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Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

Overview

  • Name of Event

    The 60th Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

  • Schedule

    Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.), 2023 [for 3 days]
    ※ Congratulatory tolling: 6:30 PM, Oct. 6 (Fri.), 2023

  • Venue

    Surroundings of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, including Haenggung Square and Jangan Park etc.

  • Content

    The Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival is an annual historical culture and tourism festival held at the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, which was constructed based on the dream of the state’s prosperity and piety of King Sejong. For its 60th anniversary this year, the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival will be made citizen-driven and participatory under the theme of "Suwon Dongnak (a festival made by Suwon citizens, enjoyed by everyone)" to offer richer culture & art content.

  • Organizer
    /Sponsor

    Suwon-si / Suwon-si, Suwon Cultural Foundation, Promotion Committee of Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

Detailed Program

Congratulatory Tolling

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Congratulatory Tolling
Event Schedule 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Oct. 6 (Fri.), 2023
Event Venue Yeomingak
Program Overview Tolling ceremony to mark the beginning of the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year

Suwon Fantasy “Jagung Gagyo”

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Suwon Fantasy “Jagung Gagyo”
Event Schedule 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 8 (Sun.), 2023 [a total of 2 times]
※ Opening ceremony 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.)
Event Venue Special Stage of Haenggung Square
Program Overview A thematic performance with the motif of feast (jinchanyeon) to celebrate the 60th birthday of Lady Hyegyeong of Pungsan Hong's clan as part of the 60th-anniversary celebration of the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival A special performance staged by 100 citizen actors and actresses and Suwon City Performance Company and a fancy drone art show in the night sky to wrap it up!

Suwon Bangsangsi

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Suwon Bangsangsi
Event Schedule September - October, the opening performance at the opening ceremonty of Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival
Event Venue Throughout Suwon-si; special stage of Haenggung Square
Program Overview Guerrilla performance during the festival by "Master Piece," the dance club of Ajou University, with the concept of traditional mask "bangsangsi"

Drama Hyoyeonjeon Story

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Drama Hyoyeonjeon Story
Event Schedule At 11:00 AM / 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM / 5:00 PM on Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [a total of 11 times]
※ Only at 11:00 AM / 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM on Oct. 7 (Sat.) and Oct. 9 (Mon.)
Event Venue Bongsudang of Temporary Palace at Hwaseong Fortress
Aditionnal Information Free of charge
Program Overview Pansori drama to deliver the piety of King Jeongjo and the meaning of "jinchanyeon (royal birthday feast)" through the story of a court lady working at the kitchen to prepare jinchanyeon for Lady Hyegyeong of Pungsan Hong's clan and a peddler

Let’s Go! Jangyongyeong!

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Let’s Go! Jangyongyeong!
Event Schedule 3:00 PM / 5:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.), Oct. 8 (Sun.) [2 times a day, a total of 4 times]
Event Venue Gongbang Street
Aditionnal Information free of charge
Program Overview "Adventure Detective Drama" wherein the audience search for thieves who disappeared into Gongbang Street with the soldiers of Jangyongyeong who defend the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress A traveling performance with colorful things to see, including the parade of soldiers of Jangyongyeong, fight with an assassin, demonstration of martial arts, etc.

Art Playground

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Art Playground
Event Schedule 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [operated during the opening hours]
Event Venue Haenggung Square, Jangan Park, the grass beside the museum
Program Overview Performances, exhibitions, and experience programs organized by the Suwon Cultural Center, Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organization of Suwon, Federation of People's Arts Organizations, Suwon
Program · Help Us in Building Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, the Dream of King Jeongjo! (Suwon Cultural Center)
- Eight programs to experience the process of building the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
- Haenggung Square / 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.), 2023
· Dance Onda (Federation of Artistic & Cultural Organization of Suwon)
- Like "onda," which means wave in Korean, it delivers a performance where the waves of dance by the Suwon-based dance company flow into the life of Suwon citizens.
- Jangan Park / 12:30 PM/3:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.), 2023
· A Piece of Forest for Sharing Joy (Federation of People's Arts Organizations, Suwon)
- An installation exhibition where colorful works of artists can be enjoyed together with the trees, grass, and wind
- The grass beside the museum (History Park) / Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.), 2023 (permanent)

Let’s Play on the Street

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Let’s Play on the Street
Event Schedule 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Oct. 9 (Mon.)
Event Venue Vacant lot beside Haeng-Gung Street Art Gallery, Culture Space Huso, the vacant lot in front of the Suwon Museum of Art, the entrance of Hwaryeongjeon Gate, the yard of Jeongjo Theme Exhibition Hall
Program Overview Lively street performances such as music, traditional arts, dance, mime, and more unfolding here and there while waiting for the parade of King Jeongjo during the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

Dohwaseo (Royal Academy of Painting) for Citizens

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Dohwaseo (Royal Academy of Painting) for Citizens
Event Schedule 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) ※ Exhibition on Oct. 9 (Mon.)
Event Venue Haenggung Square
Program Overview A program of creating a giant floor painting under the theme of The Feast at Bongsudang Hall with the participation of art majors and citizens

A Little Unique State Exam

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program A Little Unique State Exam
Event Schedule 1:00 PM / 4:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 8 (Sun.) [a total of 5 times]
※One-time session of boom-up program on Oct. 1 (Sun.) (venue: Jangan Park)
Event Venue Outdoor Theater of Temporary Palace at Hwaseong Fortress
Aditionnal Information Reservation required (Interpark link) / KRW 5,000 per person
Program Overview “How about applying for the state exam, instead of KSAT?”
A participatory program wherein citizens can become the Confucian scholars who took the state exam by experiencing the performance satirizing the state exam held by King Jeongjo to select the talented

Playground for Citizens, Play in the Fortress

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Playground for Citizens, Play in the Fortress
Event Schedule 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [permanent]
Event Venue Haenggung Square
Aditionnal Information Free of charge
Program Overview An experience program of various genres planned directly by citizens under three themes: King Jeongjo, traditional, and environment (block assemblage, rice cake pounding, making plaster air freshener, etc.)

Great Wall

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Great Wall
Event Schedule Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [permanent]
Event Venue Haenggung Square
Program Overview A video-archiving exhibition program showing the interview with Suwon citizens on their recollections about the Suwon Hwaseong Fortress and the festival to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival

Jagunggagyo (Palanquin) Artwork

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Jagunggagyo (Palanquin) Artwork
Event Schedule Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [permanent]
Event Venue Haenggung Square
Program Overview A representative photo zone of the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival where you can find jagunggagyo (palanquin), the gift of King Jeongjo to Lady Hyegyeong of Pungsan Hong's clan, reinterpreted in modern style

Suwon Lantern

Name of Program, Event Schedule, Event Venue, Program Overview
Name of Program Suwon Lantern
Event Schedule Oct. 7 (Sat.) - Oct. 9 (Mon.) [permanent]
Event Venue Green Tunnel beside Haenggung Square
Program Overview A photo zone where you can find pieces of wish paper with wishes, messages, and aspirations written by citizens with lanterns (Cheongsa Lanterns)
※ On-site operation of a booth to write down wishes on wish paper