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The Nostalgic Chungjang Festival
- 기간
- 2026.10.07 ~ 2026.10.11
- 장소
- Geumnam-ro + Chungjang-ro + 5.18 Democracy Square area
- 주소
- 220 Geumnam-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City
- 문의
- 062-608-4672
- 주최
- 광주광역시 동구+동구문화관광재단+충장축제위원회
- 홈페이지
- http://recollection.kr/
Haengjeong-dong Parade Symbolic Object Exhibition + Asia Culture Street + Chungjang Light-Up Night + Chungjang Children’s Playground, etc
장소 소개
The food menu for the festival site below is based on last year’s (2025) festival content, and the 2026 festival content is currently being updated.* The nostalgic Gwangju Chungjang Festival is the largest representative festival of Gwangju in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, originating from Chungjang-ro in Dong-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam, the city’s premier commercial district. This festival holds special significance as the nation’s first memory-themed festival, uniting generations and social classes through the universal theme of “memories.” By sharing the precious memories everyone holds, it creates a space for memory production where people of various ages and backgrounds come together to create new memories. In particular, because it unfolds around the festival’s core spaces—Geumnam-ro and the 5·18 Democratic Square, both sites of great significance in the history of democracy worldwide—it carries historical and cultural value that goes beyond being a simple local festival. As a festival held at the sacred site of democratization, it carries symbolic significance in demonstrating the citizens’ determination to overcome past pain and move toward a hopeful future. The Ch…
