Participate in Global Programs at 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival!

Starting in 1996 and celebrating the 24th anniversary this year, 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival will be held from Fri, Oct. 1 to Sun, Oct. 10. This year’s festival will be held online under the theme of “Enjoying international culture in Seoul at home” due to COVID-19.

This year, with three topics of tourism, culture and food, more than 50 embassies in Korea and international cities participated in various programs for people to enjoy at home. In particular, this year, the festival strengthens its identity as a global event with programs where anyone can freely participate, including the Online Opening Ceremony, Global Home Cook Delivery, and K-pop Korean Wave Talk Show.

The Opening Ceremony, which marks the beginning of 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival, will feature special performance stages and video messages of support in which people around the world send comforting words to those battling COVID-19. You can attend this event online (after registering starting September 1), where you can also watch and participate via live chat on YouTube.

For Global Home Cook Delivery, a major program of 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival, people will make traditional cuisine at home and share how to serve the delicious dishes. Anyone who can make a 5-minute vlog video can participate in this program. Videos are received from Wed, Sep. 1 to Sun, Oct. 10 via the festival’s official email (2021sff@gmail.com), and the registered videos will be open to the public on the festival website.

K-pop Korean Wave Talk Show, held online on the last day of 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival on Sun, Oct. 10, will serve as a venue to discuss K-pop, which is attracting international attention. In this event, K-pop fans can talk about K-pop and their favorite singers. If you want to participate, you must register in advance on the official festival website starting Wed, Sep. 1, and sign an agreement for media release. In addition, those who participate and share their opinions via live chat on YouTube will be entered into a sweepstakes giveaway on the event day.

The three programs are open to everyone’s participation. Those who take part in the programs via webcam or actively share their opinions via live chat will be given Discover Seoul Pass (K-pop Korean Wave Talk Show) and a poster of BTS (honorary ambassador of Seoul) by STO (Seoul Tourism Organization).

For more information on 2021 Seoul Friendship Festival, please visit the official website (www.seoulfriendship.org).