Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival (대구치맥페스티벌)

Period: 07.27.2016 ~ 07.31.2016 

Address: 36, Gongwonsunhwan-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu  

                 대구광역시 달서구 공원순환로 36 (두류동) 

Location: Areas of Duryu Park in Daegu 

Telephone: 

• 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 

(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) 

• For more info: +82-53-248-9998 

Sponsors / Management 

Daegu Chicken and Beer Industry Association / Chicken and Beer Festival Organizing Committee 

Introduction 

The Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival (대구치맥페스티벌) celebrates what Koreans love to enjoy, chicken with beer, and will take place at Duryu Park in Dalseo-gu, Daegu. Called the Chimaek Festival in Korean, the termchimaek is derived from the terms chicken and maekju (meaning "beer"). Over 620,000 people attended over the course of the festival in 2014, and as many as one million are expected for the festival in 2015. This year's festival will include a music festival and industrial culture festival, making the entire festival a place overflowing with youthful energy. 

Programs 

[Chicken & Beer Industrial Expo] 

- Export consulting with invited big buyers, chicken brand promotion hall / Daegu chicken history hall, etc. 

[Chicken & Beer Premium Lounge – Duryu Baseball Stadium] 

- Let’s have chicken & beer time together / Multimedia show with lighting and laser / Big Show (hallyu music theme) 

[Chicken & Beer Live Pub – 228 Memorial Tower Parking Lot] 

- Various competitions (chicken sauce, craftbeer, and cocktail) / Live talk show 

[Chicken & Beer Picnic Hill – Outdoor music site] 

- Movie on a mat / Baseball game cheering 

[Chicken & Beer Summer Water Park – Duryu Swimming Pool] 

- Summer Water Road / Cool Summer Night Pool Party 

Admission/Participation Fees 

Free (Some programs may require fees (not fixed)) 

Additional Events 

[Chicken & Beer Road Event] 

- Area of festival venue 

- DIY grilled chicken 

- Water slide (Slide the City) 

- Chimaek Performance Group 

- Chimaek Art Free Zone: Fringe performance of busking team, art piece exhibition and art sales 

- Chicken Run: chicken foot race, picking chicken to eat, beer drinking contest 

Program Details 

[Chimaek Premium Lounge] 

- Duryu Baseball Stadium 

- Opening ceremony / Opening performance 

- Celebrating performance 

- EDM Party 

- Premium booth 

[Chimaek Live Pub] 

- February 28 Memorial Tower Parking Lot 

- Jazz, classic, folk, indie, gugak (traditional Korean music), etc. 

- Craft beer zone 

[Hallyu Chimaek Club] 

- Tourism Information Center Parking Lot - Foreigner Zone 

- K-Tour Service / K-Beauty / K-Medical 

[Chimaek Picnic Hill] 

- Outdoor music 

- Citizen’s cultural performance 

- Samsung Lions Baseball game broadcast 

Age Limit 

Open to visitors of all ages but only adults are allowed to drink and purchase alcohol. 

Transportation 

[Bus] 

Take a bus bound for West Daegu Express Bus Terminal at Seoul Express Bus Terminal. 

From the bus terminal, cross the street and walk southwest along Seodaegu-ro Road (서대구로) for about 230 meters. Take bus 3-1 (heading south) at Seodaegu Elementary School entrance bus stop (서대구초등학교입구 정류장). 

Ride it for 9 stops and get off at Duryu Library bus stop (두류도서관앞 정류장). Continue walking a little further to the intersection and turn right. The festival venue will be within sight. 

From Daegu, take a Blue Bus 653, 652, 503 and a Circular Bus 3-1, 3. 

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