Anseong Representative 'Baudeogi Festival' Eve Parade to be Held on the 2nd of Next Month

Colorful Stages Including Gilnori and World Folk Performances

Anseong City in Gyeonggi Province will hold the Gilnori Parade, the eve event of the region’s representative festival, the 'Anseong Matchum Namsadang Baudeogi Festival,' on the 2nd of next month.

The Gilnori Parade is an event held the day before the Baudeogi Festival opens, featuring a large-scale street march to promote community harmony and showcase diverse performances. This year, 16 groups including local citizen theater companies and the Anseong City University Student Union, as well as folk performance groups from six overseas countries, will participate.

The Gilnori Parade, the eve event marking the start of the Anseong Baudeogi Festival, will be held on the 2nd of next month. A scene from last year's Baudeogi Festival Gilnori Parade.
[Photo by Anseong City]

The parade will take place from 5 p.m. along an 800-meter section in Ayang-dong, from the old Saebyeok Market to Poliplaza Intersection to Naehyehol Factory. Prior to this, from 3 p.m., side events such as flea markets, food trucks, magic shows, and balloon art performances will be held.

The Gilnori features various attractions and marches including Samulnori (traditional Korean percussion), band performances, K-pop dance, and musical jump rope, with stages organized by the Namsadang Pungmul Troupe and the Anseong City University Student Union.

Notably, this year’s event will showcase a gala show by the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOFF) folk performance groups from six countries including Indonesia, Poland, and Romania.

The city will enforce traffic control on the parade route from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the day of the event.

Kim Bora, Mayor of Anseong City, said, "I hope the Gilnori Parade, full of hope, will be a shining moment where all citizens become the protagonists of the Baudeogi Festival."