Festivals · 117, Yeongdong

Yeongdong Nangye Korean Traditional Music Festival (영동난계국악축제)

Coming up 2026-10-15 – 2026-10-18 · Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Plaza

Yeongdong Nangye Korean Traditional Music Festival (영동난계국악축제)
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization

Visit info

Starts
2026-10-15
Ends
2026-10-18
Venue
Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Plaza
Times
10:00 ~20:00
Fee
Free (fees vary by programs)
Organiser
Yeongdong Festival Tourism Foundation, Nangye Commemorative Conference
Phone
+82-43-745-8917

About

The Yeongdong Nangye Korean Traditional Music Festival is an annual performing arts festival dedicated to gugak, Korea’s traditional music and one of Yeongdong-gun’s most treasured cultural assets. The festival also honors the musical legacy of Nangye Park Yeon, one of Korea’s most renowned traditional musicians, while contributing to the preservation and promotion of traditional performing arts. Building on the achievements of the 2025 Yeongdong World Traditional Music & Arts Expo, the 57th festival seeks to introduce gugak, a treasured element of Korea's cultural heritage, to a wider global audience and contribute to a new wave of global interest in Korean culture. As Korea’s only festival dedicated to traditional Korean music, it offers a wide range of performances and hands-on programs that reinterpret traditional performing arts for contemporary audiences. Through programs that reflect the unique character of Yeongdong, the festival also helps transform local cultural resources into a tourism assets. At the same time, it encourages community participation, enhances cultural engagement among residents, and serves as a vibrant celebration of local unity.

Getting there

117, Yeongdong healing-ro, Yeongdong-eup, Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do

Source: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI). Details can change; check the official site before you go.