Gyeongsangbuk-do has 3 festivals in September: Andong Maskdance Festival (expected Sep/Oct 2027), Chilgok Transmedia Festival (expected Sep/Oct/Nov 2027), and EX Pumpkin Night (expected Sep/Oct 2027). Andong Maskdance Festival (안동국제탈춤페스티벌) is a 10- or 11-day celebration of Korean and international mask dance held each late September–early October in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, at the old Andong Station site, Mask Dance Park and the old downtown.
Typical September weather in Andong: average high 26 °C (78 °F), low 16 °C (60 °F), 120 mm of rain (Andong station, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andong Maskdance Festival안동국제탈춤페스티벌 | Expected Sep/Oct 2027 | Free + paid activities | Andong Station | Expected |
| Chilgok Transmedia Festival칠곡 트랜스미디어 축제 | Expected Sep/Oct/Nov 2027 | Free entry | Waegwan Station | Expected |
| EX Pumpkin NightEX펌킨나잇 | Expected Sep/Oct 2027 | Paid admission | Gyeongju Station (KTX) | Expected |
Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.
| Festival town | Average high | Average low | Rain | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andong | 26 °C 78 °F | 16 °C 60 °F | 120 mm | Andong |
What to wear. Comfortable: light layers.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Andong. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
Andong Maskdance Festival (안동국제탈춤페스티벌) is a 10- or 11-day celebration of Korean and international mask dance held each late September–early October in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, at the old Andong Station site, Mask Dance Park and the old downtown. The 2026 edition ran 24 September–4 October (opening ceremony 25 September); 2027 is expected in the same window.
The Chilgok Transmedia Festival is a free art festival in Waegwan, the main town of Chilgok County near Daegu, run by the county's culture and tourism foundation since 2023. The 4th edition, on the friendship between the poet Ku Sang and the painter Lee Jung-seop, sets media art in 11 spaces along a walking route from Waegwan Station to the Gusang Literature Museum, 15 September–25 October 2026, 09:00–18:00, closed on Mondays.
EX Pumpkin Night is a Halloween-themed night walk along the 2 km lit trail through Hwarang Forest (Luminight) at Gyeongju Expo Park, at the entrance to Gyeongju's Bomun resort area. The 2026 edition, built around the park mascots Hwani and Wani and Silla's twelve zodiac guardians, runs 24 September–24 October, 18:00–22:00 daily with last entry at 21:00; tickets are ₩10,000, or ₩8,000 booked online.
September starts in the mountains: Muju's firefly festival takes visitors on guided night walks to see fireflies in a protected habitat in the first half of the month, and Bongpyeong in Pyeongchang holds the Hyoseok Culture Festival among white buckwheat fields for ten days. Hanwha's Seoul International Fireworks Festival over the Han River falls on a Saturday between early September and mid-October. In odd-numbered years the Cheongju Craft Biennale opens in early September (2 September–31 October in 2027), and in even-numbered years Gyeonggi's ceramics biennale opens in Icheon, Gwangju and Yeoju. Namdang Port in Hongseong sells king prawns from late August or early September into October or November. The main autumn season starts late in the month: Andong's mask-dance festival, the Baekje cultural festival in Gongju and Buyeo, Cheonan's world dance festival, Geumsan's ginseng festival, the Jeongseon Arirang Festival and Suwon's Hwaseong fortress festival all open between the third week of September and the first week of October, and several overlap the Chuseok holiday.
Tip. Chuseok (the harvest holiday) moves each year; festivals that overlap it are busier, and intercity transport sells out.
Gyeongsangbuk-do has 3 festivals in September: Andong Maskdance Festival (expected Sep/Oct 2027), Chilgok Transmedia Festival (expected Sep/Oct/Nov 2027), and EX Pumpkin Night (expected Sep/Oct 2027). Andong Maskdance Festival (안동국제탈춤페스티벌) is a 10- or 11-day celebration of Korean and international mask dance held each late September–early October in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, at the old Andong Station site, Mask Dance Park and the old downtown.
Expected Sep/Oct 2027. Expected. Free + paid activities. Nearest station: Andong Station. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Expected Sep/Oct/Nov 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Waegwan Station. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Expected Sep/Oct 2027. Expected. Paid admission. Nearest station: Gyeongju Station (KTX). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 26 °C (78 °F), low 16 °C (60 °F), 120 mm of rain (Andong station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Comfortable: light layers.
KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni Station to Andong in about 2 hours.
39 festivals across Korea fall in September, including Baekje Cultural Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Yeongdo Bridge Festival. Chuseok (the harvest holiday) moves each year; festivals that overlap it are busier, and intercity transport sells out.