecting the World, Youth Opening the Future.’ Youth policy promotion and survey booths, as well as experience and play booths, planned directly by youth committee members for local community development, will operate until 6 p.m. Starting with the opening ceremony at 5 p.m., busking performances by young artists will continue until 8 p.m.

First, to widely promote the district’s youth projects, four divisions of the Songpa Youth Network will operate youth policy promotion booths. Youth policies in four areas?housing and living, culture and education, jobs and economy, and promotion and communication?will be introduced through various experiences such as MBTI tests, encouraging participation with various prize events.

Also, throughout the venue, survey corners will be set up where visitors can listen to the vivid concerns and wishes of the youth generation through activities like chalkboard drawing and writing postcards on a wish tree.

At the experience and play booths, which are great for families, visitors can enjoy various activities such as keyring making, caricatures, and mini arcades. Starting with the opening ceremony performance by ‘SAL Artist,’ which features a crossover of EDM, traditional Korean music (gugak), and classical music at sunset, diverse busking performances by young artists in hip-hop, jazz, K-pop, and more will follow, allowing attendees to fully enjoy the autumn lake atmosphere with music.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “This festival is a meaningful event that Songpa youth, who want to practice love for their community, have united and prepared over a long period.” He added, “We will continue to listen closely to the needs of the youth generation and provide multifaceted support so that young people can actively participate in district administration as members of the local community.”

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