‘The 4th Korea Representative Festival Expo’ opens at BEXCO in Busan on the 26th

The ‘4th Korea Representative Festival Expo’, which provides a glimpse of all domestic festivals in one place, was held grandly at BEXCO in Busan on the 26th.

This expo, which will be held for three days until the 28th, is hosted by the Korea Local Newspaper Association, in which representative newspapers from nine regions across the country, including Gyeongin Ilbo, participate. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Organization, and the Korea Exhibition Industry Center. It was organized by

In this expo, local governments such as Gwangmyeong, Pyeongtaek, Uiwang, Gwangju, Hwaseong, Yeoju, Dongducheon, Goyang, Siheung, Gapyeong-gun, and Namdong-gu in Incheon participated in the Gyeongin region to publicize special products, attractions, and local events. Local governments and companies from all over the country participated in this fair. A total of 116 places participated.

At the opening ceremony held at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 in Busan this afternoon, Park Jin-oh (CEO of Kangwon Ilbo), President of the Korea Local Newspaper Association, Hong Jeong-pyo, CEO of Gyeongin Ilbo, Dong-gwan Lee, President of Maeil Newspaper, Jinsoo Kim, President of Busan Ilbo, Jong-bung Lee, Chairman of Gyeongnam Newspaper, and Chang-hoon Seo, Chairman of Jeonbuk Ilbo, attended the opening ceremony. Presidents of newspapers affiliated with the Korea Local Newspaper Association, Busan Metropolitan City Executive Mayor Lee Jun-seung, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Tourism Association Chairman Kang Dong-hoon, and Hamyang Wild Ginseng Festival Chairman Lee Hyeon-jae attended the event.

In his congratulatory address, Vice Mayor Lee said, “I am very grateful that the entire Republic of Korea came together as a team to support and encourage us through the festival fair,” and added, “As the most important festivals among the 800 festivals in Korea are gathered in one place, we can learn about the strengths of each local government.” “I hope it will be an opportunity to grow,” he said.

On the first day, festival promotions and events were held in each city and county, captivating the eyes and ears of participants, and a buyer consultation session was also held as B2B-Day for mutual exchange between participating local governments and festival-related companies.

In particular, this buyer’s meeting provided an opportunity to exchange information about promoting local festivals with the participation of influencers (YouTubers), and a special performance by the four-member girl group H1-KEY was also held.

On the second day, the 27th, the Korea Best Festival Award will be held to recognize the local governments participating in the expo that have received the spotlight from many tourists, and various events such as a mascot contest and a children’s character performance of ‘Carrie and Friends’ for family visitors will also be held. It is prepared.

On the last day, the Festival Expo Supporters Awards Ceremony concludes the three-day schedule.

/Reporter Shin Chang-yoon [email protected]