Autumn Festivals Abound Across Incheon: Sorae Pogu Festival Kicks Off on the 2nd of Next Month

Next month, a variety of festivals where visitors can feel the autumn atmosphere will be held across downtown Incheon.

First, the Sorae Pogu Festival in Namdong-gu and the Bupyeong Pungmul Festival in Bupyeong-gu will be held concurrently from the 2nd to the 4th of next month.

At Sorae Pogu, a representative fishing port in the metropolitan area, visitors can enjoy fresh seasonal seafood along with various performances and experience programs during the festival period.

Namdong-gu opened the Sorae Pogu On-site Support Center starting on the 23rd of last month to improve the image of the Sorae Pogu fish market and eradicate overpricing.

On the eight-lane round-trip Bupyeong-daero, domestic pungmul troupes and overseas folk art troupes will come together to present exciting street performances.

For two days starting from the 3rd of next month, the Incheon Jajangmyeon Festival will be held around the Chinatown area in Jemulpo-gu, featuring hand-pulled noodle competitions and jajangmyeon tastings.

Following this, the 14th Neungheodae Cultural Festival will be held for two days from the 9th to the 1st of next month around Yeonsu Hanmaum Park and Neungheodae Park.

On the first day of the festival, a Baekje envoy procession will take place alongside traditional performance art plays and celebratory performances by singers RESCENE and Ailee, followed by a drone light show in the evening featuring around 2,000 drones illuminating the night sky with the journey of the Baekje envoy delegation.

On the second day of the festival, various resident-participatory events will be held, including the Yeonsu Kkum-ieum-gil Running Race and the Yeonsu Resident Singing Contest.

From the 9th to the 11th of the same month, the Incheon Open Port National Heritage Night Walk will also be held, allowing visitors to explore the history and culture at night centered around the Open Port area in Jemulpo-gu.

Subsequently, for two days starting from the 16th, the Jemulpo-gu Hwadojin Festival will feature a fortress construction procession of Eo-yeongdaejang, a military officer from the Joseon Dynasty, along Hwadojin, a military garrison during the Joseon Dynasty.

(Photo courtesy of Namdong-gu, Incheon; Yonhap News)
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