Mar 7, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Long run
Buyeo Saturday Gugak Series: Yujongjimi
Buyeo Gugak Center · 충남, 부여군
Traditional Korean performances
68 on now or coming up · Gugak, folk music, mask dance and other living Korean stage traditions — much of it at national institutions with regular weekend programmes.
Korea's national institutions run traditional performance as a regular programme rather than a rare event — the National Gugak Center in Seoul, for instance, stages weekend shows most weeks, and provincial centres do the same. Tickets are usually inexpensive and seats are rarely a fight, which makes this one of the easier authentic experiences to slot into a trip.
Mar 15, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Long run
Icheon Intangible Heritage Centre: Turtle, Turtle, Come and Play
Icheon Cultural Foundation · 경기, 이천시
Mar 25, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026Long run
Namwon Gugak Concert with Tea and Talk: Dadam
Yeeumheon Hall, National Gugak Center Minsok Branch · 전북, 남원시
Apr 4, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026Long run
Saturday Gugak Fairy Tales
Pungnyu Sarangbang, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Apr 4, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026Long run
Raftsmen: Jeongseon Arirang Saturday Series
Arirang Hall, Jeongseon Arirang Center · 강원, 정선군
May 21, 2026 – Dec 17, 2026Long run
Ansan City Gugak Orchestra: Thursday Bono Concerts
Bono Maru Small Theatre · 경기, 안산시
May 23, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026
Jeonju Signature Production: Byeolhyangdanjyeon (Outdoor Changgeuk)
Jeonju Hanbyeok Cultural Center outdoor stage · 전북, 전주시
Jul 16, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027Long run
Arirang Museum Special Exhibition: Memories of Coal, People Who Mined the Light
Arirang Museum · 강원, 정선군
Aug 20, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026
Seolleung Art Hall Traditional Vocal Series: Jwachang, Deep Love
Seolleung Art Hall · 서울, 강남구
Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 26, 2026
World Music Theatre Festival: Changgeuk at the Centre
National Theater of Korea (Haeoreum, Daloreum and Haneul stages) · 서울, 중구
Sep 5, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Saturday Masterpieces (Toyo Myeongpum)
Umyeondang Hall, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Sep 5, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
Saturday Gugak Fairy Tales
Pungnyu Sarangbang, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026
Dancing Women: You Are Living in Barbaretta Now (ver. 2)
Seoul Namsan Gugakdang outdoor yard, Namsangol Hanok Village · 서울, 중구
Sep 9, 2026
Brunch Concert Atrium: National Gugak Orchestra Youth Ensemble
Seonnongdan History and Culture Center · 서울, 동대문구
Sep 9, 2026 – Sep 10, 2026
National Changgeuk Company: Heungbo Splits the Gourd
Daloreum Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026
Pansori Story Concert: Jara the Turtle
Dalmaji Theater, Ansan Arts Center · 경기, 안산시
Sep 10, 2026
Changjak Orchestra: The Performer and the Composer III
Umyeondang Hall, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Sep 10, 2026
Seongnam City Gugak Orchestra: 75th Regular Concert
Seongnam Arts Center Concert Hall · 경기, 성남시
Sep 11, 2026
Kim Han-baek Sogeum Recital II: Salt Warehouse Project
JCC Art Center Concert Hall · 서울, 종로구
Sep 11, 2026
Pohang: Arirang Ensemble of the Choi Jae-hyung Koryo-saram School — Primorsky Arirang
Daejam Hall, Pohang City Hall · 경북, 포항시
Sep 11, 2026
Cheonan Chungnam Gugak Orchestra: 92nd Regular Concert
Bongseo Hall, Cheonan City Hall · 충남, 천안시
Sep 11, 2026
Gwangju Metropolitan Gugak Orchestra: Bardo, Moonlight Blessing
Gwangju Arts Center Small Theatre · 광주, 북구
Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 12, 2026
Jeonju Changgeuk: That Name, Chunhyang
Moak Hall, Sori Arts Center of Jeonbuk · 전북, 전주시
Sep 11, 2026
Gugak Archive Symposium: Culture, the Arts and Artificial Intelligence II
National Gugak Center · 서울
Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
National Folk Gugak Center: The Goblin House Cart Song
Haneul Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Sep 12, 2026
Daejeon Yeonjeong Gugak Orchestra: Saturday Gugak
Small Hall, Daejeon Yeonjeong Gugakwon · 대전, 서구
Sep 12, 2026
Namdo Gugak Center Saturday Series: Park Jeong-uk's Complete Baebaengigut
Jinak Hall, National Namdo Gugak Center · 광주, 진도군
Sep 12, 2026
Grida;Hyeon Gayageum Ensemble: 8th Regular Concert
Nuri Hall, Daejeon Artists' House · 대전, 중구
Sep 14, 2026
Seoul Namsan Gugakdang X SIDance: Trajectory of Return
Crown Haitai Hall, Seoul Namsan Gugakdang · 서울, 중구
Sep 15, 2026
Lee Seung-hee Gayageum Recital II: Jeongjin
Pungnyu Sarangbang, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Sep 16, 2026
Seoul Namsan Gugakdang X SIDance: Body Rotation Meeting Shamanic Music
Crown Haitai Hall, Seoul Namsan Gugakdang, Namsangol Hanok Village · 서울, 중구
Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026
Gwangju Metropolitan Changgeuk Company: Huigyeongnu Banghoedo
Daloreum Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Sep 17, 2026
Busan Metropolitan Gugak Orchestra: 237th Regular Concert
Medium Theatre, Busan Cultural Center · 부산, 남구
Sep 18, 2026
Orchestra Series I: A Chronicle of Concertos
Haeoreum Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
Badaksori Pansori Factory: Haenyeo Detective Hong Seol-rok
Haneul Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
National Changgeuk Company: Gwito, The Rabbit's Trials
Sejong Arts Center · 세종, 세종시
Sep 19, 2026
Seoul Namsan Gugakdang X SIDance: Every Living Moment
Crown Haitai Hall, Seoul Namsan Gugakdang · 서울, 중구
Sep 19, 2026
Namdo Gugak Center Saturday Series: A Feast of Gugak
Jinak Hall, National Namdo Gugak Center · 광주, 진도군
Sep 20, 2026
K-Sori Platform: The Five Pansori Epics with Commentary — Choi Hyun-ju's Dongchoje Heungboga
Woojin Cultural Space · 전북, 전주시
Sep 20, 2026
Kang Eun-il Haegeum Recital 31: Sanjo Project IV — I Am Kim Yeong-jae
Umyeondang Hall, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구
Sep 24, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026
Gugak Songs for Chuseok
Haneul Theater, National Theater of Korea · 서울, 중구
Oct 8, 2026
Surim New Wave 2026: Lee Jae-ha, Geumjae — Double Translation
Kim Hee-soo Art Center SPACE 1 · 서울, 동대문구
Oct 29, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
Changjak Orchestra: Rediscovering Tradition VII
Yeakdang Hall, National Gugak Center · 서울, 서초구