Opening Ceremony
- Schedule
- Sat, Oct. 10, 2026 · 18:00 Ceremony Performance/19:00 Opening
- Venue
- Hahoe Village Mansongjeong, white-sand beach below Buyongdae Cliff
World Heritage Exhibition 2026 Opening Ceremony <Inspiring World Heritage, Creative Andong Culture> On the evening of Saturday, 10 October 2026, the curtain will rise on the 2026 World Heritage Festival in Andong at the white sand beach of Buyongdae, Mansongjeong, Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In Andong, where a thousand years of history and the most Korean spirit are breathing, Recalling the values and significance of the World Heritage Site, Together, we will open the future of our precious heritage. Hahoe Village, Dosan Seowon, Byeongsan Seowon, Bongjeongsa In Andong's four World Heritage Sites You are warmly invited to the 17-day festival.
Program
18:00
Pre-ceremony performance
Gwanak performance/Hahoe Byeolsin Gut Mask Dance
19:00
Opening
Bonghwang (phoenix) drone show and vocal performance
Ongoing programs
Introducing World Heritage Sites
Video/Stage greetings/Julbul Nori
Ongoing programs
Ceremony (Hahoe Seonyu Julbul Nori)
Opening remarks, congratulatory addresses, bugle fanfare and Hahoe Seonyu Julbul Nori
Ongoing programs
Theme performance
Choir, butterfly drone show and LED kite show
20:20
Celebration concert
Kim Hyun-chul's Joyful Orchestra
Directions
Get off at Hahoe Village Parking Lot and use the shuttle bus Get off at the village entrance, about 10 minutes on foot to Mansongjeong
View detailed directions →Visitor Guide
By shuttle: get off at the Hahoe Village parking lot and take the shuttle bus. On foot: get off at the village entrance; Mansongjeong is about a 10-minute walk.