Gangwon
Gangneung Dano Festival
강릉단오제
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Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- Gangneung-si Namdaecheon Event Venue
- Address
- 1 Danojang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Gangneung Danoje Intangible Heritage Education Center
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Gangneung Danoje Committee / Gangneung Danoje Preservation Association
- Operating hours
- 10:00~21:00 (Korean original)
- Program
- 1. Designated Cultural Heritage Events - Brewing Sacred Wine - Daegwallyeong Mountain Spirit Ritual - Daegwallyeong National Shrine Ritual - Gusan Shrine Ritual - Haksan Shrine Ritual - Enshrinement Ritual - Spirit Ritual - Spirit Procession - Ancestral Ritual - Dano Shaman Ritual - Gwanno Mask Drama - Sending Off Spirits Ritual 2. Traditional Performance Festival - National Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance - Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance - Regional Intangible Cultural Heritage Performance - Traditional Wedding Ceremony 3. Stage Performance Arts Festival - Stage Performance Arts Events - Domestic Art Troupe Invitation Performance - Domestic Exchange Performance Troupe Invitation 4. International Invitation Performance - Japan Kurayoshi - China Hengzhou, Jiaxing - Philippines Indang - Thailand - Mongolia Children's Kingdom 5. Competition Festival - Nongak (Traditional Korean Music) Competition - Gangneung Dialect Competition - National Folk Song Competition - National Korean Dance Competition - National Male and Female Sijo (Korean Poetry) Competition 6. Youth Harmony Festival - Youth Song Festival - Youth Dance Festival - Youth Dano Festival D.Y.F - Dano Class 7. Dano Experience Village - Sacred Wine - Tasting Surichwi Rice Cake - Changpo Hair Washing - Making Gwanno Keychain - Painting Dano Fan - Trying on Dano Attire - Dano Makeover - Tasting Traditional Tea - Making Dano Badge - Dano Coloring Postcard Making - Sacred Wine Exchange 8. Citizen Participation Festival - Sacred Wine Offering Event - Dano Lantern Event - Gangneung City Resident Autonomy Festival 9. Exhibition - Gangneung Danoje Theme Hall - Memories of Dano 10. Gangneung Cultural Heritage Exhibition - Bangja Spoon - Buddhist Wooden Sculpture - Traditional Embroidery 11. Folk Game Events - Ssireum (Korean Wrestling) Competition - Swing Competition - Tuho (Arrow Throwing) Competition - Tug-of-War Competition - Yutnori (Traditional Korean Board Game) Competition 12. Celebratory Cultural Arts Events - Korea Changpo Wine Selection Competition - Student Art Competition - National Essay Competition - Jeil High School vs. Jungang High School Soccer Match - Flag Photo Exhibition 13. Side Events - Yeongsan Red Azalea Challenge - Dano Changpo Water Battle - Prize Draw Event - Fireworks - Welcome Shop Operation and Welcome Stamp Rally - World Cup Match Broadcast - Fam Tour - AR App Development - Dano Certification Shot Event
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Festival location
Gangneung-si Namdaecheon Event Venue
1 Danojang-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Gangneung Danoje Intangible Heritage Education Center
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About the festival
Gangneung Dano Festival is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and a representative traditional festival of South Korea that has continued for a thousand years, attracting over 500,000 tourists each year. The 2026 Gangneung Dano Festival will be held from June 15 to June 22 for eight days in the Gangneung area, themed 'Pulini, Dano Day'. Gangneung Dano Festival is a comprehensive festival that includes rituals, a shamanistic performance where gods and humans communicate, and the largest traditional market in the country, featuring a total of 71 diverse programs across 13 fields, including national designated cultural heritage events, citizen participation programs, and folk games. In particular, this year, under the theme of 'Pulim', the festival emphasizes the essential value of letting go of daily worries and misfortunes, allowing hearts and relationships to naturally unfold, and plans to widely promote the community spirit and healing significance of the Gangneung Dano Festival both domestically and internationally.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 531391
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