Visit Cheonan

Korea’s unique ‘heung’ emotion refers to pleasure or joy, and it is this emotion that has allowed the Korean people to enjoy song and dance since times of old. This emotion also becomes the nature of the dances that excite us all.

The festival location sees the aforementioned joyous dances all gathered together. It all unfolds every year in the ‘network of communication’ region, Cheon-an, from late September to early October.

Selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism as the top festival, the Heungtaryeong Dance Festival is the biggest and best dance festival in Korea. With no discrimination based on age or gender, all participants can enjoy becoming one through the art of dance. The banquet of dances that exceed the boundaries of generation, race, and language enriches the hearts of all those who attend.

Various different attractive events are held, beginning with the eve of the festival and spanning a dance contest, street parade, and an international folk dance convention.

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