Eumseong Pumba Festival (음성품바축제)

Explanation

Pumba was the word repeated in the songs of street singers, especially when Korea was once impoverished. They strolled around marketplaces or villages seeking food, money, or anything they could get. Pumba doesn’t have a specific meaning but is a language mechanism for keeping a rhythm. These days, the word pumba generally refers to gakseori, a type of performance by performers who do not beg for food or money, but simply sing at events or festivals for entertainment. The Pumba Festival is held in Eumseong every year to celebrate this important part of Korea's modern history.◎ The Pumba Festival has made affiliations with a local international center, which dispatches volunteers from ten countries to the festival to provide explanations about the event.

Inquiry

Eumseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee +82-43-871-3415

Homepage

pumba.kr

Information Use

Event Start Date : 2026년 06월 10일

Event end date : 2026년 06월 14일

Venue : Area of Eumseong Seolseong Park

Show time : 09:00-21:00

Program of events : Pumba live performance, pumba street parade, learn to pumba, etc.

Organizer info : Eumseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee

Contact the organizer : +82-43-871-3415

Sponsor Information : Eumseong Pumba Festival Planning Committee

Charges (Hours) : Free

Location

28 Seolseonggongwon-gil, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do

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