March 20 Marks '26th Hwaseong Special City Citizen's Day'...Diverse Programs to Run During Citizen's Week

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 9th that it will hold a commemorative ceremony at Hwaseong Arts Center on the 20th for the '26th Hwaseong Special City Citizen's Day' on the 21st and will operate a citizen's week from the 16th to the 22nd.

The 'Hwaseong Special City Citizen's Day' commemorates March 21, 2001, when Hwaseong County was elevated to Hwaseong City. The city designates the week containing the Citizen's Day, from Monday to Sunday, as Citizen's Week each year and promotes various commemorative projects.

During this year's Citizen's Week, the city will operate programs in various fields so that citizens can experience the Citizen's Day in their daily lives.

Public parking lots and some paid sports facilities will be opened free of charge, and benefits for using public facilities will be provided, such as reduced rates for public auto-camping sites and admission fees for Hwaseong Children's Culture Center Kids Experience Hall. Additionally, discount programs that citizens can feel, such as discounts on Hwaseong FC home games and discounts on food and beverages at Hwaseong City small cinemas and nono cafes, will be offered.

Along with this, various experience and cultural events that citizens can directly participate in, such as cooking classes at the Hwaseong Volunteer Center and street performances by the Hwaseong Culture and Tourism Foundation, will be held. Details and participation methods can be found on the Hwaseong Special City Office website and official SNS and blogs.

Meanwhile, the '26th Hwaseong Special City Citizen's Day' commemorative ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on the 20th at Hwaseong Arts Center. The ceremony will be held as a participatory event with citizens decorating the stage under the slogan 'Today, where citizens are the main characters; tomorrow, shining Hwaseong Special City.'

With diverse performances including resident autonomous performances by district offices, orchestral performances, citizen charter performances, cheerleading, and choral performances, it is expected to become a festival where all citizens are the main characters.

Mayor Jung Myeong-geun said, "Like the slogan 'Today, where citizens are the main characters; tomorrow, shining Hwaseong Special City,' I hope this Citizen's Day will be a time when all citizens become the main characters," and added, "We will also operate the Citizen's Week as a time where citizens can participate and enjoy together in their daily lives, making it an opportunity to share the meaning of community."