Gyeonggi Province Supports 'Food Culture Festival Harmonizing with Hwaseong'

The Food Culture Festival Harmonizing with Hwaseong in Suwon will be developed as a representative city and county food culture street festival with support from provincial funding.

Gyeonggi Province announced it will support 10 festivals, including the Food Culture Festival Harmonizing with Hwaseong in Suwon (Oct. 11-14), which runs through October, with a total of 555 million won in funding—358.5 million won from the province's food promotion fund and 165 million won from city and county budgets—to develop them as city and county food culture street festivals.

The city and county festivals receiving provincial support include the Food Culture Festival Harmonizing with Hwaseong in Suwon, ▲Seongnam Local Food Culture Festival (Aug. 14-16) ▲Anyang Food Culture Festival (Oct. 5-7) ▲Ansan Health-Promising Food Culture Festival (Oct. 5-6) ▲Siheung City 3rd Oido Jjogaebi Festival (Oct. 13-14) ▲Icheon Food Taste Competition (Oct. 27) ▲Gimpo City Food Culture Festival (Oct. 12) ▲12th Yeoju Cheonseori Makguksu Festival (Sep. 13-16) ▲2nd Uijeongbu Famous Jjigae Street Food Culture Festival (Oct. 13-14) ▲2nd Yangju Food Culture Festival (Oct. 20-21), among others.

Through the food culture street festivals, Gyeonggi Province aims not only to promote regional economic development through the advancement of the food industry and added value creation in the dining industry, but also to create festivals for all residents with cultural events, offering things to see, enjoy, purchase, and sell.

Gyeonggi Province stated, "Through this festival, we plan to promote the succession of regional local and traditional foods, discover specialty foods, and provide opportunities for local residents and domestic and international tourists to experience the excellence of Korean cuisine and diverse food offerings that are differentiated by region."