Gangseo-gu to Launch "Resident-Made Autumn Festivals" in 15 Dongs on Oct. 16

Residents lead planning and operations; festivals run through November 5
From Tae Jin-ah's performance in Hwagok 1-dong to Jindo bukchum in Deungchon 3-dong

Seoul's Gangseo-gu District, led by Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon, announced on October 14 that it will hold autumn neighborhood festivals in 15 dong neighborhoods from October 16 through November 5, with residents directly involved from planning through operation.

A performance by the Ujangsan-dong Pungmulnori troupe last year. Provided by Gangseo-gu.

The first event will be the “Ieum Concert” in Deungchon 3-dong on October 16. Starting at 4 p.m., booths offering knot craft and balloon-twisting activities will open at Pureumae Children's Park and the community service center parking lot. From 5 p.m., school clubs and students from the community center will perform gayageum, ukulele, and Jindo bukchum (drum dance) routines.

On October 17, festivals will take place simultaneously in six dong neighborhoods. Deungchon 1-dong's “Recycling Festival” at Baekseok Children's Park will feature a waste-reduction campaign. At Balsan 1-dong's “Balsan Village Festival” at Balsan Neighborhood Park and Hwagokbon-dong's “Great! Hwagokbon-dong Residents' Festival” at Bongjesan Neighborhood Park, there will be children's puppet shows and pungmul troupe parades. At Gonghang-dong's “18th Songjeong Hanmadang Festival” at the community service center, Banghwa 2-dong's “Heart-Pounding Our Neighborhood Festival” at Banghwa 11 Welfare Center and Eunhasu Park, and Banghwa 3-dong's “Banghwa Harmony Festival with Flea Market” at Banghwa Neighborhood Park, activities will include a residents' singing contest, food booths, and flea markets.

On October 24, Hwagok 4-dong's “Hwasa-han Residents' Festival” will be held at the community service center, and Ujangsan-dong's “Forest Village Festival” will take place at Ujangsan Neighborhood Park. On October 31, residents' singing competitions and exhibitions will be held in five dong neighborhoods: Hwagok 3-dong's “Harmony Culture Festival” at the community service center; Hwagok 6-dong's “Yeok Village Festival” in the Gangseo-gu Office parking lot; Yeomchang-dong's “Residents' One Heart Festival” at Yeomgyeong Middle School; Gayang 3-dong's “Culture Hanmadang” at Gyeongseo Middle School; and Deungchon 2-dong's “Deungmarugol Mugunghwa One Heart Festival” at Baekseok Village Madang Park.

The finale will be Hwagok 1-dong's “Big Neighborhood, Little Concert,” held at Gangseo Atrium from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on November 5. Singers Tae Jin-ah, Yu Harim, and Park Bokseon will take the stage.

Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon said, “Dong neighborhood festivals are meaningful occasions for residents to share a sense of community with their neighbors and enjoy performances and talents they have prepared with care. I hope you will visit a festival in your neighborhood with your family and neighbors and enjoy the delights of a bountiful autumn.”

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