Incheon City Provides Infant Supplies to Vulnerable Families with Newborns
Incheon Metropolitan City announced that starting in May, it will provide infant supplies to vulnerable families who gave birth this year.
This initiative follows a donation made by Hana Financial Group to Incheon City in February to help overcome low birth rates and promote community cooperation. The project is being carried out in partnership with the Incheon Community Chest of Korea and Save the Children’s Gyeongin Regional Office.
Eligible recipients are families residing in Incheon who gave birth in 2024 and received childbirth benefits under the National Basic Living Security Act. The items will be delivered directly to the recipients’ registered addresses.
Incheon City Boosts Global Tourism with Diverse Cultural Events
Incheon Metropolitan City is enhancing its status as a global tourism hub by hosting a variety of large-scale cultural events and performances to attract both domestic and international visitors.
Notably, Incheon has secured the “2025 Deokunsa (Theater Company) Talk Show,” a popular Chinese cultural performance tour. The show will be held on May 3 in Incheon, with around 5,000 attendees expected, including Chinese-speaking tourists and local residents of Chinese descent.
On the same day, May 3, the “Trend Wave 2025” concert featuring popular K-pop artists such as Super Junior-D&E, THE BOYZ, and STAYC will be held at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.
An Incheon city official stated, “We will continue our efforts to position Incheon as both the heart of K-culture and a global tourist destination.”
Incheon Children’s Science Museum to Host Science Culture Festival for Children’s Day
Incheon Metropolitan City announced that it will hold a science culture festival titled Dreaming Children at the Incheon Children’s Science Museum on May 5 to celebrate the 103rd Children’s Day.
Under the theme “Children Dreaming of the Future,” the event will offer various hands-on programs and exciting attractions, allowing children and their families to explore science and create joyful memories together.
Reservations for admission can be made through the official website of the Incheon Children’s Science Museum.
Michuhol Library Offers Rich Cultural Events for Family Month
In celebration of Family Month this May, Incheon Metropolitan City’s Michuhol Library and its branches will host a variety of cultural events, including performances, author talks, and special lectures.
On May 10, Michuhol Library will present a performance titled We Play, Paper Airplane at Seminar Room 1 (3rd floor), featuring Kim Young-jun, a national paper airplane champion.
In celebration of World Day for Cultural Diversity (May 20), the library will also hold the Harmony Festival on May 24, offering cultural experiences such as building Native American tents and painting traditional Korean fans.
Details of each event and registration schedules can be found on the Michuhol Library website.
Mendelssohn and Schumann Explore the Theme of ‘Return’ in Incheon Philharmonic Concert
The Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra will host a concert centered on the theme of “Narratives of Return.”
Scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 7:30 PM at the Art Center Incheon Concert Hall, the performance will musically express the emotions of being away and the longing for home through the works of Mendelssohn and Schumann.
The concert, which captures feelings of unfamiliarity and nostalgia found in the composers’ music, is priced at 10,000 won and can be reserved via the Incheon Culture & Arts Center website, Art Center Incheon, NTicket, and Interpark Ticket.
Incheon Agricultural Technology Center Hosts Seasonal Experience for the Start of Summer
To mark “Ip-ha,” the traditional start of summer, the Incheon Agricultural Technology Center will host seasonal experience programs on May 16 and 17.
Ip-ha, the seventh of the 24 solar terms, falls on May 5 and signifies the end of spring and the emergence of vibrant greenery in the fields and mountains.
Participants will learn about this seasonal tradition, make a rice cake snack with mugwort known as “Ssuk mixing,” and enjoy herbal tea associated with the period. The program will be held in the Living Science Room at the center.
Incheon citizens can register through the city’s integrated online reservation system starting May 1.
Ganghwa’s First Winery Selected for National Brewing Tourism Support Project
Yeonmi Agricultural Corporation, located in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, has been selected for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ 2025 National Brewing Tourism Project.
The program supports local breweries producing traditional liquors by funding improvements and tourism experience programs, helping them evolve into regional attractions that contribute to local economic revitalization.
With this selection, Yeonmi will receive 120 million over two years to develop tailored projects combining brewing and tourism.
Incheon Education Museum Project Approved, Scheduled to Open in 2029
The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has approved the preliminary evaluation for the establishment of the Incheon Education Museum.
With a total budget of 13 billion, the project will remodel the current Nambu Education Support Office building into a four-story structure with a basement. The museum is scheduled to open in December 2029.
The current office will be relocated to the site of the former Hyoyeol Elementary School in Dohwa-dong, Michuhol-gu, by 2028.
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
