The word ‘International’ has been removed from the name of the Jarasum Festival since last year, but Jarasom jazz is already a successful Korean music festival that is recognized worldwide. The fact that the artists of 1068 teams from 55 countries visited the festival during the 15th inning is enough to prove it to be an international festival. Furthermore, The festival steps outside of Korea, international cooperation are being actively operated. Yearly project ‘National Focus Project’ (2019 : Denmark) that intensively ntroduces a specific country to the audience has been worked together with the countries’ embassies and/or cultural institutes. Also, the festival has visited world jazz festivals such as ’Jazz Sous Les Pommiers’ in France, ‘Penang Island Jazz Festival’ in Malaysia, ‘Takatsuki Jazz Street’ and ‘Sukiyaki Meet the World’ in Japan every year, and signed MOU with them.

Even though it is only 3 days per year, cumulative number of audience during the 15 years festival is almost two million. Jarasum Jazz is awarded as the best cultural tourism festival by Department of Sports and Tourism, which no other music festivals could accomplish. Moreover, thinking about the environment, the festival has been Green Life honorary ambassador for last 5 years. In order to share the external growth with the community, the festival started to hold Gapyeong Band Contest, publish Gapyeong Restaurant Guidebook, produce Jazz Makgeolli · Jazz wine made of the region’s farm products and held Gapyeong Farm Party in the festival site. Besides of these numbers and facts, Jarasum is special place where you can leave your daily life and have gorgeous relaxation. Lying down on the grass, facing the pouring stars, the time with your loved ones and listening to the best jazz. Let’s visit Jarasum, Gapyeong on October.

Zarasum Jazz Festival Music Festival Gyeonggi Gapyeong