Yeongdong Nangye Korean Traditional Music Festival

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.

Program

1. Main programs: Opening and closing ceremonies, traditional Gugak performances, fusion Gugak performances, world folk dance performances, children's performances
2. Side and linked programs: The 21st Chupungnyeong Song Festival, National Pungmul Competition, Yeongdong County Eup/Myeon Pungmul Competition, Gugak Broadcasting Station, Hanbok experience, I'm a Singer Karaoke, etc
3. Consumer participation and experience programs: Traditional games healing yard, Challenge! Gugak Golden Bell, Eco-friendly kids playground, Gugak instrument making and playing experience
4. Other contents: Digital Gugak Museum, Gugak Theme Park, Gugak Photo Zone, etc