Korean Cultural Festival next week

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The Korean Cultural Festival 2015 will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June.

Under the patronage of Ambassador Chang Won-sam and in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, and the State Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea will be holding the biggest ever cultural event.

On 10 June, registrations for the K-pop World Festival and Quiz on Korea in Sri Lanka have been concluded with great success. A relatively large number of applications were received by the Embassy, despite it being the first participatory event of the Sri Lankan people; more than 100 people for the Quiz competition and 36 teams (65 people) for the K-pop competition. The publicity of the event went so international that one team from Indonesia had even registered for the national preliminaries in Sri Lanka.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea invites the Sri Lankan public to come and enjoy the Cultural Festival. There are three events, K-pop World Festival, Quiz on Korea, and the 1st Korean Ambassador’s Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championship.

This event is sponsored by Samsung, Korean Airlines, KIA, Hyundai and Abans. In particular, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) has contributed immensely to stage setting of this event, and will also record and air the K-pop World Festival in Sri Lanka nationwide.

The prizes and benefits does not only apply to the contestants. Lucky draws will be drawn for the audience to appreciate their attendance. The Korean Embassy anticipates an active participation from the Sri Lankan public (free entry).