Watch Talchum, Make Songpyeon... Chuseok Celebrations All Around Gwangju

Museum Experiences and Talchum Performances, Folk Games at Science Museum
Neighborhood Concerts on September 22, Gosssaumnori and Residents’ Singing Contest on September 24
Migrant Workers’ Soccer Tournament from September 25 to 27, Art Exhibitions Also Featured

To celebrate Chuseok, a talchum (traditional mask dance) performance will be held at the Gwangju Museum, while traditional games such as yutnori and jegichagi will be available at the Science Museum. Local parks and sports fields will host concerts, singing contests for residents, and a soccer tournament for migrant workers.

According to Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City on September 21, the Gwangju History and Folk Museum will hold a “Festive Talchum Extravaganza” on September 26 and 27, featuring traditional mask dance performances and a folk playground.

Participants are showcasing Gossaumnori at the Chuseok festival last year. Provided by Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City

The National Gwangju Museum will also host a Chuseok experience event during the same period. The program includes "Making Hip Pottery" in conjunction with a special exhibition, mission activities, and the "Moon Jar That Grants Wishes" SNS event. Those wishing to participate in "Making Hip Pottery" must register through the museum’s website.

The National Gwangju Science Museum will offer jegichagi, tuho, yutnori, and archery on September 24, 26, and 27. There will also be experiences with traditional musical instruments, sangmo spinning, and learning the sogo drum. On September 27, a science experiment show and a cotton candy balloon performance will take place.

At the Gwangju Museum of Art, the Italy-Turin Exchange Exhibition “Adapted Landscape Chapter 2: From Turin to Gwangju” will run until November 15. During the same period, visitors can also view the 16th Gwangju Biennale linked exhibitions: the Casino Luxembourg Pavilion’s “Day of the Praying Mantis” and the Mongolia Pavilion’s “Eternal and Distant: Collective Memory and Contemporary Challenges.”

In the lead-up to the holiday, concerts will take place in Buk-gu and Seo-gu on September 22. At 2:00 p.m., the “2026 Small Urban Healing Melody Concert” will be held at Gakhwa Jugong Complex in Buk-gu. After a performance by the Gakhwa Children’s Daycare Center, a saxophone ensemble will play trot, movie soundtracks, and popular songs. At 7:00 p.m., the “Chuseok Moonlight Concert” will take place in Naebang Children’s Park, Seo-gu.

At the Gosssaumnori Training Center in Nam-gu, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on September 24, the “Otdol Gosssaumnori Moonlight Festival” will be held. Visitors can watch gosssaumnori performances, make songpyeon (rice cakes) and grip tok (a phone grip accessory), and participate in tuho, jegichagi, yutnori, and QR quizzes.

On the same day at 6:00 p.m., the 13th Samdo-dong Residents’ Chuseok Singing Contest will take place at the Samdo Elementary School sports ground in Gwangsan-gu. The event will feature a residents’ singing competition followed by performances. From September 25 to 27, the Gwangsan-gu Office Head’s Cup National Migrant Workers Football Tournament will be held at Woljeon Park and Yongdong Park in Gwangsan-gu, with league and tournament matches.

For more detailed schedules, please visit the “Dear My Gwangju” website, the integrated Gwangju Culture and Arts Platform.

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