So, there are a lot of festivals in Korea. This one we came upon by accident, the Gwangju Recollection Festival. This festival was held in our city and is supposed to be a day where they celebrate democracy and remember the activism that occurred in our city in the 70s and 80s. We were headed downtown on a Tuesday night because that is where our Korean class is held, but when we arrived there was a parade, and a very busy street had been blocked off for performers and lots of booths were set up with food and carnival games. This festival went on for a couple days.
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| The huge stage |
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| A very busy street downtown that was blocked off for the festival |
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| Our friends Lizzy and Mitchell |
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| Lots of people enjoying themselves . . .and this was a Tuesday night! |
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| Some performers, yes, in Native American costume! |
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| Food Vendors |
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| A tunnel for people to write memories of activism |
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| Some of the side streets decorated for the festival |
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