Goheung County Changes Drone Show Venue from Citizens' Square to Traditional Market

Special Performance Featuring 1,500 Drones on August 28

Goheung County in Jeonnam Gwangju Special Integrated City announced that, starting August 28, the viewing location for the monthly Goheung-eup Drone Show and busking performances, which used to be held on the last Friday of each month, will be changed from Goheung County Citizens' Square to the vicinity of Goheung Traditional Market.

The Goheung-eup Drone Show has been held at Citizens' Square in front of the county government building to provide residents and tourists with diverse cultural and artistic experiences. However, there were opinions that this location had certain limitations in revitalizing the local commercial district.

The viewing location for the drone show and busking performance in Goheung-eup will be changed from Goheung County Citizens' Square to the vicinity of Goheung Traditional Market starting August 28. Provided by Goheung County

For this reason, the viewing location for the drone show and busking performances will be moved to the vicinity of Goheung Traditional Market, where a craft beer brewery and the Byeolbyeol Night Market are located. This is intended to create greater synergy among the events and to attract both tourists and residents to the traditional market and adjacent commercial areas, thereby boosting the local economy.

The county has completed discussions with the school to use the playground of Goheung-dong Elementary School as the drone takeoff and landing site in advance. For safe performances, the contracting drone show company has also obtained a special flight approval from the Busan Regional Office of Aviation.

Moreover, with the change in venue, the county plans to actively promote the new information through the drone show’s official website and Instagram to ensure that residents and visitors can easily confirm the updated details. In addition, local residents will be notified ahead of time about the event schedule and operations via village broadcasts.

In particular, this upcoming Goheung-eup Drone Show will be the first performance held after the venue change. The scale of the show will be expanded, with an additional 600 drones, increasing from the previous 900 to a total of 1,500 drones for this special performance.

County Governor Gong Youngmin said, “Changing the location of the drone show to the traditional market connects the attractions of the drone show with the Byeolbyeol Night Market, the craft beer brewery, and various other local content,” adding, “We will do our best so that many residents and tourists can enjoy their time in Goheung County and provide real benefits to the traditional market and surrounding businesses.”

Goheung County also advised that the drone show schedule may be subject to change depending on weather conditions such as rain or strong winds. Therefore, visitors are encouraged to check the schedule on the Nokdong Port Drone Show’s official website or Instagram before their visit.

Meanwhile, since its launch in the first week of April, the 2026 Nokdong Port Drone Show in Goheung has attracted a cumulative audience of around 70,000 people as of the end of June, receiving a great response. In the second half of the year, various themed regular shows as well as special performances for Chuseok and the Goheung Yuzu Festival are also planned.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.