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Pocheon City operates 'Terra Fantasia', a representative night tourism content on the Hantangang River, and has extended operating hours and prepared special programs for the convenience of tourists during the Chuseok holiday.
Pocheon = Yonhap News Reporter Noh Seung-hyuk = Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 21st that 'Terra Fantasia', a representative night tourism content on the Hantangang River, will extend its operating hours by one hour and present a special street performance in celebration of the Chuseok holiday.
The city will specially extend the operating hours of Hantangang Media Art Park โTerra Fantasiaโ from 11 PM to midnight during the Chuseok holiday from the 24th to the 26th.
In celebration of the holidays, operating hours have been extended so that tourists visiting Pocheon with their families and friends can more leisurely enjoy the beautiful fall scenery of the Hantangang River and colorful media art.
A special street performance to match the fall evening was also prepared.
You can enjoy music while viewing media art, so it is expected that you will be able to experience a unique night tour where nature, light, and music come together.
Terra Fantasia is Korea's largest walking nighttime media art tourism content that starts from the Hantangang Sky Bridge and connects Madang Bridge, Hantangang Ecological Landscape Complex, Y-shaped Suspension Bridge, and Bidulginang Falls.
Along the approximately 2.5km night viewing route, you can experience a variety of contents that combine the natural scenery of the Hantangang River with light, video, and music.
Here, you can see a variety of attractions, including the representative content, the large-scale media faรงade show โVolcano of Lightโ.
During the week, the '2026 Hantangang Autumn Garden Festa' will be held at the Hantangang River Ecological Landscape Complex, allowing you to feel the mood of fall along with fall flowers.
At dusk, media art unfolds along with the sunset of the Hantangang River, allowing you to enjoy a night view of the Hantangang River that is different from the daytime.
Terra Fantasia was selected by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization as one of the six night view spots in Gyeonggi-do, and is expected to attract many visitors during the Chuseok holiday.
Around 7:30 p.m., when admission begins, crowds are expected due to the concentration of visitors, and waiting times for ticketing and admission may be long.
If you visit after 9 p.m., when visitors are relatively dispersed, you can enjoy the tour more leisurely.
Pocheon City plans to secure additional parking lots and operate shuttle buses in preparation for the large number of tourists visiting during the Chuseok holiday.
An official from Pocheon City said, โWe hope that tourists visiting Pocheon with their families during the Chuseok holidays will enjoy the autumn atmosphere and special night tours at the Hantangang River.โ
The walking route for Hantangang Terra Fantasia is approximately 2.5km and takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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