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Yongin's Jungang Market to hold 8th Starlight Night Market on Oct. 16-18
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Yongin city said the 8th Starlight Night Market (별빛마당 야시장) will run from Oct. 16 to 18 at Yongin Jungang Market, with arts performances, food stalls and a flea market. An opening ceremony is set for 7 p.m. on Oct. 16. Official and business outlets differ on the daily closing time: Yonhap reported 9 p.m., while two business outlets said 10 p.m.
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Yongin city announced that the 8th Starlight Night Market (별빛마당 야시장) will be held at Yongin Jungang Market from Oct. 16 to 18, according to Yonhap, Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy. All three reports say the market runs daily from 3 p.m., and Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy say it closes at 10 p.m., while Yonhap reported a 9 p.m. closing time. An opening ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 16 at 7 p.m., the two business outlets reported. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The night market began in 2023 and has become one of Yongin's representative traditional-market night festivals, Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy reported. The city says it adds culture and tourism content to the traditional market to give residents a leisure space and to create opportunities for merchants to raise sales and revive the market, those two outlets reported. Yonhap said the city organises the event together with the Jungang Market merchants' association. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
A stage organised with Kyung Hee University will be part of this year's festival, with students from the university's Postmodern Music department performing a theme song they composed about Yongin Jungang Market, according to Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy. Seoul Economic Daily reported that Yongin Cultural Foundation group I'm Busker and guest singers perform on Oct. 16; the finals of the citizen participation programme “I Am a Singer” plus magic and gugak performances take place on Oct. 17; and gugak, dance and busking fill the final day on Oct. 18. Asia Economy carried the same day-by-day line-up. [ 2 , 3 ]
About 60 companies and teams are taking part in the food section, including beer and traditional liquor breweries, food trucks and local food vendors, Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy reported. A picnic zone, a flea market and experience booths will also operate so that visitors of all ages can stay and enjoy the festival, according to those reports. Yonhap additionally reported a specialty goods market, handicraft stalls, a traditional liquor corner, and experience booths for making keycaps and pottery. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Yonhap reported that a pop-up store selling Jungang Market postcards and goods will operate during the event, and that the Kimryangjang Festival — featuring AI caricatures and LED lamp making — will be held alongside it. The two business outlets did not mention these items. [ 1 ]
Mayor Lee Sang-il said the night market is growing into Yongin's representative night festival linking the traditional market with local culture, and that the city will do its best on event operations and safety management so residents and visitors can make pleasant memories, according to Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy. [ 2 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The event is the city's main annual use of a traditional market as a night-time culture and tourism venue, which the city says is intended to draw visitors and lift merchants' sales. For readers outside the country it is a local festival announcement with limited wider impact.
Datos clave
- The 8th Starlight Night Market will be held at Yongin Jungang Market from Oct. 16 to 18. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The opening ceremony takes place on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Yongin city said the night market began in 2023 and has become one of the city's representative traditional-market night festivals. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kyung Hee University's Postmodern Music department students will perform a theme song they composed about Yongin Jungang Market. [ 2 , 3 ]
- About 60 companies and teams are taking part in the food section, including beer and traditional liquor breweries, food trucks and local food vendors. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap reported the event runs daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., while Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy reported it runs until 10 p.m. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap reported the city is organising the event together with the Jungang Market merchants' association, and that a pop-up store, AI caricatures and LED lamp making will be part of the programme. [ 1 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- The Starlight Night Market runs Oct. 16-18 at Yongin Jungang Market. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- This is the eighth edition of the event. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The opening ceremony is on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The event, which began in 2023, combines culture and tourism content with a traditional market to give residents a leisure space and help the commercial district, according to the city. [ 2 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- Whether the market closes at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. each day. Yonhap said 9 p.m.; Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy said 10 p.m. The city's own announcement, as reported, is not consistent across outlets.
- Details of the Kimryangjang Festival, the AI caricature corner, the LED lamp making booth and the pop-up store selling market postcards and goods. These appear only in the Yonhap report and are not mentioned by the two business outlets.
- Expected visitor numbers, budget or any sales targets for the event. No document states figures for attendance, cost or revenue.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- Yonhap publishes the city's announcement of the Oct. 16-18 Starlight Night Market at Yongin Jungang Market. [ 1 ]
- Seoul Economic Daily reports the event, including a 10 p.m. daily closing time, the Oct. 16 7 p.m. opening ceremony and the Kyung Hee University stage. [ 2 ]
- Asia Economy publishes its report on the same event. [ 3 ]
- The night market is scheduled to open each day, according to all three reports. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Opening ceremony scheduled on Oct. 16, per Seoul Economic Daily and Asia Economy. [ 2 , 3 ]