A special time travel takes place in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do in October, the ‘season of festivals.’
The Gunsan Time Travel Festival, which celebrates its 14th anniversary this year, will be held at Gunsan Time Travel Village from October 2nd to 5th.
This year, a variety of events are scheduled to be held, including ‘We All Live March 5th’, which is a replica of the Gunsan Manse Movement, a musical containing the history of Gunsan, and a ‘Global EDM’ performance that will heat up the autumn nights.
In addition, the Navy Military Music Pole performance, shown for the first time this year, is added to attract tourists.
◇ The beginning of a festival held under the moonlight
On the 2nd, the opening day of the festival, the entire streets of Gunsan Time Travel Village are decorated with colorful stages.
The time travel festival begins with a grand and elegant performance by the Navy Military Music Pole, which is visiting Gunsan for the first time.
Next, 'Global Modern Flash Mob', which presents the various cultures that permeated Gunsan during the modern era in the form of a flash mob, provides an experience as if you were directly transported to modern Gunsan in the 1930s.
The ‘Gunsan City Arts Group Performance’, which will show the symbolism of the festival, further increases immersion in the scene.
The opening ceremony, which marks the start of the full-scale festival, is expected to raise the excitement of the festival site to the fullest with a theme video showing everything about Gunsan, an opening performance, and stages by popular singers such as Lin and Haiki.
◇ The ‘excitement of Gunsan’ echoes throughout the festival site
At 'Street Madang', which brings out the taste of a street-style festival, you can enjoy performances of various genres in one place, including musicals containing the history of Gunsan, the Dongmi Bicycle Music Group parade, a popular performance team, and Korean traditional music.
‘Stage Redcon’, a program to foster music talent and revitalize the popular music content industry operated by the Jeonbuk Self-Governing Province Content Convergence Promotion Agency, will feature performances by talented musicians in the province.
In addition, 'Global EDM', where powerful sounds and shining lights harmonize with the moonlight on an autumn night, heats up Gunsan's nights with a dynamic stage.
In addition, the ‘Gunsan Port Bam Pier Contest’ conveys the deep mood of autumn by bringing modern music to the autumn breeze of the port city of Gunsan. It is a performance that encompasses modern content, including music and costumes of the time.
◇ ‘Everyone is the main character’ A festival to enjoy together
This year's Gunsan Time Travel Festival is filled with programs that can be enjoyed through first-hand experience.
‘We all live for 3·5 years’ reproduces the shouts of the independence movement that resonated in Gunsan at that time every day at 3:05 PM.
Visitors can enter the scene of the independence movement, shout and march together, and have the opportunity to feel the emotions of that hot day with their whole body.
'1919 Taegeukgi Raising Operation' is a mission game where you have to find hoisting poles hidden in various places and raise the Taegeukgi to avoid the Japanese soldiers' death. It attracts attention by reinterpreting 'Cops and Thieves', which has recently emerged as a trend among the MZ generation, in a modern version.
‘Find the K-Tourism Island’ is an experiential program that promotes the islands of Gunsan, and lucky prizes are given to those who find the ‘Islands of Gunsan’ among tens of thousands of ball pits.
In addition, 'Moa Moa Time', where you collect time while traveling around Gunsan's major tourist attractions and festival grounds and exchange it for souvenirs, and 'Answer!' where you receive a call from a public phone and perform a mission. A variety of programs that can only be enjoyed in Gunsan await, including ‘Mission Public Phone’.
◇ A place of harmony that ‘coexists with the region’
The Gunsan Time Travel Festival has other main characters that fill every corner of the festival site. Stages featuring the spirit of local college students and the depth of artists spread throughout the festival venue, broadening the spectrum of the festival.
The 'K-Culture Performance', which presents musicals created by students of Howon University's Department of Performance Media and Department of Applied Music, vividly conveys the region's unique culture and sensibility.
The ‘World Folk Costume Fashion Show’, in which Gunjang University Fashion Industry Department students serve as models and designers, also fills the venue with a gorgeous runway.
‘Stage Gunsan’ stimulates emotions with the participation of local artists of various genres.
Gunsan Mayor Kim Jae-jun said on the 22nd, "In Gunsan in October, you can enjoy fall to the fullest and heartwarming stories of time travel hidden throughout the streets await you. I hope you will visit Gunsan during the festival season and participate in time travel."
