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Eungbongsan Mountain Forsythia Festival 응봉산 개나리축제

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Eungbong-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 성동구 응봉동 응봉산)

Eungbongsan Mountain is famed for its forsythia flowers. Each year, it hosts the Eungbongsan Mountain Forsythia Festival, organized by Seongdong-gu and Seongdong Cultural Center. The festival venue is Palgakjeong (Octagonal Pavillion) on the mountain.

Utilization information

・Finished : 20150405

・Location : Palgakjeong (Octagonal Pavillion) in Eungbongsan Mountain

・Beginning : 20150403

・Location : [Subway]
Eungbong Station (Jungang Line), Exit 1.
- Walk straight for 271 meters, and take a right at the first-three way intersection.
- Turn left again at the next three way intersection.
- Go straight for 274m to arrive the venue.

・Performance Times : 13:00-17:00

・Operating Hours : Free

Introduction

Eungbongsan Mountain is famed for its forsythia flowers. Each year, it hosts the Eungbongsan Mountain Forsythia Festival, organized by Seongdong-gu and Seongdong Cultural Center. The festival venue is Palgakjeong (Octagonal Pavillion) on the mountain.

Programs

[Main event]
- Picture Contest
- Seongdong family Essay Contest
- Forsythia Healing Concert

[Activities]
- Selfie & photo zone
- Face painting & nail art
- Making forsythia flowers
- Photo exhibition on the progress in modern history of Seongdong-gu
- Food marketplaces

*Program details are subject to change and vary each year.
 Find more information at the official webpage.

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