Recruitment of 52 Teams Across Three Categories: Gimbap, Friendly, and Flea Market
Applications Accepted from August 18 to 22
Gimcheon City in North Gyeongsang Province has begun recruiting participating businesses for the successful hosting of the '2025 Gimcheon Gimbap Festival,' which has established itself as the region's representative food festival.
Gyeongbuk Gimcheon City is recruiting participating companies for the 2025 Gimcheon Gimbap Festival.
The festival will be held for two days from October 25 to 26 at Jikji Culture Park and Samyeongdaesa Park. This recruitment will select a total of 52 teams across three categories: Gimbap, Bunsikryu (Friendly), and Flea Market.
The recruitment scale is as follows: 15 teams for Gimbap, 7 teams for Friendly, and 30 teams for the Flea Market. Notably, as this is the second year of the festival, the city plans to apply a variety of evaluation criteria?including the professionalism of the business, menu differentiation, price competitiveness, and external recognition?to carefully select participants and further enhance visitor satisfaction.
Applications will be accepted from August 18 to 22, either by email or in person. Eligibility requirements are as follows: For the Gimbap category, businesses must be officially registered and currently selling Gimbap at a physical store; for the Friendly category, businesses must be selling bunsikryu (Korean snacks) excluding Gimbap; and for the Flea Market, businesses must be officially registered and able to sell products (food vendors must also have a business license).
The Gimcheon Gimbap Festival received an enthusiastic response last year during its inaugural event, thanks to Gimbap unique to the region and a wide variety of foods.
A city official stated, "This year, we will strengthen the selection criteria to present even higher-quality food and attractions," adding, "We will prepare thoroughly so that participating businesses, citizens, and tourists are all satisfied with the festival."
Detailed schedules and application methods can be found on the Gimcheon City website and social media channels. For inquiries, please contact the Gimbap Festival agency or the Gimcheon City Tourism Promotion Division.
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