Itaewon Global Village Festival (Korean: 이태원 지구촌 축제; RR: Itaewon Jiguchon Chugje) is an annual cultural festival held in Itaewon, South Korea, since 2002. It is hosted by the Itaewon Tourism Zone Association and takes place in the fall, typically in October. The main objective of the festival is to heat up tourism in the Itaewon area, as well as attract foreign visitors.[1]

It aims to bring together Korean traditional culture and foreign culture in Itaewon through parades, food exhibitions, concerts, and more. The parades have up to 800 participants, and concerts often include K-pop artists of the Hallyu Wave.[2]

Editions

  • 2008: October 16–19
  • 2009: October 16–18
  • 2010: October 15–17
  • 2011: October 29–30
  • 2012: October 12–14[3]
  • 2013: October 12–13
  • 2014: October 11–12
  • 2019: October 12–13[4]

Main attractions

Seven O'Clock at the Itaewon Global Village Festival on October 13, 2018
The girl group Six Bomb at the Itaewon Global Village Festival on October 13, 2018
  • Global Village Parade
An opening ceremony with 300 flag bearers and street marchers.
  • Global Traditional Outfit Fashion Show
A fashion show with Korean traditional outfits, such as hanbok, and also traditional outfits from other countries.
  • Global Food Exhibition & Customs Show
Tasting and sale of various food from around the world.
  • C&M Kind Concert
C&M Kind Concert is a special concert, often featuring K-Pop artists. In 2014, the headliner was girl group Dal Shabet.[5]
  • Global Village DJ Party
A show of Itaewon's club culture through DJ concerts.
  • Global Village Culture Performance
Interactive performances of world music, art, and dance.[6]

Things to enjoy

The festival will be held with vehicles in Itaewon-ro and Bokwang-ro under complete control. It will continue its major programs such as the opening ceremony, the Delive Good Concert, the World Traditional Culture Contest (World Culture Grand Prize), the global parade, cooking Itaewon, DJ party, and the closing ceremony (K Beauty Contest), etc.[7]

Global Parade

The global parade is the 'face' of the Itaewon festival. A large parade of 1,000 members from 32 teams, including UNESCO International Martial Arts Demonstration Team and World Folk Costume Team, will march 1.4km from Hangangjin Station to Noksapyeong Station, and the Chilseok-dong Gossam (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 33) will mark the finale.[7]

World food

You can taste the world's food yourself. You can taste traditional food from various countries, including European food and Asian food.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Itaewon Global Village Festival official page
  2. ↑ Korea Tourism Organization subordinate page
  3. ↑ Rahn, Kim (9 October 2012). "Itaewon festival set for Oct. 12-14". The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "2019 Itaewon Global Village Festival - Seoul's Main Festivals & Events 2019 : Visit Seoul - The Official Travel Guide to Seoul". english.visitseoul.net. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  5. ↑ "개막특집 C&M 착한콘서트 라인업_ 달샤벳(DAL★shabet)" (in Korean). Naver. 2014-10-09.
  6. ↑ "'이틀간의 세계 여행'이태원지구촌축제 한창" (in Korean). Asia Economic. 2014-10-12.
  7. 1 2 "용산구 '2019 이태원 지구촌 축제' 12일 개최". 신아일보 (in Korean). 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-05-01.


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