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Busan Metropolitan City to Jointly Host the “20th Busan Family Festival” and the “13th Busan Youth Open Festival”

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Acting Mayor Kim Kyung-duk, announced that the “20th Busan Family Festival” and the “13th Busan Youth Open Festival” will be jointly held on May 23 at Dasom Yard in Busan Citizens Park.

In celebration of Family Month and Youth Month, the Busan Family Festival, first launched in 2007, and the Busan Youth Open Festival, first launched in 2013, which had previously been held separately each year for families and youth across Busan, will this year be integrated into one larger festival offering even more diverse experiences and attractions.

The event is hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and organized by the Busan Metropolitan City Healthy Family Support Center, 12 district and county Healthy Family Support and Family Centers, and the Busan Metropolitan City Youth Activity Promotion Center.

The festival will feature a variety of programs including stage performances, experience and play zones, and family exhibition areas.

Stage programs will include congratulatory performances, an awards ceremony honoring distinguished contributors, and the final round of a youth singing competition featuring 10 youth teams from across Busan. A talk show titled “A Day Raising Together” will also be held, allowing families to share concerns and experiences centered on the common theme of caregiving.

The experience and play zones will be organized into four themes representing the core values of families and youth — “Equality Together,” “Care Together,” “Inclusion for All,” and “Future Growth” — with a total of 53 programs. Each zone will offer a variety of themed activities such as equality bowling, caregiving topping pizza-making, inclusive face painting, and future career quizzes. Participation in the special family mission activity “Drawing the Family: Caricatures” and family counseling sessions using board games will require advance registration through the official Busan Family Festival website (부산가족축제.kr).

In addition to the on-site festival at Busan Citizens Park, citizens will also be able to enjoy the festival online through the official Busan Family Festival website (부산가족축제.kr) until June 7.

Participants can enjoy 12 online family experience programs, including the “Our Family Equality Test” and “Family Care Hidden Word Search.” Selected submissions from the family experience activities will later be featured on the websites of Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Metropolitan City Healthy Family Support Center to help spread awareness of the importance and value of families.

More information about the festival is available on the official Busan Family Festival website (부산가족축제.kr). Inquiries can also be made to local Healthy Family Support Centers and Family Centers in Busan at 1577-9337 or to the Busan Metropolitan City Youth Activity Promotion Center at 051-852-3461.

Acting Mayor Kim Kyung-duk of Busan Metropolitan City stated, “Happy families are the foundation for creating exciting learning environments and enjoyable workplaces, ultimately making Busan a happier city.” He added, “I hope this festival celebrating Family Month and Youth Month becomes a joyful occasion for all families and a meaningful memory that inspires young people to move confidently toward the future.”