Eumseong Pumba Festival (음성품바축제)

Introduction

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.

Basic Information

Address 28 Seolseonggongwon-gil, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do (27703)

Phone +82-43-871-3415

Website pumba.kr

Last Updated 2025/07/11

Sponsor 1 Eumseong-gun Festival Organizing Committee

Sponsor 1 Contact +82-43-871-3415

Sponsor 2 Eumseong Pumba Festival Planning Committee

Event Time 09:00-21:00

Event Place Area of Eumseong Seolseong Park

Event Start Date 2025/06/11

Event End Date 2025/06/15

Usage Fee Free

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Introduction 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.

Programs Pumba live performance, pumba street parade, global pumba rapper contest

Eumseong Pumba Festival (음성품바축제)

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