Festival
June 15, 2026
Korea's most historically significant traditional festival, designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2005. Held along the Namdaecheon stream in Gangneung during the lunar Dano holiday, the festival features the Gwanno Mask Dance drama, ritual shamanic ceremonies, traditional wrestling (ssireum), and Korea's largest open-air traditional market. Over 1,000 years of unbroken tradition.
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