The Masan Fish Market Festival Kicks Off... Changwon Mayor Hong Nampyo Says, "Enjoy Seafood with Confidence"

The Masan Fish Market Festival in Changwon Special City, boasting the largest scale in Gyeongnam Province, opened on the evening of the 25th.

According to Changwon City, the 22nd festival will be held for three days until the 27th around the Masan Fish Market area.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon City, Gyeongnam, is delivering a greeting at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Masan Fish Market Festival.
[Photo by Changwon Special City Hall]

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About 600 people, including Mayor Hong Nam-pyo, members of the National Assembly, provincial and city councilors, and citizens, attended the opening ceremony held on a special stage set up in front of the Masan Fish Market Customer Support Center.

At the festival site, events such as free tasting of seasoned gizzard shad sashimi, fish market singing contest, seafood cooking competition, and on-site customer prize events took place.

On stage, congratulatory performances by singers such as Jang Min-ho and Park Sung-jin were held.

The 22nd Masan Fish Market Festival was held at Masan Fish Market in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon Special City Hall]

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Masan Fish Market has long been a place where visitors line up to eat gizzard shad, and the gizzard shad festival was first held in 2000.

From the 3rd festival onward, the name was changed from Masan Fish Market Gizzard Shad Festival to Masan Fish Market Festival, continuing to the present.

The Masan Fish Market Festival is recognized as a representative seafood festival of Changwon City, attracting not only residents of the province but also visitors from other regions and foreigners, making it a nationwide festival.

On this day, Mayor Hong said, "I congratulate the holding of the Masan Fish Market Festival and thank the citizens who visited the festival despite the discharge of contaminated water from Japan," adding, "I hope people trust our city, which strives for safe food, and consume seafood with confidence."

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