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Gwangmyeong City holds the '2026 Festival Gwangmyeong', the region's representative music festival, to provide citizens with opportunities to enjoy culture and to revitalize the local economy.
Gwangmyeong City announced on the 26th that it will hold the region's representative music festival, '2026 Festival Gwangmyeong', on Cheolsan-ro in front of Cheolsan Station on the 3rd to 4th of next month.
On the first day, the 3rd, singers 10CM, Daybreak, and Jacking Kong will perform on stage, and on the 4th, Kim Jong-seo, Romantic Punch, Shin Hyun-hee Band, and Bulnabang Star Sausage Club will perform.
A citizen participation program will also be established.
There will be a 'Parade Gwangmyeong' where citizens directly decorate the procession, as well as youth performances, street karaoke, and random play dances.
The 'Green Zone', a resting area with artificial grass and camping chairs in the middle of the road, and the 'Sharing Market Zone', a flea market, are also operated.
To prepare for and proceed with the festival, vehicular traffic will be restricted from 9:30 a.m. on October 2 to 5 a.m. on the 5th in the approximately 300m section from the Cheolsan Station intersection to the Jungang-ro intersection.
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