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Ulsan Jung-gu Heritage Night 2025 in Ulsan, South Korea

울산 중구 국가유산야행 2025

Oct2025
24 –26
Fri–Sun 17:00–22:00 each evening
Past edition

24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 · 17:00–22:00 each evening

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Ulsan Jung-gu Heritage Night page (2027 dates to be announced · usually Oct).

Venue this year. Ulsan Dongheon and Naea (167 Dongheon-gil) and Gyeongsang Jwado Byeongyeongseong.

Dates24–26 Oct 2025
Hours17:00–22:00 each evening
VenueUlsan Dongheon and Naea, and Gyeongsang Jwado Byeongyeongseong fortress울산광역시 중구 동헌길 167 (북정동)
AdmissionAdmission: Free
Next edition2026: 23–25 Oct 2026

Program

  • Night viewsDongheon lit as 'moonlight' along the magistrate's procession route, and the fortress lit as 'starlight' to stand for its role as guardian
  • Night talks'Moonlight Night School' with civil-themed experiences and performances, and 'Starlight Night Watch' with military-themed ones
  • Night pathsre-enacted processions of the magistrate (dohobusa) and of the army commander (byeongma jeoldosa), each with a stamp tour
  • Night history'Dongheon 24 Hours' and 'Byeongyeong 24 Hours' hands-on programmes
  • Night foodevening food at Dongheon linked with the Keunaegi Night Market, and a Joseon army-ration making workshop at the fortress
  • Night staya one-night, two-day stay at the Eoryeondang hanok guesthouse
  • Night markets'Moonlight' and 'Starlight' cultural night markets with climate-action booths

Prices

ItemPriceNote
AdmissionFreeFree; some experiences ₩5,000–₩10,000

Notes on the 2025 edition

Held Friday to Sunday as 울산 중구 국가유산 야행, hosted by the Korea Heritage Service, Ulsan city and Jung-gu and run by Project Group Hada. Dates and programme come from a third-party festival directory (여기유.com); they were not confirmed with the organizer or a news report. No visitor total was found.

About the festival

Ulsan Jung-gu Heritage Night (울산 중구 국가유산야행) is a free three-evening heritage festival in the old town of Jung-gu, Ulsan, held at Ulsan Dongheon, the Joseon-era magistrate's office, with its inner quarters (Naea), and at the Gyeongsang Jwado Byeongyeongseong army-command fortress. The 2026 edition runs Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October 2026, 17:00–22:00 each evening, with a magistrate's procession, performances, civil- and military-official experiences, night lighting and a stamp tour. Entry is free and some hands-on sessions cost ₩5,000–₩10,000. From Seoul Station, KTX trains reach Ulsan Station in 2 h 07 m–3 h 04 m (₩48,400 standard class).

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Ulsan Jung-gu Heritage Night page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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