This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: Ansan city's e-Ansan TalkTalk city news (the 'Ansan Festa 2026' preparation report of October 2, 2026 and the policy briefing of September 8, 2026), the festival pages on the Ansan city website (Kim Hong-do Festival, Ansan Food Culture Festival, Lifelong Learning Festival), and the directions pages of Gyeonggi MOMA and the Ansan Cultural Foundation, checked on October 7, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 23, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 25
- Venue
- Hwarang Park & Ansan Arts Center area (화랑유원지·안산문화예술의전당 일원)Around 270 Dongsan-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기 안산시 단원구 동산로 270 일대)
- Organizer
- Ansan City (Kim Hong-do Festival organized by the Ansan Cultural Foundation)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/16, 2 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/23Fri★ Food festivalToday
- 10/24Sat★ Food festival · Lifelong learningToday
🔁 Daily · Kim Hong-do Festival · madang play · folk village · traditional playground
Ansan Festa 2026 — Kim Hong-do Festival Programs, Schedule & Parking Before You Take the Kids to Hwarang Park
October, with its cool breeze —
Ansan’s autumn festivals
all come together in one place 🍂
Now in its 3rd year!
Ansan Festa 2026
(안산페스타 2026)
runs Fri, Oct 23 – Sun, Oct 25,
three days around Hwarang Park
and Ansan Arts Center.
We put this together from
Ansan city’s festival news (October 2)
and the festival pages
on the city website.
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
Ansan Festa bundles festivals and events
that used to be held separately
into Ansan’s combined autumn festival.
These are the 7 events this year.
| Event | Announced dates & venue |
|---|---|
| Kim Hong-do Festival (7th) | Oct 23 (Fri) – 25 (Sun), around Hwarang Park |
| Ansan Food Culture Festival | Oct 23 (Fri) – 24 (Sat), Hwarang Park |
| Lifelong Learning Festival | Oct 24 (Sat) 10:00, around the Hwarang Park main stage |
| Disability Welfare Expo | Details not announced yet |
| Urban Farming Festival | Details not announced yet |
| Ansan Mayor’s Cup Danwon Kim Hong-do Ssireum (Korean wrestling) Tournament | Details not announced yet |
| Resident Autonomy “with” Village Community Expo | Details not announced yet |
This year the 7 events are linked
along a single route
so you can move from one to the next.
While the festival is on,
the Kim Hong-do Art Museum,
Gyeonggi MOMA
and the Ansan Industrial History Museum
also hold special exhibitions.
✨ What’s on when?
Different events run on different days.
Here are the dates announced so far.
| Date | Events |
|---|---|
| Oct 23 (Fri) | Kim Hong-do Festival · Food Culture Festival |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Kim Hong-do Festival · Food Culture Festival · Lifelong Learning Festival (10:00) |
| Oct 25 (Sun) | Kim Hong-do Festival |
The Food Culture Festival runs only on the 23rd and 24th.
So far, only the Kim Hong-do Festival
is listed for Sunday the 25th.
🎭 What’s at the Kim Hong-do Festival?
It’s a festival built around
Danwon Kim Hong-do (단원 김홍도),
the Joseon-era painter
who is one of Ansan’s signature cultural assets.
It’s billed as a citizen-led festival
made together by local artists and residents.
| Type | Programs |
|---|---|
| Shows | Kim Hong-do madang play (open-air theater) · traditional performances · local artists’ shows |
| Activities | Horse riding, tea ceremony & hanbok try-on · Kim Hong-do village activities |
| Play | Traditional playground |
| Old village | Kim Hong-do Folk Village · Joseon-style tavern |
| Drawing & exhibits | Kim Hong-do outdoor drawing contest · a media exhibition reimagining his works |
The programs let you experience
the times and everyday life
seen in Kim Hong-do’s paintings.
It’s open to all ages.
🍡 Food Culture Festival & Lifelong Learning Festival
The Ansan Food Culture Festival
is billed as a food festival
’for the whole family to enjoy together’.
| Hall / activity | What’s there |
|---|---|
| Food Culture Hall | Healthy food culture · promoting good local restaurants |
| Food Safety Hall | Eating habits for children & seniors, country-of-origin comparison activity |
| Tasting & Activity Hall | Tasting Ansan’s signature local dishes |
| Excellent Companies Hall | Products from outstanding local food makers, on display & to taste |
| Making activities | Making traditional rice cakes & grape gochujang |
The Lifelong Learning Festival
(평생학습한마당)
starts at 10:00 on Saturday the 24th
around the Hwarang Park main stage.
An opening performance,
an awards ceremony for the adult literacy
poem-and-painting exhibition,
the ‘Challenge! Literacy Golden Bell’ quiz,
lifelong learning club showcases
and hands-on activities are listed.
🚇 Getting there & parking
These directions come from
Gyeonggi MOMA (inside Hwarang Park)
and the Ansan Cultural Foundation.
| Subway | From the station |
|---|---|
| Choji Station (Seohae Line), exit 4 | About 10 min walk to Hwarang Park |
| Choji Station (Line 4), exit 1 | About 15 min walk to Hwarang Park |
| Gojan Station (Line 4), exit 1 | About 5 min walk to Ansan Arts Center |
| Village bus 6 from Gojan Station | Get off at Gojan 1-dong Community Center and cross the road to Hwarang Park |
| Bus stop | Routes |
|---|---|
| Danwon-gu Office, Hwarang Park | 11, 22, 23, 30, 52, 66, 99, 123 and more; express (gwangyeok) buses 5601, 350, 909, 707 |
For parking, Gyeonggi MOMA’s directions
list three Hwarang Park car parks.
| Car park | Spaces |
|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 207 |
| Lot 2 | 822 (where Gyeonggi MOMA’s directions lead) |
| Lot 3 | 302 |
Parking fees, shuttles and road closures
aren’t in the official notices yet.
👨👩👧 Going with kids
The Food Culture Festival has
a Food Safety Hall
covering eating habits for children and seniors
and a country-of-origin comparison activity.
Traditional rice cake and grape gochujang making
is on too.
At the Kim Hong-do Festival,
a traditional playground
plus horse riding and hanbok try-ons are listed.
The only day
all three events overlap
is Saturday the 24th.
If you want to make rice cakes or gochujang,
plan for Friday or Saturday
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Opening hours for each event
□ Daily performance & activity timetables
□ Fees and booking for riding, hanbok and other activities
□ Festival parking fees, shuttles & road closures
□ What happens if it rains
□ Dates & venues of the other 4 events
□ Names of the special exhibitions
Ansan city says it will flesh out
each festival’s programs and operating plans.
We’ll update this post once they’re out.
Questions? Call the Ansan City Call Center
at 1666-1234.
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families looking for traditional games & hanbok try-ons
✔ Families looking for rice cake & gochujang making
✔ Families who want shows, activities & food in one place
From the old village in Kim Hong-do’s paintings
to Ansan’s local dishes —
an autumn outing that links several festivals in one park.
We put this together from official announcements before going ourselves. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 안산시,‘안산페스타 2026’준비 본격화…7개 축제 한자리에 안산시(e안산톡톡 시정소식) · 2026.10.2 · 관공서
- 안산시 승격 40주년, 시민과 함께 문화로 잇고 미래로 나아간다 안산시(e안산톡톡 시정소식) · 2026.9.8 · 관공서
- 김홍도 축제(10월) 안산시 누리집 축제 안내 · 관공서
- 안산음식문화제(10월) 안산시 누리집 축제 안내 · 관공서
- 평생학습한마당(10월) 안산시 누리집 축제 안내 · 관공서
- 경기도미술관 오시는길(화랑유원지) 경기도미술관(경기문화재단) · 관공서
- 안산문화재단 오시는길(안산문화예술의전당) 안산문화재단 · 관공서
This is a guide based on official announcements, not a visit review. Schedules, programs and fees can change, so please re-check the official notice before you go.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Dates, times and other numbers were checked against the Korean original on October 7, 2026. We did not check whether the festival offers guidance in English. Original post (Korean)