| Dates | 13–15 Oct 2023 |
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| Venue | Naganeupseong Folk Village전라남도 순천시 낙안면 충민길 30 |
| Admission | The festival is held inside the village and uses its normal ticket: ₩4,000 adults, ₩2,500 teenagers and military, ₩1,500 children, as the organizer lists it for 2026 (KTO festival listing, updated 21 October 2026). Visitors 65 and over enter free and Suncheon residents get 50% off (the village's standing discounts); no festival-period discount was announced for 2026. |
| Next edition | 2025: 17–19 Oct 2025 |
Program
- Baekjung nori and the 'Nagan Golden Bell' history quiz modelled on the Joseon civil-service exam
- Wall building, traditional wedding, gate-guard changing ceremony and mounted general's patrol
- Sangyeo sori (funeral bier songs) and performances by eight traditional groups, with evening programmes
- Folk-game contest, giant tug-of-war, caricature drawing show and free commemorative photos
- 15 Oct, 14:00guest performance by the Jeollanam-do Provincial Gugak Orchestra (drum ensemble, beokku dance, seoljanggu)
Notes on the 2023 edition
28th edition, marking 40 years since the town was designated a historic site; theme '순천 낙안읍성, 조선을 만나다' ('meet Joseon at Suncheon Naganeupseong').
About the festival
The Suncheon Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival is a weekend of Joseon-era reenactments, folk games and traditional music inside Naganeupseong, a walled town in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, where about 230 people still live in thatched houses. The 31st edition runs 24–25 October 2026, 11:00–17:00, opening with the Nagan magistrate's arrival procession. Entry is the village's normal ticket: ₩4,000 for adults in KTO's 2026 listing. Take the KTX from Yongsan to Suncheon (₩42,300, most trains 2 h 33 m–2 h 50 m), then city bus 16, 61, 63 or 68, or a taxi of about 25 minutes.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Suncheon Naganeupseong Folk Culture Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.