Yangju Salpan to Host 2025 Yangju Gwanna Talnori Pungmul Festival

Yangju Salpan, led by Ha Changbeom, will host the 'Yangju Gwanna Talnori Pungmul Festival' on October 3 in the area surrounding the Yangju Gwanna site.

Yangju Salpan, 2025 Yangju Gwanna Talnori Pungmul Festival Held. Provided by Yangju City

This festival has been organized after being selected for the '2025 Northern Gyeonggi Regional Culture Specialization Project,' a public contest run by the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation.

The Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation is promoting this initiative to bridge cultural gaps and expand opportunities for cultural enjoyment among cultural and arts organizations in 10 cities and counties in northern Gyeonggi. A total of 11 projects have been selected this year.

In Yangju, Yangju Salpan's 'Yangju Gwanna Talnori Pungmul Festival' was included among the selected projects.

This festival, jointly planned by Yangju Salpan and the Yangju Byeolsandae Nori Preservation Association, will reinterpret the historic Yangju Gwanna site through storytelling, strengthening the area's cultural symbolism and presenting a new regional cultural model that blends tradition with creativity.

The event will be held in three parts: performances by community arts groups, the national intangible cultural heritage 'Yangju Byeolsandae Nori,' and 'Byeolbyeol Sandaenori,' a modern reinterpretation of the traditional performance.

In particular, hands-on programs such as trying on traditional mask dance costumes have been prepared, allowing families to tour the Yangju Gwanna site and enjoy a combination of historical learning, traditional performances, and interactive experiences.

Ha Changbeom, the head of Yangju Salpan, said, "Through this festival, we hope the Yangju Gwanna site will be reborn as a representative landmark of the region, and that this event will become a signature festival where Yangju City's traditional cultural content comes together. We will work to ensure that it develops into a sustainable platform for cultural exchange, rather than remaining a one-time event."

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