Ansan Street Arts Festival
The Ansan Street Arts Festival is an annual street festival held every May in the city of Ansan, South Korea. Although small shows like circuses, juggling, parades, and performances have been held on the streets, this is the first annual festival where street performances are the sole focus and theme. Ansan Street Arts Festival is one of the top 10 festivals chosen for sightseeing in Gyeonggi-do. Every year, about 70,000 people gather for the festival. History. Ansan Street Arts Festival was established in 2005 to provide Ansan citizens with entertaining performances and artistic impressions while  promoting the city. This street festival is a cultural tourism festival where people can eat, sleep and gain various experiences. A total of 22 teams (Overseas 12, Domestic 10) took part in the festival in 2005. It took place at the Ansan Culture and Arts Center's outdoor stage; the number of participants was approximately 10 million. For the 2006 festival, a total of 24 teams (Overseas 18, Domestic 6) participated. It was held at the same center in 2005. The attendance was approximately 15 million. For the 2007 festival, 27 teams (Overseas 17, Domestic 10) entered. Roughly 40 million  people attended in 2007. For the 2008 event, 58 teams (Overseas 24, Domestic 29) joined. About 70 million people attended the street festival at Gwangdeok-no of Gozan and in Bravo square. More than 70 million visitors from not only Ansan but also all over the country gathered to see the 4th international performance. 58 internal and external performance teams showcased over 300 rounds of colorful performances from 18 sites and attracted visitors from around the country. Considering the number of the teams was 27 and the number of visitors was broadly 40 million in the 3rd festival in 2007 , the festival's scale has nearly doubled. In 2016, Ansan street art Festival was a performing arts festival leading the street arts, winning the National Consumer Evaluation Brand Award, and winning eight Pinnacle Awards, and growing into a large street theater festival with more than 750,000 people. In 2018, 730,000 visitors visited. It was selected for the 2019 Gyeonggi Tourism Representative Festival. In 2020, In the aftermath of Corona 19, the 16th Ansan International Street Theater Festival was canceled. In 2021, the Ansan International Street Theater Festival was postponed until October due to the aftermath of Corona 19. Stages of  development: Programs. Ansan Street Arts Festivals have been proceeded by many programs such as invited performances both foreign and domestic, classes of international street artists, street theater school and planning programs, including the International Symposium and Ansan Foreign Workers to embrace multicultural festivals and events, and experience other events. The flame with percussion performances, comic music show performance, large puppets, juggling, circus, magic, mime, dance, music, new and fun to hang out with their performances will be held. The 14th Ansan International Street Festival will be held in Ansan Cultural Plaza, and 108 performance teams from 14 countries will participate . This festival will be followed by Ansan Research 3, including the closing program. Also, Official entries, street art platforms, clown cities, and so on. Location. The festival is held around the Ansan cultural square. It is in Gojan-dong and is held in the square which consists of a square of water, observatory, forest and gallery. The parade that participates in this festival passes by these squares.