[Photo] Citizens Visiting Nowon-gu's '2024 Bulamsan Azalea Festival'

Nowon-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it will hold the '2024 Bulamsan Azalea Festival' until the 28th, timed with the azalea blooming season.

Started in 2022, the Bulamsan Azalea Festival is now in its third year and is one of the five major festivals representing Nowon. Every spring, it takes place at the district’s representative attraction, 'Bulamsan Healing Town (Azalea Hill)', where 100,000 deep scarlet azalea bushes create a spectacular view.

Bulamsan Healing Town is a representative healing space that includes various facilities such as the 'Butterfly Garden', where you can observe butterflies alive throughout the seasons, the 'Nowon Garden Support Center' with a greenhouse caf? and a companion plant hospital, and the 'Forest Healing Center', in addition to the Azalea Hill. The district plans to enrich the Bulamsan Azalea Festival by operating various cultural programs utilizing these main facilities.

Various cultural performances are also prepared. The performances will be held on four weekends (4/20, 4/21, 4/27, 4/28), three times a day (2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM), at the Azalea Hill Healing Shelter. Visitors can enjoy performances such as the clown play 'Black Crown', bubble show 'Gyeongsang-do Soap Bubbles', the performance troupe The Clown’s 'The One Who Spins, The One Who Runs, The One Who Flies', magic show 'Magic Cat', African percussion 'Africa of the Sun', and circus 'Hondul Hondul'.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “This year’s azalea flowers are expected to be larger and more vibrant than usual,” and added, “We have prepared various programs that harmonize with the 100,000 azalea bushes, so we hope everyone has a happy time at the Bulamsan Azalea Festival.”