Osan City: "Use High Oil Price Relief Funds at Festival Venues Too"

City Expands Osaekjeon Usage at Rose and Yamac Festivals
56 Temporary Merchants at Festival Venues... High Oil Price Relief Funds Now Accepted

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province is expanding the use of high oil price relief funds to local signature festival venues, with the aim of increasing actual consumption and revitalizing the local commercial district.

Osan City, 'Oh! Happy Rose Festival' Opens on the 23rd. Photo by Osan City

The city announced on May 20 that it has promoted the temporary registration of local currency Osaekjeon merchants for festival sellers taking part in the "2026 Oh! Happy Rose Festival," which opens on the 23rd, as well as for the "13th Yamac Festival" to be held in June.

As a result, citizens will be able to use Osaekjeon and high oil price relief funds at food trucks, flea markets, and food booths within the festival venues. A total of 56 temporary merchants will be operated, with 25 at the Rose Festival and 31 at the Yamac Festival, all on a temporary basis.

The city noted that, in the past, the high participation of non-local businesses at festival sites had limited the use of local currency. To address this, the city consulted with its festival operations partner Kona I, and improved the system so that even non-local sellers could register as temporary merchants at designated locations and during the festival period.

This measure aims to stimulate actual consumption using high oil price relief funds, and to establish a virtuous cycle in which the funds issued by the policy are re-spent within the local community. The city especially expects that spending by the many citizens and visitors attending the Rose Festival and Yamac Festival each year will lead to increased sales for local businesses.

Temporary merchants will be automatically deregistered once the festivals end. During the festival period, the city also plans to conduct on-site inspections to monitor for any improper usage.

An Osan City official stated, "We expanded the scope of usage in conjunction with the festivals so that citizens can more easily use their high oil price relief funds in daily life," adding, "We will continue to expand consumption promotion measures that enhance the citizens' sense of benefit."

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