Yeongdong Grape Festival Kicks Off with Rich Attractions and Bumper Crop

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The Yeongdong Grape Festival kicked off yesterday (the 27th) in Yeongdong, a region renowned for its sweet grapes. This year, thanks to favorable grape crops and a relocation of the festival venue, the sights and activities have become even more abundant.

Reporter Lee Min-ah from CJB.

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People wearing plastic boots enthusiastically stomp and mash grapes.

Moving their bodies to the upbeat music while crushing the grapes naturally brings out laughter.

This is the grape-stomping experience, a signature program of the Yeongdong Grape Festival.

[Tourist: I came to the Yeongdong Grape Festival from Jukjeon. It is fun. Stomping grapes and everything is enjoyable.]

Plump, ripe grapes are piled high on one side of the festival grounds.

This year, the grape harvest is thriving, and production has increased compared to last year.

Purchase benefits have also been prepared for consumers visiting the festival.

For every 50,000 won spent on agricultural products such as grapes, visitors receive 5,000 won back in local currency, up to a maximum of 30,000 won.

[Lim Eun-kyung / Tourist: I purposely buy a lot of gifts. But people love them so much. The sugar content is high and they are fresh. They love them too much.]

This year, the festival venue was relocated to the Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Tourism District and newly revamped.

A large dome structure has transformed into an indoor playground where children can play away from the heat, and various attractions such as character merchandise shops utilizing grapes and experience zones have been set up throughout the festival.

[Jung Young-chul / Mayor of Yeongdong County: We have prepared the grape festival not just for selling grapes produced in heavenly natural conditions, but with diverse events. We hope many people will come and fully immerse themselves in the fragrance of grapes...]

Along with the venue relocation, visitor transportation convenience was also improved.

The number of shuttle buses running between the parking lot and the event venue was increased, and dispatch intervals were shortened to enhance convenience for visitors.

Yeongdong County plans to expand sales channels for local grapes and encourage tourists to stay longer through the festival.

The Yeongdong Grape Festival will run for four days until the 30th around the Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Tourism District.

(Video Journalist: Park Hee-sung) Minah Lee, CJB
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.