"Anyone Interested in Food Stall Business at Seomun and Chilseong Night Markets?"... Daegu City Recruiting 50 Stall Operators

Daegu City and the Daegu Traditional Market Promotion Foundation announced on the 20th that they will publicly recruit stall operators with dreams and passion to captivate visitors' eyes and taste buds with unique and original menus at Seomun and Chilseong Night Markets throughout 2025.

The number of night market stall operators to be recruited is 30 for Seomun Night Market (24 food stalls, 6 food trucks) and 20 for Chilseong Night Market (food stalls), totaling 50. Additionally, alternates will be selected by category in case of mid-term dropouts.

Seomun Market Night Market Scenery

This year, a new global stall category has been established where foreigners sell their country's representative menus, aiming to stimulate visitors' curiosity with new menus rarely seen at the existing Seomun and Chilseong Night Markets.

Those wishing to operate a stall can apply online through each night market's website from the 21st until February 13th. Detailed information regarding eligibility and recruitment can be found on the Daegu Traditional Market Promotion Foundation website.

The selection of stall operators will be conducted by a panel of professional judges through a first round of document screening, followed by a second round of on-site tasting and personality interviews. Final selections will be made by the end of February, after which hygiene and safety training and stall assignments will be conducted in preparation for opening.

The Seomun and Chilseong Night Markets, which opened last April, will open earlier this year, in mid-March, to meet citizens sooner.

Seomun Night Market will operate three days a week (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) until the end of December this year, while Chilseong Night Market will operate five days a week (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) until mid-November.

In particular, this year plans are in place to further upgrade each market with distinctive programs and original menus to captivate the eyes and taste buds of citizens and tourists.

Seomun Night Market will gradually increase food trucks and flea markets alongside regular stalls, solidifying its position as Korea’s top hot spot by developing specialized tourism products and signature menus targeting young people and out-of-town tourists.

Chilseong Night Market, located near the Sincheon waterfront space, will welcome family visitors with new attractions and a pleasant environment through improved landscape design and environmental maintenance that leverage its geographical advantages.

Park Ki-hwan, Director of the Daegu City Economic Bureau, said, “We will do our best to establish Seomun and Chilseong Night Markets as representative night tourism destinations nationwide,” and added, “We ask for the citizens’ great interest and visits.”

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