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2010 Los Angeles Koreatown Festival

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

It’s the 37th annual Korean Festival in Los Angeles!

September 30 (Thursday) to October 3 (Sunday) at Seoul International Park

Highlights include the Opening Ceremony featuring Yuna Kim on Thursday at 7:00 pm.

On Friday, the main stage will start showing performances at 1:00 pm, with the main event being the appearance of the Wonder Girls at 9:00 pm.

Things start earlier on Saturday with a Bibimbap Fest at 11:30 pm. The much-awaited annual Korean Parade down Olympic Boulevard will commence at 3:00 pm. Traditional Korean dance, singing contests and talent shows will be on stage from 5:00 pm to around 9:00 pm.

Sunday, there are more traditional and modern Korean cultural showcases of dance and martial arts (Tae Kwon Do, hip hop…) starting at 1:00 pm. The 2010 Miss Hi-Teen Korea Contest is at 6:00 pm. The festival will start winding down after 9:00 pm.

Venue: Seoul International Park, 8th and Normandie
Address: 3250 San Marino St., Los Angeles, CA 90006

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When is the Korean Thanksgiving Festival?

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Chuseok or Chusok (Hangul: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕) is celebrated on the 15th day of the eigth month of the lunar calendar. This year it falls on October 3rd according to the Western calendar. That’s Saturday!

What you see in the picture is my hand being dwarfed by a gigantic Korean shingo pear, one of the traditional fruits laid out during the holiday. This one pear will set you back $2.99 American.

Round fruits like grapes and humongous Fuji apples are other holiday favorites. Watermelon, cantaloupe (“melon”), pineapple, chame (muskmelons?) and even bananas show up on the table too. The more, the merrier!

One of the special foods prepared during the Chuseok holiday is songpyeon (송편), a crescent-shaped rice cake that is steamed on pine needles. Then of course there’s the now ubiquitous bulgogi and also mandoo, which are dumplings, and noodles called japchae.

Be sure to visit one of the Korean supermarkets in Los Angeles to snap up seasonal treats like those crispy rice thingies and especially song-pyeon!!!

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