"220,000 Visitors in 5 Days" Icheon Rice Culture Festival Concludes Successfully

38% Increase Compared to Previous Year... Sales of Rice and Others Also Up 26%

The 'Icheon Rice Culture Festival' held at the Icheon Agricultural Theme Park in Gyeonggi-do successfully concluded with over 220,000 visitors.

On the 21st, Icheon City announced that according to the tally of this year’s Icheon Rice Culture Festival, held for five days from the 16th to the 23rd, approximately 225,000 people visited, an increase of 38% compared to last year.

At the Icheon Rice Culture Festival held at the Icheon Agricultural Theme Park, participants including Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon, are making 600m long garaetteok.
[Photo by Icheon City]

The city added that during the event period, sales of agricultural specialties including Icheon rice and sales within the festival venue reached 1.53 billion KRW, a 26% increase from the previous year. During this period, the total number of delivery orders for rice sales was 12,957, averaging 2,591 orders per day.

The event featured new content that attracted attention, including the representative programs 'Icheon Large Cauldron Rice Tasting,' '600m Rainbow Garaetteok Making,' as well as 'Icheon Rice Master Exhibition' and 'Terraced Rice Field Family Photo Shoot.' Additionally, the city explained that visitor safety and convenience facilities were significantly improved by installing anti-slip blocks to prevent falls and setting up shade tents.

Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon, said, "We thank the citizens of Icheon and all tourists who supported the festival," and added, "Next year, we will welcome tourists with an even richer and more abundant festival."