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2026 Andong Maskdance Festival
The official English Andong Maskdance Festival site and VISITKOREA list the 2026 festival across Central Line 1942 Andong Station, downtown, Mask Dance Park, and related heritage venues, with program locations and fees varying by performance.
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026
Editorial review
What matters before you go
Treat this as a regional culture day with one central venue cluster, not as proof that Old Andong Station, Mask Dance Park, downtown, and Hahoe Village can all be covered casually. Choose the performances and transfer pattern before choosing accommodation or a return train.
- Current availability
- The official operator and VISITKOREA agree on September 24 through October 4, while the detailed venue timetable remains the controlling record for each performance day.
- Best for
- Visitors willing to build a full Andong day or overnight around traditional mask dance, international performances, parades, and a deliberate regional transport plan.
- Poor fit
- A weak fit for a rushed Seoul day trip that assumes Hahoe Village is beside the station festival zone or leaves the last return undecided.
- Time cost
- The central festival can occupy most of a day; adding Hahoe Village creates a separate transfer and should usually push the plan toward an overnight stay.
- Commit when
- Commit after naming the must-see performance, checking its exact venue and fee, reserving the regional transport, and setting a realistic final departure or hotel plan.
- Search 안동탈춤공원 for the central cluster and do not use Hahoe Village as the default festival arrival point.
- Free general access does not make every performance, activity, or heritage transfer free or reservation-free.
- Compare the last train or bus with the selected evening program before committing to a same-day return.
Latest editorial changeRebuilt the festival as a multi-venue Andong decision, separating the central station-and-park program from Hahoe Village, program-specific fees, late transport, and overnight planning.
Practical plan
Place, timing, weather
- Hours
- VISITKOREA lists a general 10:00-22:00 performance window; the official festival schedule controls each venue and program.
- Address
- Central Line 1942 Andong Station, Mask Dance Park, Andong Old Downtown, and related heritage venues
- Transportation
- Use the Andong rail or intercity arrival as the first decision, then separate the central festival zone from any Hahoe Village transfer.
- Website languages
- English, Korean
- Check the official schedule because performances can be split between Old Andong Station, Mask Dance Park, downtown, and Hahoe Village.
- Reserve lodging early if combining the festival with Hahoe Folk Village or a weekend heritage route.
- Carry a light jacket and plan last transport carefully because evening programs can run later than regional train options.
- Use Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station and Mask Dance Park as the central festival zone, then treat Hahoe Village as a separate transfer rather than an adjacent stage.
KMA observed planning reference
Weather at the event area
Sep 24, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025: 20.9°C average, 30.5 mm total rain, 84.1% average humidity across 7 observed days. This is one historical sample, not a forecast.
Source: KMA ASOS daily observations · Andong ASOS
Source record
What we checked
Record reconciliation
How the official records combine
This is the editorial bridge between the cited records and the visitor decision above.
- What agrees
- The festival operator and VISITKOREA agree on the 2026 dates and the core Andong Station, downtown, and Mask Dance Park venue pattern.
- Source roles
- The operator controls the festival identity, current schedule, and venue map; VISITKOREA independently frames event types, general hours, fee model, and visitor address.
- Still unresolved
- Individual performance capacity, selected program fees, weather changes, and the practical transfer to Hahoe Village remain date-specific variables.
- What it means for the visit
- Choose one central program plan first and add Hahoe only with explicit transport time; a list of all official venues is not a one-day route.
Role: Official festival operator
Confirms the 2026 dates, central venues, organizer, festival theme, and the division between station, downtown, park, and heritage-area programming.
Checked for: Sep. 24Oct. 4Central Line 1942 Andong StationTalchum Park
Open sourceRole: National tourism cross-check
Independently confirms the festival window, main event types, central Andong venues, general operating window, and free-with-program-fees model.
Checked for: 2026-09-242026-10-0410:00Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station
Open sourceWe separate organizer or venue rules from tourism context when two official sources are available. If they conflict, the organizer or ticketing source controls admission and the discrepancy is stated. Inventory, weather, and operating notices can still change.