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At a glance
| Dates | Expected Oct 2027Four days in early October 2027 if the pattern holds (6–9 Oct 2023, 3–6 Oct 2024, 9–12 Oct 2025, 2–5 Oct 2026), with eve events the day before. The committee fixed the 2024 dates on 2 February 2024 and the 2026 dates on 30 January 2026, so expect an announcement early in 2027; nothing announced as of 19 October 2026. |
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| Next edition | 2027: Four days in early October 2027 if the pattern holds (6–9 Oct 2023, 3–6 Oct 2024, 9–12 Oct 2025, 2–5 Oct 2026), with eve events the day before. The committee fixed the 2024 dates on 2 February 2024 and the 2026 dates on 30 January 2026, so expect an announcement early in 2027; nothing announced as of 19 October 2026. |
| Admission | Free entry to the grounds and stages (KTO, 2026). The namsadang theme show in the indoor hall is paid (festival price not published; the troupe's regular weekend show there costs ₩12,000 for adults), and food and market goods cost extra.Festival entry: Free (2026 prices) |
| Venue | Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream경기도 안성시 보개면 남사당로 198 |
| Nearest station | Anseong Terminal (no railway in Anseong), then festival shuttle, taxi or bus (안성종합버스터미널), Express buses from Seoul Express Bus Terminal; intercity buses from Dong Seoul TerminalNot walkable; on festival days use the shuttles from Hankyong National University or Anseong Sports Complex, or take a taxi, or local bus 15-1 to the 안성맞춤랜드 stop, about 280 m from the park |
| From Seoul | about 1 h 3 min · Bus + TaxiLeave from Central City Terminal · One-way fare from ₩7,800 · Back to Seoul the same nightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Anseong City (organised by the Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival Committee)안성시 (주관: 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이축제위원회) |
| Usual timing | Four days in early October (2023: 6–9 Oct; 2024: 3–6 Oct; 2025: 9–12 Oct; 2026: 2–5 Oct), with a memorial rite, street parade and eve show in downtown Anseong the day before. The festival committee fixes the dates early in the year (2 February in 2024, 30 January in 2026). Held every autumn since 2001. Browse October festivals. |
| First held | 2001 |
| Last checked | 19 October 2026Checked against 26 sources · See sources |
What it is like
The namsadang were the travelling entertainers of Joseon-era Korea: troupes of drummers, acrobats, tightrope walkers, mask dancers and puppeteers who toured the market towns, and Anseong, in southern Gyeonggi Province, was one of their bases. The festival is named after Baudeogi, a Joseon performer whom the city and KTO describe as the first woman to lead a namsadang troupe (kkokdusoe). Since 2001 Anseong has honoured her every autumn with four days of namsadang nori, a UNESCO-listed intangible heritage, in Anseong Machum Land, a large park in Bogae-myeon on the edge of the city, with a second site along Anseong Stream.
The heart of it is the classic namsadang programme of pungmul drumming, tightrope walking, bowl spinning, tumbling, mask dance and puppetry, staged across the grounds. In 2026 a double tightrope act played every day at 17:30 on the market stage, a paid theme show ran in the indoor hall each afternoon, and a morning 'World Heritage masterclass' put namsadang beside five troupes from the CIOFF folklore network, from Thailand, India, Malaysia, Egypt and Taiwan. Around the stages are a recreated Anseong old market, modelled on one of the three great markets of Joseon, a hands-on theme park where children can try tightrope walking and bowl spinning, a livestock grill zone, farm-produce stalls and evening illuminations at the waterside park. The day before opening, a memorial rite for Baudeogi, a street parade and an eve show take place in downtown Anseong.
It is a big event. The city counted about 568,000 visitors in 2024 and about 610,000 in 2025, about 190,000 of them on the opening day. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selected it as a Culture and Tourism Festival for 2024, 2025 and 2026, and it is an official CIOFF festival. Foreign troupes come every year: from six countries in 2024, and in 2025 from Huzhou in China, Macau and Kamakura in Japan under the East Asia Culture City programme.
The honest caveats: Anseong has no railway, so from Seoul the trip is an express bus of about an hour and then a festival shuttle or a taxi; private cars are kept off part of the approach road and the car parks fill. Most stages are outdoors, and the comedy, MCs and tightrope patter are in Korean. In 2026 the information desk offered Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese interpretation, but English was not mentioned. If you miss the festival, the city troupe performs the full show in the same park every weekend from April to November.
Highlights
- Namsadang nori, a UNESCO-listed folk performance of drumming, tightrope walking, bowl spinning, tumbling, mask dance and puppetry, in the home town of the Baudeogi troupe
- Double tightrope act (ssangjul-tagi) every day at 17:30 on the market stage in 2026
- Visiting folk troupes: five CIOFF teams from Thailand, India, Malaysia, Egypt and Taiwan joined the daily World Heritage masterclass in 2026
- A recreated Anseong old market, modelled on one of the three great markets of Joseon, with crafts, local food and a livestock grill zone
- Baudeogi Theme Park hands-on zone where children try tightrope walking, bowl spinning and decorating a tightrope walker's fan
- Free entry, 10:00–21:00 over four days in early October (2–5 October in 2026)
- Eve-night street parade and show in downtown Anseong the day before opening (1 October in 2026)
Who it suits. Good for travellers curious about Korean folk performance and for families, since the drumming, acrobatics and tightrope walking need no Korean; it works as a day trip from Seoul by bus. Less suited to anyone who dislikes big crowds or needs guidance in English.
Getting there
From Seoul
Anseong has no railway. Take an express bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Anseong Terminal (37 a day on the weekday timetable, 06:05–23:10, scheduled at 1 h 03 min, ₩7,800 standard or ₩9,800 deluxe); Dong Seoul Terminal has 4 intercity buses a day (1 h 40 min, ₩8,100), and red express buses 4401 (to Hankyong National University) and 4402 (to Anseong Terminal) run from Gangnam Station. Or take Line 1 to Pyeongtaek Station and bus 370 or 380 to Hankyong National University or Anseong Sports Complex. On festival days, shuttle buses run from Hankyong National University, Anseong Sports Complex and other points in town to the festival's east gate; otherwise take a taxi, or local bus 15-1 to the Anseong Machum Land stop, about 280 m from the park.
Last leg from Anseong Terminal (no railway in Anseong), then festival shuttle, taxi or bus
Express buses from Seoul Express Bus Terminal; intercity buses from Dong Seoul Terminal. Not walkable; on festival days use the shuttles from Hankyong National University or Anseong Sports Complex, or take a taxi, or local bus 15-1 to the 안성맞춤랜드 stop, about 280 m from the park
Festival shuttle
2026: six shuttle routes to the festival's east gate, running about 09:20–22:00: Hankyong National University (09:30–22:00, 144 trips), Anseong Sports Complex (09:40–22:00, 154), an inner-city loop (10:00–22:00, 140), Gongdo-eup Administrative Welfare Centre (09:20–22:00, 96), Anseong Machum Art Hall (09:30–22:00, 24) and Bogae-myeon Administrative Welfare Centre (09:40–22:00, 24), as summarised from the city's festival portal. In 2025 the shuttles were free and ran 09:00–22:00 with 40–140 trips per route; whether they were free in 2026 was not stated.
Getting home
No trains: Anseong has no railway. On the weekday timetable the last express bus from Anseong Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal leaves at 22:50 (37 a day, scheduled at 1 h 25 min). The grounds close at 21:00 and the festival shuttles run until about 22:00, so a same-day return is easy if you leave before the evening crowds; weekend and holiday bus times were not checked separately.
Parking
2026: 21 car parks with 5,265 spaces, including lots beside the grounds (the north-gate lot alone has 1,000) and park-and-ride lots in town on the shuttle routes, such as Hankyong National University (600) and Anseong Machum Art Hall (200); 50 accessible spaces. From 09:00 to 22:00 a section of the approach road from the Naebang-gyo intersection is closed to private cars and open only to shuttles, and large coaches cannot enter the grounds (in 2025 they used a coach lot at Anseong Sports Complex). Fees were not published.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival entry | Free | Free (KTO) |
| Namsadang theme show in the indoor hall | — | Paid; festival price not published. The troupe's regular weekend show in the same hall costs ₩12,000 for adults. |
- Booking
- No booking or ticket needed for entry. How to book the paid indoor-hall show during the festival was not found; the troupe's regular show is booked on its website or bought at the hall (+82-31-678-2518). Festival enquiries: +82-31-678-5414.
- English on site
- In 2026 the information desk had an interpretation zone with Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese interpreters, and signs were multilingual; English interpretation was not mentioned. The drumming, acrobatics and tightrope walking need no translation, but MCs and comic patter are in Korean.
- Crowds
- Very busy: about 568,000 visitors over four days in 2024 and about 610,000 in 2025, with about 190,000 on the 2025 opening day. The approach road is closed to private cars and the city urges visitors to come by public transport and shuttle.
- Best time to go
- Arrive by late morning for the 11:00 masterclass and the old market, see the afternoon show in the indoor hall, and stay for the 17:30 double tightrope on the market stage. Evenings bring the opening and closing ceremonies, concerts and the waterside illuminations.
- What to bring
- Comfortable shoes for a large park, a warm layer for October evenings, and cash or a Korean card for food stalls and the market (whether foreign cards are accepted was not documented).
- Rain
- Most stages and zones are outdoors in the park and along the stream; no rain or cancellation policy was published. The theme show is in the indoor hall.
- Toilets
- Restrooms, accessible restrooms and a nursing room in Anseong Machum Land (KTO); extra festival facilities were not published.
- Step-free access
- 50 accessible parking spaces on the 2026 festival parking plan; accessible spaces by the Namsadang hall car park and accessible restrooms in the park (KTO). Surfaces and wheelchair access to the stages were not documented.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Four days in early October 2027 if the pattern holds (6–9 Oct 2023, 3–6 Oct 2024, 9–12 Oct 2025, 2–5 Oct 2026), with eve events the day before. The committee fixed the 2024 dates on 2 February 2024 and the 2026 dates on 30 January 2026, so expect an announcement early in 2027; nothing announced as of 19 October 2026. | expected | The festival was selected as a Culture and Tourism Festival by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for 2024, 2025 and 2026; no 2027 designation or dates were found as of 19 October 2026. |
| 2026 | 2–5 Oct 2026 | ended | Main site Anseong Machum Land; second site along Anseong Stream (Anseong Stream stage, waterside-park illuminations); eve events at Naehyehol Plaza in Ayang-dong, downtown Anseong. |
| 2025 | 9–12 Oct 2025 | ended | Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream; parade and opening events in Ayang-dong. |
| 2024 | 3–6 Oct 2024 | ended | Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream. |
Nearby
- Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Weekend Show (안성 남사당바우덕이 풍물단 상설공연) — Same park. The city troupe's 90-minute namsadang show in the round hall inside Anseong Machum Land, every Saturday and Sunday at 14:00 from April to November (4 April–29 November in 2026); adult tickets ₩12,000.
- Anseong Machum Land (안성맞춤랜드) — Festival grounds. The park that hosts the festival, open all year, with a planetarium, a crafts centre, lawns, a wildflower garden, a waterside park, a campground and a seasonal sledding slope.
- Park Du-jin Literature Museum (박두진문학관) — About 510 m (KTO). Museum devoted to the poet Park Du-jin, listed by KTO among the sights next to the festival grounds.
Questions travelers ask
When is the Anseong Baudeogi Festival 2027?
Not announced yet. Recent editions ran 6–9 October 2023, 3–6 October 2024, 9–12 October 2025 and 2–5 October 2026, so expect four days in early October 2027. The committee fixed the 2026 dates on 30 January 2026, so an announcement early in 2027 is likely.
When was the 2026 festival, and what were the hours?
2–5 October 2026, 10:00–21:00, in Anseong Machum Land and along Anseong Stream. The eve events were on 1 October: a memorial rite at 10:40, a street parade 19:00–20:00 and an eve show 20:00–22:00 at Naehyehol Plaza in downtown Anseong.
Is the Baudeogi Festival free?
Yes, entry is free. The namsadang theme show in the indoor hall is paid (the festival price was not published; the regular weekend show there costs ₩12,000 for adults), and food and market goods cost extra.
When can I see the tightrope walking?
In 2026 the double tightrope act played every day at 17:30 on the market stage, and tightrope walking also features in the morning masterclass (about 11:00) and the indoor-hall show in the afternoon. Children can try tightrope walking in the Baudeogi Theme Park.
How do I get there from Seoul?
Take an express bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Anseong Terminal (scheduled at 1 h 03 min, from ₩7,800), or red bus 4401 or 4402 from Gangnam Station, or Line 1 to Pyeongtaek Station and bus 370 or 380. On festival days, shuttles run from Hankyong National University, Anseong Sports Complex and other points to the festival's east gate; otherwise take a taxi or local bus 15-1.
Can I drive and park?
In 2026 there were 21 car parks with 5,265 spaces, but from 09:00 to 22:00 part of the approach road from the Naebang-gyo intersection was closed to private cars and served only by shuttles. Park-and-ride lots in town, such as Hankyong National University (600 spaces), are linked by shuttle. Coaches cannot enter the grounds.
Is there interpretation for foreign visitors?
In 2026 the information desk offered Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese interpretation and signs were multilingual; English was not mentioned in the reports found. Most of the acts are visual and easy to follow.
Can I see namsadang in Anseong outside the festival?
Yes. The city's Baudeogi troupe gives a 90-minute show in the hall in Anseong Machum Land every Saturday and Sunday at 14:00 from April to November (4 April–29 November in 2026), with adult tickets at ₩12,000.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2027 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO Korean listing — 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이 축제, contentId 506690 (ktriptips mirror)kto — 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-05; 10:00–21:00; free; 안성맞춤랜드 및 안성천 일원; 남사당로 198; 37.0336, 127.3054; tel 031-678-5414; host 안성시, organizer 바우덕이축제위원회; held since 2001; first woman kkokdusoe; old market of Joseon's three great markets; THE NEXT Baudeogi; nearby Park Du-jin museum about 510 m; modified 22 Sep 2026
- KTO Simplified Chinese listing — 安城男寺党巴吾德儿节 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 694621)kto — Chinese name 安城男寺党巴吾德儿节; 2–5 Oct 2026; 10:00–21:00; free; +82-31-678-5414; 京畿道安城市宝盖面男寺党路198
- KTO Traditional Chinese listing — 安城男寺黨巴吾德兒節 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 699053)kto — Chinese name 安城男寺黨巴吾德兒節; 2–5 Oct 2026; 10:00–21:00; free; +82-31-678-5414
- KTO Japanese listing — 安城マッチュム男寺党バウドギ祭り, contentId 697080 (ktriptips mirror)kto — 2026 Baudeogi Festival 2–5 October 2026 at Anseong Machum Land and along Anseong Stream; free entry; Japanese forms 男寺党, バウドギ, 安城マッチュムランド
- Dailian — 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이축제, '문화관광축제' 지정 (4 Feb 2026)news — Selected as a 2026 Culture and Tourism Festival, third year running after 2024 and 2025; 2026 dates 2–5 Oct fixed by the committee on 30 Jan 2026; memorial rite and eve parade on 1 Oct; held since 2001; livestock grill zone; Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream
- Kukinews — 2026 문화관광축제 선정 (4 Feb 2026)news — Held since 2001; 2026 Culture and Tourism Festival for the third year in a row; 1 Oct memorial rite and eve parade; 2–5 Oct 2026 main festival
- Yonhap via Supple — 안성시, 내달 2~5일 '2026 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이축제' (9 Sep 2026)news — 2026 festival four days, 2–5 Oct, eve event 1 Oct; Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream; held every autumn since 2001
- YTN — Anseong Baudeogi Festival opens (2 Oct 2026)news — Mayor: festival 2–5 Oct 2026; all six namsadang acts including pungmul, tightrope, beona bowl spinning and sangmo; children try tightrope walking and decorate fans; recreated Anseong market, one of Joseon's three great markets
- Sidae — 2026 Baudeogi Festival, World Heritage masterclass and CIOFF troupes (3 Oct 2026)news — Runs to 5 Oct 2026; daily World Heritage masterclass; five CIOFF troupes from Thailand, India, Malaysia, Egypt and Taiwan; embassy officials from Italy, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Philippines; multilingual signs; Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Vietnamese interpretation; Global Studio YouTube live
- travelmapjourney — 안성바우덕이축제 2026, 쌍줄타기는 17시 30분 (programme, from the city's festival portal)blog — 1 Oct memorial 10:40, parade 19:00–20:00, eve show 20:00–22:00 at Naehyehol Plaza, road closures 16:00–21:00; opening 2 Oct 19:00–20:30; tightrope daily 17:30 on the market stage; paid indoor show 14:00–16:00; masterclass about 11:00; 4 Oct THE NEXT Baudeogi final; 5 Oct closing; waterside illuminations
- travelmapjourney — 안성바우덕이축제 2026 (shuttle, parking and access, from the city's festival portal)blog — Six shuttle routes from the east gate: Hankyong Univ 09:30–22:00 144 trips; Sports Complex 09:40–22:00 154; loop 10:00–22:00 140; Gongdo-eup 09:20–22:00 96; Art Hall 09:30 24; Bogae-myeon 09:40 24; 21 car parks, 5,265 spaces; north gate 1,000; Hankyong 600; Art Hall 200; 50 accessible; 09:00–22:00 control from Naebang-gyo; Line 1 Pyeongtaek, bus 370/380
- Kyeonggi Ilbo — 2025 Baudeogi Festival programme and shuttles (22 Sep 2025)news — 2025 parade 8 Oct 17:00 in Ayang-dong with a Chinese troupe and Bukcheong lion dance; troupes from Huzhou, Macau and Kamakura; free shuttle buses, seven more routes than the year before, 09:00–22:00, 40–140 trips per route
- Kyeonggi Ilbo — 2025 Baudeogi Festival closes with 610,000 visitors (14 Oct 2025)news — 2025 festival 9–12 Oct after the 8 Oct parade; about 610,000 visitors, about 190,000 on day one, up about 50,000 from about 560,000 the year before; East Asian light festival; drone show; Chinese and Japanese troupes; more shuttle buses
- Aju Business Daily — 김보라 안성시장 "바우덕이 축제에서 잊지 못할 추억 쌓길 바란다" (10 Oct 2025)news — 2025 opening 9 Oct, programme to 12 Oct; namsadang play daily from 11:00 on the main stage; double tightrope, madang play and traditional wedding on the market stage; about 750 volunteers; 10 Oct 19:00 concert
- Seoul Shinmun — 남사당 바우덕이 축제 '안성 문화장 페스타' (11 Oct 2025)news — 2025 Anseong Culture Market Festa with 19 culture artisans, craft workshops, AI Joseon-style photo booth; troupes from Huzhou, Macau and Kamakura; East Asian light festival at the waterside park; Anseong is an East Asia Culture City
- NoCut News — 2025 Baudeogi Festival traffic and shuttles (10 Oct 2025)news — Gives the 2025 run as 9–13 Oct; cars restricted from the Naebang-gyo intersection to the grounds; coach parking at Anseong Sports Complex; six shuttle routes 09:30–22:00; visitors urged to use public transport
- Metro Shinmun — 2024 Baudeogi Festival closes (8 Oct 2024)news — 2024 festival 3–6 Oct; about 568,000 visitors (491,000 Machum Land, 77,000 Anseong Stream), up 3%; market sales ₩2.26 billion; about 48,000 by public transport; CIOFF troupes from six countries; 6 Oct closing with CIOFF gala, Baek Ji-young and drone show
- Dailian — 2024 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이 축제 10월 3~6일 개최 (5 Feb 2024)news — 2024 dates 3–6 Oct fixed by the committee on 2 Feb 2024; memorial rite and eve event on 2 Oct; Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream; MCST 2024–2025 festival and K-Culture Tourism Event 100
- Dailian — 경기관광공사, 10월 가볼만한 '경기도 대표 축제' 추천 (26 Sep 2024)news — 2024 festival 3–6 Oct; theme on Baudeogi as Joseon's first female idol; recreated Anseong old market; overseas folk park; plate-spinning and tightrope experiences; began in 2001; official CIOFF festival
- Aju Business Daily — 안성시, 2023 남사당 바우덕이 축제 누리집 새 단장 (13 Sep 2023)news — 2023 festival four days from 6 Oct (6–9 Oct 2023); festival website reached from the Anseong City homepage, with schedule, shuttle and directions
- KTO TourAPI listing 안성 남사당바우덕이 풍물단 상설 공연 ‘곰뱅이텄다’ (contentId 293030)kto — 2026-04-04 to 2026-11-29; Sat and Sun 14:00, about 90 minutes; adult ₩12,000, youth ₩6,000, child ₩3,000, 50% off for Anseong residents and seniors; 안성 남사당 공연장, 남사당로 198-2; 37.0318, 127.3101; tel 031-678-2518; organizer 안성시; since 2003; 2026 title and subtitle; six madang; 3 m tightrope with banter; beona, salpan, taepyeongso, kkwaenggwari
- KTO TourAPI data — 안성맞춤랜드, contentId 2525563 (koreacharts mirror)kto — Namsadang performance hall is a round hall seating more than 700; open all year; bus 15-1 stops 안성맞춤랜드 about 280 m and 공예문화센터 about 337 m; parking with accessible spaces by the Namsadang hall car park; restrooms, accessible restrooms, nursing room; planetarium, crafts centre, campground, sledding area, lawn, wildflower garden, waterside park
- Seoul Express Bus Terminal → Anseong express bus timetable (third-party mirror of the data.go.kr national timetable feed, last modified 2026-10-10)other — 37 departures a day (weekday timetable), 06:05–23:10; 1 h 03 min; standard ₩7,800, deluxe ₩9,800
- Anseong → Seoul Express Bus Terminal express bus timetable (third-party mirror of the data.go.kr national timetable feed, last modified 2026-10-07)other — 37 departures a day (weekday timetable), 06:05–22:50; 1 h 25 min; standard ₩7,800, deluxe ₩9,800
- Dong Seoul → Anseong intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the data.go.kr national timetable feed)other — 4 buses a day (07:00, 10:10, 14:30, 17:20); 1 h 40 min; ₩8,100
- Kyeonggi Ilbo — 김보라 시장, "안성시 교통이 편리한 혁신 도시로 도약" (6 Mar 2025)news — Express bus 4401 (Hankyong National University–Gangnam Station) and 4402 (to Gangnam Station); Anseong is the only city in the capital region without a railway
What we could not confirm
- The city's festival portal (reached from anseong.go.kr) was not opened; the 2026 timetable, shuttle routes and parking figures come from a travel blog that summarises it and should be checked against the portal.
- No 2026 visitor total or post-festival report was found as of 19 October 2026.
- Price and booking channel of the paid namsadang theme show in the indoor hall during the festival.
- Whether the 2026 shuttle buses were free (they were in 2025), and whether any shuttle route stops at Anseong Terminal.
- 2025 closing date: the post-festival report and the programme give 12 October, while NoCut News gave 13 October.
- Whether the festival was held in 2020 and 2021, and the edition number of the 2026 festival.
- English support: 2026 interpretation was reported for Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Vietnamese only.
- Weekend and holiday express-bus times (only the weekday timetable was checked); taxi time and fare from Anseong Terminal to the grounds.
- Rain and cancellation policy, pet rules and whether foreign cards are accepted at stalls were not published.
- KTO's English name for the festival was not confirmed; the Japanese and Chinese names come from KTO's foreign-language listings (via a mirror).
- Whether a drone show and fireworks were part of the 2026 programme (drone shows were held in 2024 and 2025).
Changes: 2026-10-19 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-19 — Added a Wikimedia Commons photograph of a namsadang troupe performing in 2008, not at this festival (Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0). · 2026-10-20 — Bus class corrected from the timetable: the fare listed as premium is deluxe (우등). · 2026-10-20 — 2025 visitor change restated against the 2024 figure on this page (568,000).
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