Seongnam City to Host "Children's Day Grand Festival" at City Hall Plaza with 87 Programs Planned

Experience Humanoid Robot Titan, Giant Robot Taekwon X Exhibition, and Performances by Cha Noeul

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will hold a "Children's Day Grand Festival" at City Hall Plaza and the Onnuri Hall on the first floor on May 5.

Scene of the Seongnam City Hall Plaza during the Seongnam Children's Day Grand Festival on May 3, 2025. Provided by Seongnam City

This year's event will be held under the theme "Dreaming Children Become the Future of Seongnam." The city expects around 12,000 families to visit the venue, where a total of 87 programs will be offered, including a commemorative ceremony, hands-on experiences, performances, and food stalls.

The Children's Day commemorative ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. that day on a special stage set up at City Hall Plaza.

The event will kick off with a performance of the "Children's Day Song" by the Seongnam City Boys and Girls Choir, followed by the presentation of commendations to 10 exemplary children and an opening declaration. The program also includes a robot dance performance and band and dance shows by Seongnam (SN) Talents.

A variety of entertainment programs, such as quizzes and games for families, as well as random play dance, will be offered to enhance the festive atmosphere.

A total of 68 play experience booths will be set up in four zones at City Hall Plaza.

By zone: △ The "Five Senses and Imagination Playground" will offer 22 types of experiences, including toddler robot coding and Future Korea (K)-Construction activities; △ The "Fourth Industrial Revolution Artificial Intelligence (AI) Thinking Playground" will feature 18 activities such as humanoid robot Titan, dancing robots, drone piloting, and AI character creation.

Additionally, △ The "Fiddling Playground" will provide six activities, including ride-on car play and block play; △ The "Institution and Organization Participation Zone" will offer 22 experiences, such as virtual reality (VR) history, and fire truck and police car experiences.

Children's Day Grand Festival held at Seongnam City Hall Square on May 3, 2025. Courtesy of Seongnam City

A giant junk art robot, Taekwon X, standing six meters tall, will also be on display.

In addition, a variety of food stalls will be available, selling treats such as sausage and rice cake skewers, tteokbokki, and churros.

Performance programs will take place at Onnuri Hall (with 600 seats) on the first floor of City Hall. At 11 a.m., science communicator Kang Solbin will present a science-magic fusion show, and at 2 p.m., kids creator Cha Noeul and his father Cha Sungjin will perform together.

A Seongnam City official said, "This year's Children's Day event will be set up as a large playground where visitors can directly experience future technologies such as the giant robot Taekwon and the AI robot Titan," adding, "We hope the 87 diverse programs provide a special day for the whole family."

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