Excitement at Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Trail!... Nowon-gu 'Christmas Market' Held

'Christmas Market' Held from 2 PM to 9 PM on December 21
Winter Food, Christmas Decorations, Winter Goods, and Various Experience Booths
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Diverse Stage Performances Including Singer Kim Bo-kyung, A Cappella, and Saxophone

Nowon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it will hold the 'Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Path Christmas Market' as a special event to revitalize the winter commercial district.

This is to breathe new life into the local commercial district, which is struggling with a decrease in foot traffic, economic downturn, and worsening consumer sentiment as winter approaches, and to recover the stagnant local economy.

The event will take place on the 21st from 2 PM to 9 PM around the Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Path Welcome Center (90, Gongneung-ro 27-gil) and the surrounding Gyeongchun Line Forest Path area. Along with this, various photo zones such as the ‘Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Path Street of Light’ created on the 11th, a ‘Christmas tree’, and ‘snowballs’ will be added to offer visitors a warm year-end atmosphere and the charm of Christmas.

During the event period, nine flea market booths will sell various indoor decorations and gift items targeting the Christmas season. Visitors can find Christmas-themed items such as candles, wreaths, and snowballs at each booth. Additionally, ten food booths will offer warm food and drinks to melt the winter cold, as well as desserts like Rudolph and tree-shaped cookies.

At twelve experience booths, visitors can enjoy various activities. Programs to fully enjoy the Christmas atmosphere include making Christmas soap, wreaths, and ornaments, as well as face painting.

For entertainment, there will be performances by various music genres including singer Kim Bo-kyung, a Superstar K alumnus, acapella, classical violin, and saxophone. During the performances, participation events will be held where small prizes will be given to the audience.

There will also be abundant events to revitalize the commercial district. Visitors who add the Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Path KakaoTalk channel can participate in a roulette game, and participants will receive ‘Kakao Friends eco bags’ and ‘local goods’. Additionally, those who post festival photos on SNS will receive Christmas items such as Santa hats and Rudolph headbands, limited to the first 300 people.

The district office is also working to revitalize nearby alleyway commercial districts outside the event area through the ‘Every Corner of the Alley’ program. Various programs such as performances, exhibitions, and dessert tours will be held, and visitors who find and take photos with the ‘Santa’ walking around the alleys will receive a 5,000 KRW gift certificate usable in the commercial district.

In addition, various events such as writing New Year’s hope postcards and free photo shoots at Life Four Cuts when presenting receipts from Gongneung-dong will provide visitors with diverse enjoyment.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “We have prepared various attractions and activities to revitalize the Gyeongchun Line Gongneung Forest Path commercial district,” and added, “We hope everyone feels the exciting Christmas at Gongneung Forest Path with family, friends, and loved ones.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.