Andong Mask Dance Festival Tickets & Munhwa Nuri Card — On-site ₩8,000, Free Admission, Payment Methods

Andong Mask Dance Festival Tickets & Munhwa Nuri Card Guide — On-site Prices, Free Admission, Payment Methods

This page covers only the financial aspects of the 2026 Andong International Mask Dance Festival: ticket prices, eligibility for free admission, advance discounts and coupons, and how to pay with the Munhwa Nuri Card. Information on the festival schedule, venue, and performances can be found in the 2026 Andong International Mask Dance Festival Guide. The festival runs until October 4 (Sunday), and advance sales ended on September 17, so calculations should now be based on on-site prices.

What to Know First — Only One Place Requires Payment

Admission to the festival grounds (around Jungangseon 1942 Andong Station, the old downtown, Talchum Park, and Hahoe Folk Village) is free. The only place that requires payment is the Mask Dance Performance Hall within Talchum Park. If you only plan to watch the parades and street performances, you do not need a ticket.

Category	General	Student	Notes
On-site Purchase	₩8,000	₩6,000	Current purchase price
Advance Purchase (Ended)	₩6,000	₩4,000	Sold from August 18 to September 17
Advance Purchase Benefit (Ended)	Talchum Sarang coupon ₩2,000	Talchum Sarang coupon ₩2,000	Usable at designated stores in the festival area and old downtown

Who Can Watch for Free

The following are eligible for free admission to paid performances. Since official guidance does not explicitly state verification procedures, it is safer to bring documents that prove your eligibility.

Eligibility	Recommended Documents
Children aged 6 or under (preschoolers)	Document confirming age
Basic Livelihood Security recipients	Certificate of recipient status
Persons with disabilities	Disability registration card / welfare card
National meritorious persons	National meritorious person's certificate

If You Missed Advance Purchase — Ways to Save Now

Advance discounts (₩2,000) and coupons (₩2,000) ended on September 17, so there is currently no way to buy tickets themselves at a lower price. However, there are ways to reduce the burden.

Choose performances outside the hall: You can fill a day with free outdoor performances and parades alone. Only buy a ticket for days when the performance you want to see is inside the performance hall.
Check for free admission eligibility: If there are children aged 6 or under or welfare cardholders among accompanying family members, fewer tickets will be needed.
Pay with Munhwa Nuri Card: While not a discount, paying with annual support funds reduces your out-of-pocket expense. See details below.

Paying with Munhwa Nuri Card

The Munhwa Nuri Card is a culture, travel, and sports voucher that provides an annual support of ₩150,000 per person (plus an additional ₩10,000 for specific life stages) as of 2026. Eligibility includes Basic Livelihood Security recipients and those in the next-lower income bracket aged 6 or older. Issuance is until November 30, and usage is until December 31.

Where to Use	How to Check Availability
Mask Dance Performance Hall on-site tickets	Check at the ticket booth if Munhwa Nuri Card payment is accepted
Festival food and experience booths	Look for the merchant affiliation sign at the booth. As of September 29, 2026, no announcement was found for a list of temporary festival affiliates
KTX-Eum and other train tickets	Falls under the domestic travel category, where Munhwa Nuri Card is accepted
Other	Search for affiliated merchants on the Munhwa Nuri website or call customer service at 1544-3412

Temporary affiliates for each festival are sometimes posted in the 'Regional Organizer Notices' section of the Munhwa Nuri website. Before payment, it is most reliable to first check if the booth has an affiliation sign. For general card usage, refer to Munhwa Nuri Card Usage in September and Munhwa Nuri Card for Autumn Festivals in September.

Are Train Travel Packages a Discount?

Korail Tourism Development included the Andong International Mask Dance Festival in its special exhibition for autumn train trips departing in October. While they announced benefits for customers using the special exhibition, the prices and inclusions for each product (such as whether tickets are included) were not reported as of September 29, so they are not listed here. Before booking, directly compare on the travel mall's detail page to see if tickets are included and if the total is cheaper than individual bookings. Since the ticket itself is ₩8,000, the difference in packages usually comes from transportation and meals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the advance discount period reopen? As of September 29, there is no news of additional sales beyond the announcement that sales ended on September 17.

Do on-site purchasers also receive Talchum Sarang coupons? The coupons were a benefit for advance purchasers. No announcement has been made regarding their distribution to on-site purchasers.

Does the Munhwa Nuri Card offer a discount? It is not a discount. It is a method of paying the on-site price with the Munhwa Nuri Card support funds.

Can I watch all day with one ticket? Admission to the Mask Dance Performance Hall is per session. Even advance tickets were exchanged for session-specific tickets at the booth, so decide which session you want to see and go to the ticket booth.

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Last checked: 2026-09-29

Kaderra Editorial Team · Editorial policy · 2026-09-29

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