Chuncheon Mime Festival
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Jungdo-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province 357-39
Festival Highlights
- Korea's representative performing arts festival
- One of the world's top 3 mime festivals
The Chuncheon Mime Festival is Korea's representative performing arts festival that connects cities, art, and citizens through mime, an art that conveys emotion through body movement. It is held every year in the last week of May in Chuncheon, the city of water and spring, and is recognized as one of the world's top three mime festivals, along with the Mimos Mime Festival in France and the London Mime Festival in the UK, raising its international status. Through the fusion and convergence of silent movement with water, fire, flowers, light, video, and various other genres, it creates a new genre called 'Chuncheon+Mime+Festival' from the emotions and hearts of the city and its citizens, and it is a 'Nanjang' festival that unravels the desires of the city and the times through artistic gestures.
The 2026 Chuncheon Mime Festival will be held from May 24th to May 31st under the theme of 'Body Scenery', showcasing various 'body sceneries' throughout Chuncheon City for 8 days, starting with the opening Nanjang 'Ah! Surajang', followed by theater performances, 'Mime While Walking', 'Art Nanjang X', and the overnight 'Dokkaebi Nanjang'.
1. Opening Nanjang 'Ah! Surajang': An opening program featuring a grand water spectacle and street performances by artists, held by blocking a 4-lane road. 2. Overnight Nanjang 'Dokkaebi Nanjang': A killer content of the Chuncheon Mime Festival where goblin-like artists and attendees play until sunrise, featuring performances of various genres such as mime, dance, circus, aerial, body movement programs by artists, and spaces decorated by local youth. 3. Art Nanjang X: The most experimental 'Art Nanjang' between the resonance of the opening and the passion of the overnight event, where various bodies gather to unfold art, creating a new Nanjang program. 4. Theater Performances: Body movement performances of various genres held at the 'Festival Theater Momjit' operated by the Chuncheon Mime Festival. 5. Hello? House of Mime: In collaboration with the Korea Mime Council, a special day created by Korea's leading mime artists gathering together. 6. Mime While Walking: Various performance programs held along the Seoksa Stream promenade. 7. Dokkaebi Troupe: A program where artists visit everyday spaces such as schools and streets.
Throughout Chuncheon City, including Festival Theater Momjit (357-39 Jungdo-dong, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province)
Admission is free. However, theater performances are KRW 15,000, Art Nanjang X is KRW 15,000, and Overnight Nanjang Dokkaebi Nanjang is KRW 25,000. Other programs are free.
*The information on food and beverages at the festival venue below is based on the previous year's (2025) festival content, and the 2026 festival content is currently being updated.*The Chuncheon Mime Festival is Korea's representative performing arts festival that connects cities, art, and citizens through mime, an art that conveys emotion through body movement. It is held every year in the last week of May in Chuncheon, the city of water and spring, and is recognized as one of the world's top three mime festivals, along with the Mimos Mime Festival in France and the London Mime Festival in the UK, raising its international status. Through the fusion and convergence of silent movement with water, fire, flowers, light, video, and various other genres, it creates a new genre called 'Chuncheon+Mime+Festival' from the emotions and hearts of the city and its citizens, and it is a 'Nanjang' festival that unravels the desires of the city and the times through artistic gestures. The 2026 Chuncheon Mime Festival will be held from May 24th to May 31st under the theme of 'Body Scenery', showcasing various 'body sceneries' throughout Chuncheon City for 8 days, starting with the opening Nanjang 'Ah! Surajang', followed by theater performances, 'Mime While Walking', 'Art Nanjang X', and the overnight 'Dokkaebi Nanjang'.
1. Opening Nanjang 'Ah! Surajang' - Opening program. A grand water spectacle and street performances by artists, held by blocking a 4-lane road. 2. Overnight Nanjang 'Dokkaebi Nanjang' - Freedom for our confined bodies! This is a killer content of the Chuncheon Mime Festival where goblin-like artists and attendees play until sunrise, featuring performances of various genres such as mime, dance, circus, aerial, body movement programs by artists, and spaces decorated by local youth. 3. Art Nanjang X - The most experimental 'Art Nanjang' between the resonance of the opening and the passion of the overnight event. Here, art is not a fixed answer, but an unknown X that is passed through together. A new Nanjang program where various bodies gather to unfold art. 4. Theater Performances - Body movement performances of various genres held at the 'Festival Theater Momjit' operated by the Chuncheon Mime Festival. 5. Hello? House of Mime - In collaboration with the Korea Mime Council, a special day created by Korea's leading mime artists gathering together. 6. Mime While Walking - Various performance programs held along the Seoksa Stream promenade. 7. Dokkaebi Troupe - A program where artists visit everyday spaces such as schools and streets.
1. Opening Nanjang 'Ah! Surajang' - Opening program. A grand water spectacle and street performances by artists, held by blocking a 4-lane road. 2. Overnight Nanjang 'Dokkaebi Nanjang' - Freedom for our confined bodies! This is a killer content of the Chuncheon Mime Festival where goblin-like artists and attendees play until sunrise, featuring performances of various genres such as mime, dance, circus, aerial, body movement programs by artists, and spaces decorated by local youth. 3. Art Nanjang X - The most experimental 'Art Nanjang' between the resonance of the opening and the passion of the overnight event. Here, art is not a fixed answer, but an unknown X that is passed through together. A new Nanjang program where various bodies gather to unfold art. 4. Theater Performances - Body movement performances of various genres held at the 'Festival Theater Momjit' operated by the Chuncheon Mime Festival. 5. Hello? House of Mime - In collaboration with the Korea Mime Council, a special day created by Korea's leading mime artists gathering together. 6. Mime While Walking - Various performance programs held along the Seoksa Stream promenade. 7. Dokkaebi Troupe - A program where artists visit everyday spaces such as schools and streets.
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