Written: October 10, 2026 · Updated: October 10, 2026

This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

2026 Gwangsan-gu National Heritage Hanmadang Dates, Activities, Parking – Before Visiting the Mahan Site Experience Center with Kids

At a Mahan village site from two thousand years ago,
an autumn festival of hands-on activities is coming 🏺

The 4th Gwangsan-gu National Heritage Hanmadang (광산구 국가유산 한마당),
themed “From Ancient Site to Village,“
takes place on October 17 (Sat), 13:00~18:00
around the Sinchang-dong Mahan Site Experience Center.

I’ve summarized two Gwangsan-gu news posts (October 6),
the Wolbong Seowon reservation pages,
and the Gwangju Museum of History and Folklore guide.

🎪 About the Festival

It’s part of the “2026 Local National Heritage Utilization Project,“
hosted by the Korea Heritage Service, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City and Gwangsan-gu.
The poster also carries the K-Heritage Weeks mark.

It’s described as a national heritage fair
bringing Gwangsan-gu’s heritage programs together in one place,
and it’s open to everyone.

This year’s tagline is
”Across two thousand years, to our village.”

The Sinchang-dong Site is Historic Site No. 375.
A stringed instrument and a wheel,
known as the oldest or first of their kind found in Korea,
were excavated here.

✨ What Activities Are There?

Here are the programs by zone
listed in the district’s event notice.

A timetable for each program
isn’t in the official information yet.

🎓 Two Family Programs – How Do They Work?

There are two separate family programs
for elementary and middle school kids with their parents.

A Seonbi’s Day is Wolbong Seowon’s signature program
on the daily life of scholars who attended Joseon-era academies,
and Sajeon Yakbangmun is themed on Choe Sa-jeon,
the Goryeo royal physician enshrined at Muyang Seowon.

Both programs take 24 people per session,
up to 5 per family.
The fee is listed as free (0 won).

When checked on October 10,
advance registration for session 1 was closed for both programs.
Start times for sessions 2–4 aren’t in the official information.

🚌 Getting There & Parking

This is based on the Mahan Site Experience Center visitor guide.
The address is 396-2 Bungmun-daero, Gwangsan-gu;
the reservation pages list it as 402 Bungmun-daero.

No separate parking or shuttle information
has been announced for the event day yet.

👨‍👩‍👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids

The Mahan Site Experience Center normally opens
09:00~18:00 (last entry 17:30),
and admission is free.

Opened in December 2022,
the center is described as having permanent activities
such as fishing, archery, pottery restoration,
spinning thread with a spindle whorl, and playing a stringed instrument.

The event starts at 13:00,
so if the center runs as usual, you could see the exhibits in the morning
and move on to the afternoon event.

⏳ Not Yet Announced

□ Timetable for the play, busking and Jagyeong Yadam
□ Start times for family sessions 2–4
□ Activity fees at the venue (only the 2 family programs are confirmed free)
□ Operation in case of rain

These aren’t in the official information yet.
I’ll update this post when they’re announced.

If you have questions, contact the Gwangsan-gu Cultural Heritage Utilization Team
at 062-960-8255.

👍 Recommended for These Families

✔ Families looking for history activities with elementary or middle school kids
✔ Families who’d like to try rice-cake pounding and jegichagi
✔ Families spending the weekend near Sinchang-dong, Gwangsan-gu

Mahan ruins plus stories of scholars and a royal physician –
a neighborhood event to enjoy over an afternoon.

This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated.

AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-10. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)