○ Gyeonggi Province holds Insect Festival from May 17 to 18 at Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services
○ Diverse activities featured including an insect drawing contest, insect garden competition, insect sketch competition, and more
○ Various programs offered such as public lectures on edible insects, insect cuisine for social dining, and insect experiences

The 2-day Games Galore Insect Festival, where one can touch insects, taste edible insects, and learn about insects in general, will be held at the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services from May 17 to 18.

This insect festival – held inder the theme of ”Insects! Tons of fun! Let’s play!” – was organized to help consumers understand the insect industry, to promote the insect industry, and to secure demand through various activities such as observing and experiencing living insects.

Major attractions include: various living insects and specimens; edible insect cuisine; processed insects; textbooks and materials for insect education; insect hotels; insect photos; butterfly hall; aquariums; and carnivorous plants.

Several competitions will also take place including an insect drawing contest, insect garden competition, insect sketch competition, and much more!

Other programs include a public lecture on healthy and delicious edible insects, a lecture with a renowned YouTuber, and insect classes for families.

Fourteen insect experiences are available at the event venue including the making of insect necklaces, as well as various consumer participation programs, such as an insect quiz, insect competitions, insect trucks, guessing games, busking performances, and many other activities.

Admission to this festival, which runs from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, is free. For more information, please contact the Entomological Technology Team of the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services (+82-31-229-5905).

Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services Director Kim Suk-chul stated: “This is an event that aims to promote awareness of the insect industry, an area that may be unfamiliar to some. We essentially want to develop insects into diverse fields, be it for food, feed, or experiences, and cultivate insects as a new-growth industry of agriculture to raise the income of farming households.”