The DMZ Peace Train Music Festival will be flagged off in Cheolwon, Gangwon Province DMZ area in early June.
The music festival aims to promote peace through music, and sees the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - the border that separates North and South Korea – as the perfect place to deliver its message.
Last year more than 10,000 people attended the two-day music festival, which featured international artists from seven countries.
Officially the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival 2019 starts on June 5 in Seoul, and moves to the Goseokjeong Pavilion in Cheolwon, Gangwon Province, from the June. 7-9.
The main music festival will be held in the Goseokjeong National Tourist Area with other events at Soi Mountain, Cheolwon Korean Workers’ Party Headquarters (Nodongdangsa), and Woljeong-ri Station.
All events for the music festival are free of charge, but require advance registrations, and deposits that vary by venue.
Deposits can be exchanged at each venue for an equal value “Cheolwon Love Gift Certificate” that can be used throughout the festival grounds, or in participating Cheolwon stores.