Tip: Check the mask dance performance schedule before traveling to Andong -- it typically runs on a fixed weekly schedule rather than daily, so timing your visit around a specific performance date is worth planning ahead.
The village itself
Hahoe Folk Village is a genuinely inhabited traditional village, with residents still living in many of its centuries-old hanok houses, distinguishing it from a purely reconstructed heritage site built solely for tourism. Its horseshoe bend along the Nakdonggang River gives the village its name, which translates roughly to "village encircled by water."
Hahoe mask dance performance
- The Hahoe byeolsingut talnori mask dance is a centuries-old satirical performance tradition, recognized as part of Korea's UNESCO-listed Talchum mask dance heritage.
- Performances typically combine traditional music, dance, and social satire, historically used to critique the era's social hierarchy through masked characters.
- A dedicated performance hall near the village entrance hosts scheduled shows, generally requiring a separate ticket from village entry.
Continue with an overnight stay
This page is for travelers whose priority is the mask dance performance. For the separate overnight experience, including the quieter evening and early-morning atmosphere inside the village, continue to the Hahoe hanok-stay planning guide.
Official sources
Time-sensitive details were checked against the original sources below on 2026-08-28.