Festival guide
Program
Enjoy various cultural contents such as various performances
and cultural experience programs with the beautiful nature of Imsil.
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MAIN PROGRAMES 대표 프로그램
October 10 (Fri), October 12 (Sun) 13:00~14:30
Imsil N Cheese “Stretch Your Cheese”
A signature program of the Imsil N Cheese Festival, where participants stretch and taste string cheese along the 1,000-meter perimeter of the Cheese Theme Park.Imsil Cheese Theme Park Main Course (One lap: 900M) Advance and on-site registration: 1,000 participants
Imsil Cheese Theme Park Main Course (One lap: 900M)
October 10 (Fri), October 12 (Sun) 13:00~14:30
Cheese Production: Imsil Cheese Cooperative – String Cheese 50M × 18 boxes × 2 lines (per round)
Participant Recruitment: Advance and on-site registration – 1,000 participants
A participatory program where a 1,000-meter string cheese is stretched and completed at once, carrying wishes for health, love, happiness, and a prosperous life.
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October 8 (Wed) 13:00, October 9 (Thu) ~ October 11 (Sat) 15:30 In front of the Special Stage
Imsil N Cheese Dessert Fondue Experience
A hands-on program where participants can experience and taste cheese using 200KG of aged cheese.Participation Fee: Advance 3,000 KRW On-site 5,000 KRW Dress Code: O
In front of the Special Stage
October 8 (Wed) 13:00, October 9 (Thu) ~ October 11 (Sat) 15:30
Participation Fee: Advance 3,000 KRW / On-site 5,000 KRW
A large-scale participatory program where citizens can easily enjoy tasting and experiencing fondue made with 200KG of aged cheese (Up to 10,000 participants over 4 days)
Fondue Equipment: 2 large fondue machines (500KG capacity each)
Dress Code: Yellow outfit, sanitary gloves
1. After recruiting participants, grind aged cheese and put it into the large fondue machines
2. Dip Imsil local specialties, bread, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, etc. into the fondue
3. Eco-friendly containers will be used -
October 9 (Thu), October 11 (Sat) 13:00~14:30 In front of the Special Stage
National Representative Imsil N Cheese Large Rice Pizza
A large-scale rice pizza-making experience where visitors can enjoy a multi-sensory experience using Imsil N Cheese, following recipes from professional chefs.Participation Fee: Advance 7,000 KRW On-site 10,000 KRW Dress Code: O
In front of the Special Stage
October 9 (Thu), October 11 (Sat) 13:00~14:30
Participation Fee: Advance 7,000 KRW / On-site 10,000 KRW
Professional Chef: Fabri
Participant Recruitment: Advance and on-site registration
Dress Code: Yellow outfit, sanitary hat, sanitary gloves
1. After registering participants, families make pizzas following Chef Fabri's recipe
2. Completed pizzas are arranged in a large rice pizza formation on tables
3. Performance of pizza toppings including onions, bell peppers, and cheese
4. Participants exchange number tickets and taste the pizza after cooking
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THE CHEESE PROGRAMES 더 치즈 프로그램
October 8 (Wed) ~ October 12 (Sun) 11:00~12:30
Imsil N Cheese Aged Cheese Rolling & Tower Building
An event promoting healthy Imsil N Cheese aged cheese, where participants roll cheese and build towers to find hidden pure gold inside the aged cheese.Special Stage
October 8 (Wed) ~ October 12 (Sun) 11:00~12:30
Participant Recruitment: Advance and on-site registration
Cheese Models: 100 pieces
Safety fences installed on the lawn plaza
1. Event divided into Adults / Kids categories (rolling areas separated)
2. Groups of 20 roll cheese on the lawn; only participants who knock down the bowling pins under the stage qualify for the pure gold lucky event (50 participants per session)
3. After cheese rolling, open capsules inside the aged cheese on stage to find the pure gold (2 don per day, total 10 don over 5 days)
4. Participants who do not find the pure gold will receive a souvenir cheese
5. Tower building competition (fastest stacking); winner receives a cheese souvenir
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October 8 (Wed) ~ October 12 (Sun) 11:00~12:00
Imsil N Cheese Ekklo Parade
A large-scale parade featuring Imsil N Cheese, offering sights and entertainment. The parade involves local performance groups as well as residents and tourists.Main Route of Imsil Cheese Theme Park
October 8 (Wed) ~ October 12 (Sun) 11:00~12:00
Parade Composition: Lead Cart (Character) → Marching Band → Mascots, Clowns, Unicycles → Parade Car (Father Ji Jeong-hwan) → Cheese Fairies (10) → World Culture Performance Groups (10) → Cheese Parade Car (Peach) → Imsil Pilbong Nongak → Cheese Carts
Resident Participation Parade: Local kindergartens, schools, and organizations participating by application
Performances stop along different sections for entertainment: world cultural performances, cheese fairies, marching band, etc.
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October 8, 10, 12 (11:30, 15:30), October 9, 11 (13:30, 15:30) / October 12 (Sun) 10:00
Imsil N Cheese Auction
An auction event where visitors can taste and purchase Imsil N Cheese, representing Korean cheese, at affordable prices.Clock Tower Square / Main Stage
October 8, 10, 12 (11:30, 15:30), October 9, 11 (13:30, 15:30) / October 12 (Sun) 10:00
1. Host-led auction event: Cheese auctions conducted through quizzes, rock-paper-scissors, and other games
2. Cheese experts simultaneously explain Imsil N Cheese products
3. Any auction proceeds exceeding the product cost will be donated
ready for you.
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Special Cheese (10)
- Opening Dinner (Welcome Reception)
- Opening Cheese
- Pre-show performance, opening performance, theme performance
- Opening celebration concert - Jeong Seon Arirang Invited Performance
- Cheese talk with Father Jijeong-hwan - Imsil N Cheese World Culture Performance
- Imsil Pilbong Nongak 'Donghaeng' (National Intangible Cultural Heritage)
- Imsil N Cheese Concert
- Raon Nori Nanta Performance (Seongsu-myeon)
- Dream Children's Orchestra Imsil
- Imsil N Busking
- Closing Cheese
- Closing declaration, finale concert
Showcase Cheese (3)- National Natural Cheese Competition (Jijeong-hwan Hall)
- Imsil N Cheese Family Cooking Contest (Clock Tower Square)
- Imsil County Black Holstein Cow Evaluation
Shining Cheese (3)- Imsil N Starlight Busking
- Imsil N Cheese Night Playground
- Cheese Night Landscape Lighting, etc.
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Cheese Together (8)
- Representative Program
① National Team Imsil N Cheese Large Rice Pizza
- Theme Program
① Imsil N Global Cheese Food Fair (Jijeong-hwan Hall)
② Imsil N Cheese Dessert Fondue Experience
③ Imsil N Cheese Stretching Program
- Tourist Participation Program
① Imsil N Cheese Fair (Cheese Market)
② Imsil N Cheese Ekklo Parade
③ Imsil N Cheese Auction
- Special Program
① Imsil N Cheese Aged Cheese Rolling
- Imsil N Aged Cheese Tower Building
Cheese Village Cheese (7)- Imsil Cheese Village Farm-type Dairy
- Aged cheese promotion and tasting - Straw Playground & Stove Experience
- Mozzarella Cheese Experience
- Cheese Village Treasure Hunt Educational Tour
- Mobile VR Metaverse Experience
- Imsil N Cheese Rice Pizza Experience
- Imsil N Cheese Food
- Representative Program
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Fun Cheese (15)
- Happiness Pangpang Kids Land (Rose Garden)
- Air bounce, resting area, children’s park, photo zone, etc. - Infant & Toddler Play (Community Center)
- Wind Hill (Roller Slide)
- Cheese Relay ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’
- HAPPY FOOD Oven Pizza Experience
- Imsil N Cheese Cow-shaped Cupcake Making
- Imsil N Cheese Grilled Cheeseburger Experience
- Jersey Aged Cheese vs. Gouda Cheese Tasting Promotion
- Imsil N Cheese & Individual Pizza Making (Indoor)
- Cheese Seller Girl (Cheese Sharing Performance)
- Dairy Experience: Calf Milking, Milk Feeding, etc.
- Baseball, Bowling, Archery, Soccer, VR (Cyber Sports Hall)
- Survival Game
- Street Piano
- Caricature Experience
Must-see Cheese (3)- Imsil N Cheese History & Culture Center
- Imsil N Cheese Eco-Friendly Recycled Products Experience
- Global Zone
- Happiness Pangpang Kids Land (Rose Garden)
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Tasty Cheese (11)
- Fromage Restaurant & Oven Cook
- French Home-style Cooking (Hwarakdang)
- Imsil N Cheese Dessert Cafe (History & Culture Center)
- Lucerne Cafe (Cheese Castle 2F)
- Imsil Korean Beef Tasting
- Bakery using Imsil N Cheese (Community Center)
- Imsil N Cheese Cafeteria (Food Truck, Rose Garden)
- Imsil N Cheese Pizza (Imsil N Cheese Fair Zone)
- 12 Local Food Halls in the County
- Exhibition & Sale of Excellent Agricultural Products
- World Food Tasting (Global Zone)
Community Cheese (7)- Imsil Pilbong Nongak Performance - National Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Community Program Presentation
- Intangible Cultural Heritage Hanji Paper Experience
- Chrysanthemum Tea Tasting
- Dangdang Village Cheese Soft Tofu Making
- Convenience Food
- Belgium Promotion Booth
Imsil-eup Cheese Story (3)- First Cheese Factory (Father Jijeong-hwan Residence, Seongga-ri)
- First Imsil Cheese Cave - Imsil Cathedral - Cheese Research Site (Registered Cultural Property, Priest’s Residence)
- Imsil Market
- Performances by Local Culture & Arts Clubs