Hi Seoul Festival began on May 2 and will run until May 10. If you’re in Seoul on these dates, don’t miss out on the events of this festivity being held at Cheonggyecheon, the five palaces (Gyeongbokgung, Changdokgung, Changgyeonggung, Deoksugung and Gyeonghuigung), and of course – Seoul Plaza.
^^Seoul Plaza fountain
Last May 5, Children’s Day, my family spent the afternoon at Seoul Plaza (located in front of the City Hall). The Seoul city government provided a host of fun activities for the kids and their parents alike. These are the Seoul mask making, Spring Breeze Dance, Euro Bungee, Hopping Ball, Hot Pink Postbox and Hot Pink Factory.
We had fun decorating the free masks.
Families enjoying the mask making event.
At Cheonggyecheon, the “Hot Pink Ribbons of Hope” caught my attention. Citizens wrote down their wishes on the hot pink ribbons provided by cosmetics company “Mary Kay.”
Around the sculpture called “Spring,” are coins and paper cranes tossed in by visitors to the event. My son’s day care center sent us a coin bank three weeks ago for the said event that he gladly filled up with coins.
Since it was a really warm day, kids and their parents took time out to cool down at Cheonggyecheon’s waters.
Hot pink buttons are given free for the people to write down messages and post on the hot pink covered wall in Cheonggyecheon.
Hi Seoul Festival will run until Sunday. Several Korean celebs will perform at the Seoul Plaza from Friday night until this Sunday’s closing.
May 8 Friday, 8-10 PM – Merry Parents Day with guests: Park Joon Hyeong, Wink, Park Hyeon Bin, Kim Hye Yeong
May 9, Saturday, 8-10 PM – Fever Night with guests: House Rules, Lee Pani, Defcon, Bae Seul-Gi, S-Flave (B-boy) and DJ
May 10, Sunday, 8-10 PM – Closing Ceremony with the Seoul Spring Chamber Music Festival with Ensemble Nouvelle Generation de Paris and guests: Bum, No Brain, Kim Gyeong Ho, Cherry Filter, Shin Hae Cheol, YB Band
At the Cheonggye Plaza on Saturday at 6 PM – Han Biya, Park Hwa Yobi, Park Jeong Ah and Kim Dong Wook.
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Ahhhhh that looks really cool specially this hot season…
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Hi there!I have been your silent reader for couple months and i enjoy reading your bloggie.
I been to Korea once back to 2005.I LOVE KOREA!hehe..
Everytime when i read your bloggie it makes me wanna go Korea again so bad!;p I guess I will definitely make it happen again.
Aha!Thanks for sharing all these pinky stuff.Loving it!Summer just around the corner?
Foxy-Roxy
hi Foxy-Roxy! thank you… we’ve been having a really warm weather… almost summer like and it’s still supposed to be spring! i wonder how hot it would be like in the summer…. sana naman maraming ulan
Oops!I am a chinese from Malaysia & currently working @ Singapore. I don’t speak philipine language
Foxy-Roxy
Hi Foxy-Roxy! That’s okay. I have several Chinese friends here in Korea and they don’t speak the Philippine language either
They speak Korean well though and that’s how we communicate.
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How long have been there and can you post in general your impression in living in Korea. In Cebu we have many Koreans visitors and they even established they business here.
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woah….ang saya naman. happy children’s day nga pala
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Belated Happy Parents’ Day to you and your husband, and Happy Mother’s Day, Betchay!
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hi Tesha! i remember that we went to Nami on parents’ day last year… and back in Seoul an old guy gave my son 1,000 won… don’t know if you remember that but last Parents’ Day we were in the subway and an old man again gave him 1,000 won… hehehe
Happy Mother’s Day to you Betchay^^
thank you…
We also have the Children’s day on May 5th in Japan.
It looks interesting to make the Seoul mask!
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hi naoko! i enjoyed reading your blog… yup it was really fun making the Seoul mask
Hi there, I always visit your blog and this is really cool!
Thanks for sharing this information and keep it up.
I luv your blog and I hope I can visit Korea and I hope I can meet you:-)
Thanks again for blogging life in Korea:-)
hi maggie! thanks for visiting too… please call me when you come here for a visit… i’d love to show you around
hi ate! belated happy mother’s day.. i was at seoul plaza last sunday. thessa invited me to the “fair”. we actually didnt’t know it was the seoul friendship fair so i was so surprised with the booths and performances. the Philippine’s booths were a hit. when i returned to buy bananas and pineapples before going home at about 3:30 pero wala na…
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haha.. Philippines’ booths pala dapat.. nahawa na…
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