Korea’s Up-and-Coming Festivals
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Busan City announced that the Dongnae Eupseong History Festival and the Gwangalli Eobang Festival, hosted by Dongnae-gu and Suyeong-gu respectively, have been selected as Korea’s up-and-coming festivals in 2016 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Ministry selected 43 cultural tourism festivals in four categories: 3 Premier Festivals, 7 Top Festivals, 10 Outstanding Festivals, and 23 Up-and-Coming Festivals in 2016.
The Ministry will actively support these festivals in a wide variety of areas, including overseas promotion. The Dongnae Eupseong History Festival has been selected as Korea’s up-and-coming festival for two years in a row.
Busan City expects that the two festivals will enhance our city image and revitalize local economies and tourism in Korea this year.
The Gwangalli Eobang Festival will be held in May at Gwangalli Beach, while the Dongnae Eupseong History Festival will be held in October around the Dongnae Eupseong area.
