The most famous festival in Korea ‘Daegu chi-mac festival!’

*When? 17th July 2019 ~21th July 2019

*Where? Duryu park in Daegu

1. Daegu, a city of chickens

Daegu has long been a city with chicken-related traditions. Silla royal Kims, who existed on the Korean Peninsula a long time ago, served chickens with totem. And Daegu was a city that had relations with these Kims. And then they called Daegu a "Dalgubal," which means a field full of chickens. Although The old name of Daegu “Dalgubal” was changed to Daegu over time, Daegu people's love for chicken has continued steadily.

After the Korean War, the chicken industry started in Daegu. In the 1970s, various chicken brands were born. These brands have become the most famous brands in Korea now.

And since 2013, Daegu has been promoting its love for chicken through the Daegu Chicken Festival.

2. What is a chi-mac?

Chi-mac is a compound word made after the first letter of chicken and beer, which refers to a whole set of chicken and beer.

Originally, chicken was not a traditional Korean food, but chicken began to become the main accompaniment to an alcohol for Koreans in the 1980s and 1990s, and with the huge consumption of chicken at the 2002 World Cup, it emerged as the center of Korea's most popular food culture.

Now in Korea, Chi-mac is not just a drinking culture, but a network culture that connects people, and Daegu is leading this culture.

3. What is a Daegu chi-mac festival?

‘Daegu Chi-mac Festival’, which was first held on 13-July 2013 started by attracting attention while holding a memorial service for chickens at the opening ceremony. This festival, which drew 50,000 people on the first day, drew 300,000 participants in four days to end the festival successfully.

Since then, the festival became one of the most popular festivals in the country, attracting about 600,000 people in 2014, and about 880,000 in 2015.

And, since 2016 when it introduced ‘Chi-mac tour train’ in cooperation with Korail and began to sell ‘draft beer’, this festival drew more than 1 million participants for three consecutive years until 2018.

4. The 7th 2019 Daegu Chi-mac Festival!!

 ① Premium Chi-mac Club! (in Duryu baseball park)

[Celebratory performances]

▶performances by popular singers& EDM Party

[Chi-mac 99 Cheers Time ]

▶A symbolic program of the Chi-mac Festival, made with the participation of characters, chi-mac Friends and visitors, at 9:09 p.m, every evening.

[Premium Lounge & Pre-booked Food Zones (A paid Reservation)]

▶Reservation: http://bitly.kr/6U9EPP

[A selection contest for the King of Chi-mac]

▶Food fighter competition

▶Reservation: https://bit.ly/30ujEaT

[Mukbang live studio]

▶The famous korean BJ’s show to eat foods.

  ② Ice pub for Chi-mac! (in 2.28 Parking lot)

[Live performance (Indi, Brass band, folk, disco)]

[A beer-created cocktail contest]

[New chicken cuisine competition]

  ③ Chi-mac Sensibility Market (in Tourist Information Center Parking Lot)

[chi-mac flee&free market]

▶‘Handmade product’ manufacturing and ‘Sale experience’ booth operation

  ④ Chi-mac Live Park (in Kolon Outdoor Concert Hall)

[Chi-mac Folk Concert]

▶Live performances by local acoustic bands and popular folk singers

  ⑤ Chimac Ice Playground (in Duryu Park Road)

[Chi-mac Ice Art Zone, Water Event Zone]

[Street food table, screen shooting experience]

Let’s go to Daegu to enjoy Chi-mac Festival!!