Gwangju Cultural Foundation to Host '2025 New Year's Sunrise Festival'

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The Gwangju Cultural Foundation (CEO Oh Se-young) will hold the '2025 Gwangju Sunrise Festival' with citizens at 7 a.m. on New Year's Day of the Year of the Snake (Eulsa Year) 2025 at Jungdae Mulbit Park.

'2025 Gwangju City Sunrise Festival' event poster. Provided by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

Jungdae Mulbit Park, where this event will be held, is one of the eight scenic spots of Gwangju, along with Namhansanseong and Paldang Mulangae Park, and is a famous sunrise spot where you can see the sun rising over the water and mountains.

The Sunrise Festival has established itself as an event to enjoy with citizens and wish for a hopeful year every New Year's Day. The 2025 event will feature a rich program including celebratory performances, sharing of rice cake soup, and side events.

The celebratory performance will elevate the New Year's atmosphere with singer Kim Hye-yeon, well known for "It's a Snake," along with the Gwangju Women's Choir, Gwangju Municipal Gwangjiwon Nongak Troupe, and a dynamic calligraphy performance by artist Lee Min-haeng of the Gwangju Art Association.

Additionally, the Gwangju Women's Association will share warm rice cake soup prepared with care with the citizens.

As side events, food and cold-weather supplies prepared by the Gwangju Cultural Center, Nonghyup Gwangju Branch, and Sejun Food Co., Ltd. will be distributed, and the '2026~2027 Gyeonggi Province Residents Sports Festival Promotion Booth' will be operated together.

A program where citizens can write down their New Year's wishes is also being prepared. In particular, a 10-meter-tall large snake sculpture symbolizing the Year of the Snake 2025 will be installed as a photo zone, offering a unique enjoyment.

Oh Se-young, CEO of the Gwangju Cultural Foundation, said, “We have prepared a place where all citizens can share and enjoy a hopeful New Year's morning together. We hope many people will participate and brighten the event,” and added, “Through the 2025 Gwangju Sunrise Festival, we wish everyone a year full of health, happiness, and joy.”

Meanwhile, detailed information about the event can be found on the Gwangju Cultural Foundation website or through the Gwangju Cultural Foundation Citizen Network Team.

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