Gokseong Governor Jo Sangrae Holds On-Site Briefing for World Rose Festival

"Enhancing Visitor Satisfaction...
Ensuring a Safe Festival," Governor Urges

Josangrae, the governor of Gokseong County, visited the Rose Festival site at Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village on the 14th to inspect the preparation status of infrastructure and other facilities. Provided by Gokseong County

Gokseong County in South Jeolla Province (Governor Josangrae) announced on May 15 that, ahead of the opening of the 15th Gokseong World Rose Festival, it held an "on-site progress report meeting" at the main venue, Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village, on May 14 to conduct a final inspection of the preparations.

The meeting, presided over by Governor Josangrae, began with a report on the festival's progress by the head of the Culture and Sports Department. This was followed by inspections of the festival site layout and facilities, and then reports from the heads of departments responsible for each festival program.

The county has worked to ensure the success of the 15th World Rose Festival by focusing on the growth status of the roses, the creation of scenic and infrastructure facilities, and the overall maintenance of the event site, including the food zone and rest areas. In addition, to improve accessibility to the festival site, the county has implemented comprehensive transportation and parking measures, such as securing temporary parking lots for visitors and engaging private professional transportation services.

For safety management within the festival site, the county has established a joint on-site situation room with police, fire, and medical personnel. It has also implemented safety services at the festival, set up medical support booths in each zone for rapid medical assistance, arranged festival safety insurance, introduced a real-time crowd and statistics management system, and installed CCTV monitoring, thereby establishing a comprehensive safety management system.

In addition, the county has created a comfortable and pleasant environment by operating stroller and wheelchair rental stations and nursing rooms, as well as installing rest areas throughout the festival grounds, including the central plaza dome and the food zone.

Governor Jo emphasized, "The World Rose Festival, held at the Rose Park in Seomjingang Train Village, is a source of pride for Gokseong, which boasts 1,004 varieties of roses. Please do your utmost in preparing and inspecting the festival so that all visitors can be satisfied. I also ask that you thoroughly prepare for joint safety inspections with related agencies and immediately address any issues identified, to ensure a safe festival."

The 15th Gokseong World Rose Festival, under the theme "A Day Colored by Roses, All Day Rose," will be held for ten days from May 16 to 25, centering on Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village. This year, the county has expanded the nighttime landscape lighting at the Rose Park and the evening busking performances, allowing visitors to enjoy the scent and beauty of roses not only during the day but also at night.

Last year, the festival attracted 241,000 visitors, with the highest single-day attendance on a weekend reaching 45,000. During the festival period, Gokseong Seomjingang Train Village will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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