| Dates | 9–12 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Anseong Machum Land and Anseong Stream경기도 안성시 보개면 남사당로 198 |
| Admission | Festival shuttle buses: Free |
| Previous edition | 2024: 3–6 Oct 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 2–5 Oct 2026 |
Program
- 8 Oct 17:00street parade in Ayang-dong, downtown Anseong, with citizen groups, the namsadang troupe, a Chinese traditional troupe and Bukcheong lion dance
- Daily from 11:00namsadang nori on the main stage; double tightrope, a madang play and a traditional wedding on the market stage
- Traditional troupes from Huzhou (China), Macau and Kamakura (Japan) under the East Asia Culture City programme; East Asian light festival at the waterside park; drone show
- Anseong Culture Market Festa19 culture artisans exhibiting and selling, craft workshops and an AI photo booth for Joseon-style portraits
- 10 Oct 19:00'Stars of Culture City Anseong' concert on the main stage
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Festival shuttle buses | Free | Free, 09:00–22:00, 40–140 trips a day per route |
Notes on the 2025 edition
About 610,000 visitors (about 190,000 on the first day), up from about 568,000 in 2024; about 750 volunteers. The post-festival report and the published programme give 9–12 October; one report (NoCut News) gave the closing date as 13 October.
About the festival
The Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival (안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이 축제) is a free four-day festival of namsadang folk performance (pungmul drumming, tightrope walking, bowl spinning, masks and puppets) with visiting folk troupes from abroad, held every early October since 2001 in Anseong Machum Land and along Anseong Stream in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do. The 2026 edition ran 2–5 October, 10:00–21:00; the 2027 dates are not announced, but early October is expected. Entry is free (the indoor-hall show is paid); from Seoul, take an express bus of about an hour to Anseong, then a festival shuttle or a taxi.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2025 edition source
- KTO Korean listing — 안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이 축제, contentId 506690 (ktriptips mirror)kto
- KTO Simplified Chinese listing — 安城男寺党巴吾德儿节 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 694621)kto
- KTO Traditional Chinese listing — 安城男寺黨巴吾德兒節 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 699053)kto
- KTO Japanese listing — 安城マッチュム男寺党バウドギ祭り, contentId 697080 (ktriptips mirror)kto