Changwon Special City will roll out a series of cultural events for residents starting in late April, including a community concert, a traditional folk competition and a museum exhibition.
Changwon will hold the “Uichang-dong Community Harmony Concert” at 7 p.m. on April 24 in the parking lot of the Changwon City Livestock Cooperative.
The concert was planned to mark the 100th anniversary of the children’s song “Hometown Spring” and to share with residents the historical significance of Uichang-dong, where the song was created.
The program begins at 6:40 p.m. with a pre-show by the Uichang-dong resident program team “Gogo Janggu.” The main concert will feature the Changwon Municipal Choir performing “Hometown Spring,” followed by singer Kim Eun-ju, fusion band A-PLUS, local singer Bae Jin-a and popular singer Na Sang-do.
24th Changwon National Folk Bullfighting Tournament Opens April 29
The “24th Changwon National Folk Bullfighting Tournament” will be held April 29 through May 3 at a temporary arena in the Magumsan hot-spring district in Buk-myeon, Uichang-gu.
A total of 200 bulls from nine cities and counties nationwide will compete, including 20 from Changwon. The tournament will be run in a bracket format across three weight classes — Baekdu, Hangang and Taebaek — with total prize money of 55.2 million won.
Organizers said stricter animal-welfare rules will apply this year, including tougher horn-management standards and a match time limit of up to 40 minutes. An opening ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. on May 2, with congratulatory performances, a prize drawing and a mobile livestock-products sales vehicle among side events.
An indoor exhibition is also planned. The Changwon Municipal Masan Museum will present its first-half 2026 special exhibition, “We Are Blossoming Flowers of Joseon,” from April 28 to Aug. 30 in the first-floor special exhibition gallery.
The exhibition highlights the history of “Daejayu Kindergarten,” which opened in 1927 and worked to preserve the Korean language and culture. Organized in three sections, it traces the period from the opening of Masanpo Port in 1899 through the Japanese colonial era, focusing on efforts to find hope through education despite harsh repression.
Key items include a seal stamp used by Monk Guha, a 1924 map titled “Joseon Map, Southern Section,” and the 15th Daejayu Kindergarten graduation album published in 1942. The museum will also run a participatory program in which visitors write messages to help complete a large Taegeukgi, the national flag of South Korea.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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