Gwangju City to Hold 'Gwangju Cheongnyeon Festival' Online from the 27th

Until the 29th, under the theme '(Past) Forget, (Present) Exist, (Future) Connect'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 25th that it will hold the Gwangju Youth Festival online from the 27th to the 29th.

This youth festival is prepared as a non-face-to-face festival in the With-Corona era to ensure safety and as a new cultural space for youth to communicate online.

The theme is ‘(Past) Forget, (Present) Have, (Future) Connect,’ conveying a message of support to young people who are experiencing increased unemployment and difficult times due to COVID-19.

Marking its 6th year, the Gwangju Youth Festival moved away from the traditional large-scale gathering format and, to implement the festival in a way that vividly realizes young people’s creative ideas, opened program applications last June.

A total of 12 teams applied, and among them, 8 programs covering various fields such as experiences, performances, and exhibitions were selected.

The main festival programs include ▲Youth stories lecture contest ‘Young voice’ ▲Indie artist performance ‘Silk Road Festival’ ▲Youth counseling ‘Gwangju Youth Counseling Taxi’ ▲Radienteering and (online) play challenge ‘Youth Playground 88.9’ ▲Traditional market experience festival ▲Gwangju background shooting ‘Jumping Selfie Photography’ ▲Plant exhibition and experience ‘Healing Project Plant-based’ ▲Gwangju tourism character ‘Find Omaena’ and more.

In addition, events through quizzes and surveys for participants will be held with prizes awarded.

Detailed event schedules and information can be found on the 2020 Gwangju Youth Festival Facebook and KakaoTalk Plus Friend.

This festival is meaningful in that it is not a program for show but one planned and executed directly by young people, completing the youth festival. It is differentiated from existing festivals in that citizens, including youth, participate according to each program’s schedule and then participate and enjoy it once more online.

Kang Young-sook, Director of the Women and Family Bureau of the city, said, “In the With-Corona era, enjoying events online has become not a choice but a necessity. We hope many will participate in the safe and burden-free online festival to communicate, and we will continue to promote policies to open various channels for communication.”