Gumi City Paints New Year Hope in the Sky!… 600 Drones and 5,000 Fireworks

‘2025 Gumi-si New Hope Countdown’ Event Held

Romantic City Gumi! Decorating the Finale of 2024

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will hold the ‘2025 Gumi City New Hope Countdown’ event at Dongnak Park Plaza from 4 PM on the 31st (main event until 11:30 PM).

Gumi City 2025 New Year's Celebration Poster.

This event is organized to soothe the regrets of the year 2024, the Year of Gapjin, and to welcome the hopes of the new year 2025, the Year of Eulsa, together.

This year’s event has been significantly enhanced in content compared to last year, planned as a festival where all citizens can enjoy themselves rather than just a ceremonial event. The event is divided into the Boom-up event, the Main event, and the Post-event.

During the Boom-up event, YouTuber content such as Random Play Dance and Nail Hammering Battle will be featured. The Main event will include performances by famous singers EXID, B.O, and Kim Na-hee, followed by a New Year countdown and a fireworks drone light show featuring 600 drones. Afterwards, a New Year’s address will be delivered, and finally, a spectacular fireworks display of about 5,000 shots will light up the year-end and New Year’s night sky.

The venue has been expanded compared to last year to disperse crowd density and offers various attractions and food options. Within the venue, there will be an Emotional Food Zone, Sanhaejinmi Skewer Zone, and Free Zone. The Emotional Food Zone features food trucks, a photo zone, and a Romantic Road to delight visitors’ eyes and taste buds. The Sanhaejinmi Skewer Zone operates a self-service charcoal barbecue zone where various skewers can be enjoyed, and the Free Zone provides free fish cakes, warm tea, and hand warmers to help visitors stay warm.

In particular, this event collaborates with the Jinjinpyeong Food Culture Specialized Street Merchants’ Association to operate the Sanhaejinmi Skewer Zone and includes participation from local food truck businesses to revitalize the local economy. Through this, the event is prepared in connection with the local commercial district, aiming to attract visitors and boost the regional economy simultaneously.

Mayor Kim Jang-ho expressed gratitude to the citizens who contributed to the city’s development throughout 2024 and said he hopes this event will be a time to comfort the weary daily lives of citizens and share hope for the new year.

Last year's event. Provided by Gumi City

Detailed information about the ‘2025 Gumi City New Hope Countdown’ can be found on the Gumi City Hall website and the event’s official promotional SNS (Instagram) account.

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