Andong International Mask Dance FestivalPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization

Andong International Mask Dance Festival

Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station, Talchum Park, Old Downtown Area · 239, Yuksa-ro, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do (Unheung-dong)

UpcomingSep 24Oct 4, 2026054-840-3400

About this event

*The food information below is based on the previous year (2025) festival; details for the 2026 festival are currently being updated.* The Andong International Mask Dance Festival is a global festival that unites people through the memories of masks and the dance of all. Visitors can experience and enjoy both Korean mask dance, registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and mask dances from various countries around the world at the festival grounds. Furthermore, the festival is set to offer a venue for mingling together through diverse performances, parades, a grand communal gathering, and the World Mask Dance Competition. The Andong International Mask Dance Festival 2026 seeks to connect the time preserved by masks with our present lives. In the moment when everyone—from children to the elderly, local residents and visitors from around the world—laughs, claps, and shares the rhythm in the same space, the memories conveyed by the masks become a living culture. This festival is a "dance of all" completed by the gathering of such connected hearts, and it will be a venue that demonstrates the power of a community that shines even brighter when together.

Event Program

1. Domestic and International Mask Dance Performances - Participation of domestic mask dance troupes registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 'Korean Mask Dance' - Participation of international mask dance troupes 2. Outdoor Plays & Creative Plays, and Mask Dance Troupe Performances 3. Competition Events such as the World Mask Dance Competition, Mask Talent, World Creative Mask Contest, and Mask Dance Drawing Contest 4. Citizen Participation Events such as the Grand Community Festival and Street Parades 5. Various Hands-on Activities such as Mask Making and Mask Dance Learning 6. Provision of Festival Food to Experience the Mask Dance Festival and Andong

Hours

10:00 ~ 22:00

Admission

무료 (일부 체험 프로그램 및 탈춤공연장 공연 유료)

Organizer

Korean Spiritual Culture Foundation

Phone

054-840-3400

Location

Restaurants nearby worth visiting

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