Gwacheon Performing Arts Festival

The Gwacheon Performing Arts Festival, which began in 1997 as the World Madanggeuk Big Festival, is Korea's first street theater festival, held every September with high-quality performances centered on domestic and international outdoor theater and street theater, and as a place of experimentation for artists at home and abroad, it provides rich attractions during the festival such as overseas performances, domestic performances, and planned performances, making it a festival where any ordinary citizen can enjoy diverse cultures without burden. The Gwacheon Performing Arts Festival, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year, is developing into a festival representing Asia and is a citizen-led art festival created together with citizens, and since 2023 it has changed its name to the Gwacheon Performing Arts Festival (GPAF) and is together with citizens as a plaza-focused performing arts festival.

Program

1. Main Program
- Opening program, closing program, parade, official participating performances, domestic invited performances, overseas performances, etc
2. Supplementary Programs
- Experience programs (Cheonyechong Culture Center Hyo Culture Center, etc., costume circus experience, etc., experience playground), various booth programs such as promotional booths, food zone, flea market
3. Citizen Participation Program
- Gwacheon collective show, parade, etc