Gwacheon Youth Festival

"The 2026 5th Gwacheon Youth Festival 'Gwa:Chungjeon Festival' is a youth culture festival held at Gwacheon Central Park from 1 PM to 10 PM on Saturday, October 3. With the solid concept of "a day when drained youth overcharge for just one day," it is a place to fill tedious and exhausting daily life with fun and vitality.
This place, usually an ordinary park, opens as a 'no-discharge zone' where everyone can enjoy together, with a discharge inspection room, recharge arcade, energy fishing pond, print tattoo shop, and more, in celebration of Youth Day.
Policy experience booths at Cheongjeong Zone, reward and experience programs at Gwamollip Zone, pop-up stores at Gwachungjeon, and the main performance and busking stage that will heat up Gwacheon's night! For today, it's a festival for all of us to rest excessively and recharge. A stamp tour collecting stamps throughout Central Park and a goods event are also prepared, capturing visitors' attention.
In addition, an Overeating Zone is operated, preparing food truck fare such as yakisoba, chicken skewers, crepes, and takoyaki. It is designed so visitors can enjoy the festival heartily. After sunset, performances by invited artists and landscaping with string lights fill the night sky of Gwacheon. For just one day that fills Gwacheon's day most passionately and abundantly, at 'Gwa:Chungjeon Festival' you can meet a you charged to 150%.

Program

1. Main Program
- Superstar Contest 'Odyssey': A music performance program that provides a stage opportunity to all young people who want to express themselves and dream of challenges. Performances by selected participating teams follow.
- Gwacheon Youth Day Commemorative Ceremony: An official event commemorating Gwacheon youth activities over the past year, consisting of an opening declaration, congratulatory speeches by domestic and foreign guests, commendation of this year's Gwacheon youth merit awardees, and an opening performance.
- Invited Artist Performance: A nighttime performance immediately following the commemorative ceremony. Multiple invited artists take the stage to close out the festival.
- Romantic Busking Stage: A permanent performance stage operated separately from the main stage. Colorful busking teams such as brass bands, acoustic acts, and bubble shows perform in relay.
2. Supplementary Programs
- Cheongjeong Zone: (Exhibition Promotion Booth) A participatory booth where you can meet the Youth Policy Division of Gwacheon City and related organizations in one place. (Youth Lounge) An experiential policy participation booth operated by Gwacheon Youth Space Bihaengjigu and Gwacheon Youth Network.
- Gwamollip Zone: (Reward & Experience Program) An experience zone where visitors make things by hand and participate. It operates a nighttime caricature booth, a print tattoo shop, and a my-own beverage vending machine (fruit drinks/bokbunja).
- Gwachungjeon Zone: (Pop-up Store) A pop-up zone that opens for one day spaces that are usually hard to find in Gwacheon. It operates a discharge inspection room, a recharge arcade, and an energy fishing pond, running experiential programs under the concept of a 'no-discharge zone'.
- Flea Market: A small-scale market where young sellers participate. Handicrafts and unique items are sold.
- Healing Zone: A rest area with shade canopies, bean bags, and tables. A space where you can rest freely while enjoying the festival.
3. Consumer Participation Programs
- Stamp Tour: A participatory event collecting stamps while visiting each zone in Central Park. If you complete stamps by visiting designated booths in Gwachungjeon Zone and Cheongjeong Zone, you get a chance to draw goods.
- Goods Draw Event: A reward event for those who complete the stamp tour. It is operated as a participatory reward where participants turn the capsule drawing machine to draw goods.
- SNS Certification Campaign: An additional event for those who complete the stamp tour. Take a photo at the arch at the entrance of the venue, tag the festival's official account, and upload the post with the designated hashtag; after verification at the operation booth, goods are given.
- Visitor Survey Event: Gift cards will be given by lottery to visitors who participate in the festival satisfaction survey.
4. Other Information
- Overeating Zone: Food Truck Operation: Food trucks selling a variety of foods such as yakisoba, chicken skewers, crepes, and takoyaki are operated. All booths use reusable containers, aiming for an eco-friendly festival.
- Nightscape Production: After sunset, string lights illuminate specific spots in the park, creating a beautiful atmosphere for the festival.
- Operations and Amenities: Operation booths, an information desk, and a medical booth are operated within the venue so visitors can enjoy safely and comfortably.