Ganggyeong National Heritage Night Tour
August 28, 2026 - September 5, 2026Overview
The Ganggyeong National Heritage Night Tour aims to move beyond the conventional focus on preservation and actively utilize historical and cultural resources while broadening their public value. By establishing a network connecting the modern historical resources scattered throughout Ganggyeong, the event encourages visitors to experience the entire town as one vast historical and cultural space. The event features a total of 30 programs under eight themes: Night Scenery, Night Road, Night History, Night Painting, Night Performance, Night Food, Night Market, and Night Stay. First, Night Scenery and Night Road use landscape lighting and media art to create nighttime views of Ganggyeong’s Modern History and Culture Street, significantly improving both physical and psychological access to its historical and cultural resources. As visitors stroll along the roads at night, they naturally become immersed in these historic spaces. Night History, Night Painting, and Night Performance reinterpret Ganggyeong’s historical narratives and the value of its modern heritage through contemporary performances, exhibitions, and hands-on experiences. By conveying the value of national heritage through intuitive and engaging content, these programs make history more accessible to the public and help spread its significance. Finally, Night Food, Night Market, and Night Stay are operated in collaboration with local businesses and residents. By connecting Ganggyeong’s specialty products and food with local shops, the programs encourage visitors to stay longer and complete a virtuous cycle in which networking the scattered historical resources contributes to the revitalization of the local economy. Ultimately, the eight night themes and 30 programs are expected to serve as a driving force that breathes contemporary vitality into Ganggyeong’s national heritage, which had remained rooted in the past, while offering visitors a distinctive nighttime cultural heritage experience.
Venue
Ganggyeong Modern History and Culture Street
Program
1. Main Programs - Opening and Illumination Performance (Nightscape – Memories Revealed in Light): An opening ceremony featuring lights, illumination, fireworks, and performances extending from Ganggyeong Port to the Modern History and Culture Street - Nighttime Opening of National Heritage Sites and Cultural Facilities (Nightscape – Ganggyeong Modern Culture Night Opening): Free nighttime admission to national heritage sites and major cultural and public facilities in Ganggyeong - Landscape Lighting for National Heritage Sites (Nightscape – National Heritage Embraced by Light): Landscape lighting inside and outside major heritage buildings, including the Former Hanil Bank, Former Ganggyeong Labor Union, Ganggyeong Catholic Church, and Ganggyeong Floodgate - Signature Themed Performance (Night Performance – Gilnori: Junggoje): A traditional street procession combining the Junggoje vocal style with dure pungjang folk percussion, highlighting Ganggyeong’s historical significance as the birthplace of pansori’s Junggoje tradition - Historical Reenactment Performance (Night Performance – Following the Footsteps of the Japanese History Class Boycott): A play and performance reenacting the actual boycott of Japanese history classes by students in the Ganggyeong area - Storytelling Puppet Theater (Night Stories – Ganggyeong Port, Where Voices from Sleeping Hours Can Be Heard): A resident-participation storytelling puppet show featuring lively old tales from the Ganggyeong Port marketplace, along with humorous storytelling 2. Supplementary Programs - Themed Walking Trail (Nightscape – The Story of the “Cat Family” Embracing Ganggyeong’s Memories): A nighttime walking trail themed around stories of cats from the old Ganggyeong Port marketplace - Expert Docent Tour (Night Walk – Heritage Speaks, Ganggyeong Listens): A nighttime tour of national heritage sites and the modern street led jointly by professional and youth interpreters - Street Busking (Night Performance – Modern Culture Street Busking): Open-air performances by local artists held throughout the Modern History and Culture Street - Family History Storytelling (Night Stories – Tales from Ganggyeong’s Memories): A program bringing Ganggyeong’s history, culture, and memories to life through a variety of performances, hands-on activities, and exhibitions - Real-Time Time-Travel Exhibition (Night Images – BE: Ganggyeong, RE: Ganggyeong – Film of Memories): Historical archive exhibitions at the Welcome Center, including the Old Ganggyeong Gallery, Nonsan Promotion Zone, and AI-customized travel experiences - Modern Fashion Experience (Night Images – Modern Fashion Salon): Virtual fitting of modern-era clothing in a tailor shop setting, period-specific makeup experiences (Powder Zone), and a digital window experience featuring modern-era scenery - AI Photo Studio (Night Images – Meta-Graphy: Ganggyeong Reflection): An antique photo zone at Ganggyeong Photo Studio and a holographic interactive AI photo booth - Media Art Experience Hall (Night Images – Modern Culture Cinema Theater): An audience-responsive media art experience at Ganggyeong Cinema themed around a mysterious parallel universe and the floodgate - Ballroom Dance Experience (Night Images – Dance Hall: Ganggyeong Ballroom): Ballroom dance lessons and stage production, a time-travel elevator experience, and a retro game lounge - Media Newspaper Experience (Night Images – Lighthouse of Memories: Ganggyeong Newspaper): A magical newspaper and Morris Column media show allowing visitors to explore Ganggyeong’s history by operating a trackball 3. Visitor Participation Programs - Stamp Tour (Night Walk – Mission Stamp Tour “Ganggyeong Heritage Notebook”): Visitors who collect stamps by visiting national heritage sites along each course receive Ganggyeong Tongbo and special night-tour souvenirs - Eco-Friendly Plogging (Night Walk – Polishing Ganggyeong’s Character, Carbon-Neutral Plogging): Participants walk around national heritage sites while collecting litter with an eco-friendly kit and exchange it for upcycled souvenirs - Outdoor Mission Mystery Game (Night Stories – Outdoor Mission Mystery Game: The Story of Ganggyeong’s History): An outdoor escape-room-style game in which participants walk through Ganggyeong and solve a story - Participatory Antique Auction (Night Market – Ganggyeong Starlight Goblin Auction House): An event where visitors trade modern-era antiques and props donated or provided by local residents, together with a professional auctioneer - Local Flea Market (Night Market – Ganggyeong Specialty Product Exhibition): A market displaying, offering tastings of, and selling Nonsan and Ganggyeong specialties, including salted seafood, agricultural products, and crafts - Character Pop-Up Store (Night Market – Ganggyeong Cat Pop-Up Store): A pop-up store featuring exhibitions and sales of artworks by cat-themed artists, as well as character merchandise - Water Quality Restoration Experience (Climate Action – Revitalizing the Eco-Friendly Waterway): An educational tour involving the making and tossing of EM enzyme mud balls to improve water quality along the section from Ganggyeong Floodgate to Daeheungcheon Stream - Recycling Flea Market (Climate Action – Resource Recycling “Anabada” Market): A flea market where children and families trade used goods using “Ganggyeong Tongbo” 4. Additional Information (Food, Accommodation, and Transportation Connections) 1) Food and Dining (Night Food) - Ganggyeong Tongbo Lunchbox Picnic: A cultural food experience where participants exchange money for the local currency, Ganggyeong Tongbo, receive explanations directly from salted seafood vendors, assemble a salted seafood lunchbox, and enjoy it - Ganggyeong Night Market Street: A Newtro-style outdoor food-stall street combining food trucks from the youth market with local dishes offered by established vendors - Modern Street Food Tour: A culinary tour connecting nine permanent restaurants and cafés on Ganggyeong Modern History and Culture Street - Afternoon Tea Outdoor Café: European-style tea and refreshments enjoyed in a themed garden featuring modern architecture - Ganggyeong Lighthouse BAR “37”: An EDM standing party with wine, beer, makgeolli, and other drinks against the backdrop of the Lighthouse of Memories 2) Accommodation Connections (Night Stay) - Ganggyeong Hotel Stay: Ganggyeong Tongbo rewards for guests staying at Ganggyeong Hotel in Ganggyeong Gurakbu, a modern-themed venue - One-Night Ganggyeong Stay: Nightscape viewing benefits and rewards for guests staying at local accommodations in Ganggyeong-eup - Transportation and Visitor Benefits – Night Tour by Train (Night Walk): Upon verification of a same-day train ticket from destinations such as Daejeon or Iksan, visitors receive event experience tickets and discount coupons in Ganggyeong Tongbo for their return destination [Admission] Free: Programs operated directly by the foundation, including fixed-site programs and the stamp tour Paid: Selected experience, promotional, sales, and food truck booths (prices vary, approximately KRW 5,000)
Organizer
Nonsan City (041-730-2971,3) Nonsan Cultural Tourism Foundation
Admission fee
Free (some programs require payment)
Duration
18:00–21:30