2024 Environmental Education Festival to be Held at Aetul Plaza on October 12
Incheon Metropolitan City will host the "2024 Incheon Environmental Education Festival" on October 12 at Aetul Plaza in front of City Hall. The event aims to raise awareness of environmental education and promote a culture of environmental action.
Hosted by Incheon City and organized by the Incheon Environmental Education Center and the Incheon Environmental Education Network, the festival will be held under the theme “Incheon: A City of Environmental Education in Action Together.” It is designed to engage citizens in reflecting on the importance of environmental education and fostering communication on this topic.
All Incheon residents can participate through pre-registration or on-site registration. Detailed program information and pre-registration options are available on the Incheon City website, as well as through the QR code on the event’s promotional poster.
Experience Traditional Rice Harvesting at Incheon Grand Park
The Incheon Grand Park Office will hold a harvest festival on October 13 at Bandi Field in Incheon Grand Park, where citizens can experience traditional rice harvesting and threshing methods.
The rice to be harvested was grown by students from the "Bandi Field School," a youth group that has been learning traditional rice farming techniques since preparing paddies and planting rice seedlings in March.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 13. In addition to the student group, all park visitors are welcome to participate in the fall harvest experience.
Housewarming Events Held Across Incheon’s Cultural Spaces
Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture will hold the "House Warming Party," a collaborative project focused on cultural and artistic streets, from October 11 to 20, 2024. The event will take place in cultural spaces located in Jung-gu, Dong-gu, and Michuhol-gu.
The festival aims to support the creative activities of local art organizations while offering citizens the opportunity to experience a wide range of cultural and artistic programs.
Visitors can participate in these programs for free, with the concept of attending a housewarming party at each cultural venue.
Seafood Festival to Take Place in Incheon This Weekend
Incheon Metropolitan City will hold a crab festival at the Incheon Complex Fish Market in YeonAn Pier in Jung-gu from October 12 (Saturday) to 13 (Sunday), while a salted shrimp festival will take place in Oepo Port, Naega-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, from October 11 (Friday) to 13 (Sunday).
These festivals aim to promote the excellence of Incheon’s representative seafood products, swimming crabs and salted shrimp, while also addressing the decline in seafood consumption caused by the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.
An official from Incheon City expressed hopes that the seafood festival will boost the consumption of Incheon’s renowned swimming crabs and salted shrimp, known for their exceptional quality nationwide.
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
