2nd Gumi Ramen Festival - 2023

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Usually held around early November.

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Event Details

Date & Time
November 17 - November 19, 2023
Price
free entry

Programme

  1. Until Sunday, November 19, 2023

    구미역 앞

    Second edition of the Gumi Ramen Festival in front of Gumi Station; the festival mascots Boogi and Noody appear on site.

About This Event

The Gumi Ramen Festival, now in its 2nd edition, takes place from 17 to 19 November 2023 in front of Gumi Station in Gumi, South Korea. The source article is about the city opening the copyright of the festival's mascots 'Bugi and Noodi' for free use by Gumi-based small businesses.

History

The mascots were created in June 2023 and play a major role in promoting the festival, now in its 2nd edition.

Who's who

Organised by

  • 구미시 Gumi City: runs the festival and the mascot copyright-opening programme
  • Gumi City (구미시), with Nongshim's Gumi plant as the main corporate partner

Also involved

  • 부기 (Bugi) Festival mascot: prince turtle of the Fire Kingdom, with a fire bird on his head and magic soup, pot-shaped shell; visitors can meet him at the festival
  • 누디 (Noodi) Festival mascot: princess of the Noodle Kingdom in the Ramen realm, with springy noodle-shaped ears and a hereditary noodle-making secret; visitors can meet her at the festival

Good to know

  • Only small and medium-sized businesses and small merchants headquartered in Gumi may use the Boogi and Noody characters free of charge; applicants submit an application form and supporting documents in person to the responsible city department.
  • Boogi and Noody can be met in person at the festival site.
  • Mascots 'Bugi and Noodi' can be met in person at the festival in front of Gumi Station.
  • Mascot copyright opened for free use only to small and medium enterprises and small businesses headquartered in Gumi; applications and supporting documents are submitted in person to the responsible department.
Attendance
about 100,000
Everything the announcement says

Every detail, as the festival announced it.

Gumi City is pursuing a programme to open the copyright of the Gumi Ramen Festival characters 'Bugi and Noodi' (free use) to promote the ramen festival and revitalise the local economy.
'Bugi' and 'Noodi' are the characters of this year's 2nd Gumi Ramen Festival, born in June, and play a big role in promoting the festival. Bugi is a turtle prince of the Fire Kingdom with a fire bird on his head and magic soup on his body and a pot-shaped shell; Noodi is a princess of the Noodle Kingdom of the Ramen realm, with springy noodle-shaped ears, holding a noodle-making secret passed down through generations.
Only small and medium enterprises and small businesses headquartered in Gumi can use the characters free of charge; application forms and supporting documents are submitted in person to the responsible department, and approval will be decided by a quick procedure.
The Gumi Ramen Festival takes place from 17 to 19 November in front of Gumi Station, where Bugi and Noodi can be met in person.

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