Tradition & cultureAndong, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Andong Maskdance Festival 2024 in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

안동국제탈춤페스티벌 2024

Sep – Oct2024
27 –6
Fri–Sun
Past edition

27 September 2024 to 6 October 2024

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Andong Maskdance Festival page (Expected Sep/Oct 2027).

Dates27 Sep – 6 Oct 2024
WeatherSeptember average 26/16 °C (78/60 °F), 120 mm of rain
October average 21/8 °C (69/46 °F), 47 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Andong station.
VenueJungang Line 1942 Andong Station (former Andong Station), Mask Dance Park and the old downtown경상북도 안동시 육사로 239 (운흥동)
AdmissionThe festival grounds, parades and outdoor stages are free; performances in the indoor mask-dance theatre cost ₩8,000 for adults and ₩6,000 for students on site (₩2,000 less in advance), and some workshops charge a materials fee.
Next edition2025: 26 Sep – 5 Oct 2025

Program

  • Dynamic Daedong Nanjang with 34 teams from 24 countries, the largest to date

Notes on the 2024 edition

Theme 'The dance of culture that unites the world' (세계를 하나로 만드는 문화의 춤).

About the festival

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. Grounds are free; indoor theatre shows cost ₩8,000 (₩6,000 advance). Go to see Hahoe's UNESCO-listed mask dance in its home town.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Andong Maskdance Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
16 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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