Cultural Events during Chuseok in Busan
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Chuseok is on August 15th on the lunar calendar, one of the biggest and most important holidays in Korea. Family members from near and far come together to share food and stories and to give thanks to their ancestors. This year, Chuseok Day falls on Monday, September 24. The holiday period is from September 23 to 26, including the day before and after Chuseok with September 26 being a replacement holiday due to the 23rd falling on a Sunday.
Free Cultural Events during Chuseok
Visitors to Busan’s museums and tourist attractions (listed below) can enjoy Korean traditional folk games, including Jegichagi (shuttlecock-kicking), tuho (traditional stick-throwing), neolttwigi, (seesaw), gulleongsoe (hoop-rolling), yut nori and more.
Date/Time
Location
Sep. 24 – Sep. 26, 10:30 – 17:00
Busan Museum
Sep. 22 - Sep. 26, 10:00 – 17:0
Jeonggwan Museum
Sep. 22 - Sep. 26, 10:00 – 17:00
Korea National Maritime Museum
Sep. 22 – Sep. 26, 10:00 – 19:00
Songsanghyeon Square
Sep. 22, 23, 25, 26, 10:00 – 19:00
Busan Citizens Park
Cultural Performances
Date/Time
Location
Program
Sep. 22, 23, 25, 26 16:00 – 17:00
Busan Citizens Park
Korean music, Jazz, puppet show and more
Sep. 25, 16:00 – 17:30
Taejongdae Recreation Area
Fusion Gugak, folk music, magic show and more
Sep. 26, 16:00 – 17:30
Children’s Park
Fusion Gugak, folk music, juggling show and more
Sep. 24, 16:00 -
Outdoor stage of Busan National Gugak Center
Korean Music & Dance
Sep. 24, 13:30 – 14:00; Sep. 25, 13:30-14:00
Busan Museum
Folk performance
Sep. 26, 16:30-17:00
Busan Museum
Flute performance
