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Opening Ceremony & International Groups Gala Performance

(Xinying District) Nanying Green Heart Park (Main Venue)

10/17(Sat) PM07:30

2026 Nan Ying International Folklore Festival opens with a spectacular celebration! Following the Opening Ceremony, performing groups from around the world will take the stage in succession, showcasing the distinctive cultural traditions of their countries through dance, music, drumming, flag performances, and traditional folk arts.

From Japan’s Kaga Tobi ladder-climbing tradition and the vibrant Ati-Atihan Festival of the Philippines to captivating performances from across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania, this special evening brings together a rich diversity of cultures and folk traditions. Follow the rhythm, experience the world through music and dance, and join us in Tainan as we celebrate the grand opening of 2026 Nan Ying International Folklore Festival!

Fukuoka University KOBUZARU

★ Fukuoka University’s wadaiko group “Kobuzaru” won Japan’s National Seven-Person Wadaiko Championship in 2026, after finishing runner-up in the same competition in 2023. ⋯

Folklore Ensemble Karpaty

Folklore Ensemble KARPATY was founded in 1998, taking its name from the Carpathian Mountains that stretch across Central and Eastern Europe. Its members are mainly young performers, including univers⋯

Han Fong Dance Ensemble

★ Founded in 2005, Han Feng Dance Ensemble is listed in the official arts directory of Malaysia’s National Department for Culture and Arts (Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, JKKN) and has⋯

Sidlakan Dance Company Inc.

★ Sidlakan Dance Company won the Grand Prize at the World Cultural Dance Festival in 2018. Sidlakan Dance Company Inc. was founded in 2012 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, the Philippines, by a⋯

Havatzelot – Netanya

Havatzelot – Netanya is a representative dance company of the Israeli city of Netanya and operates within the municipal cultural-center system under the artistic direction of choreographer Lior⋯

Pyeong Taek Nong Ak

★ Pyeongtaek Nongak has been designated a Korean National Intangible Heritage since 1985 and is an important representative tradition of Wootdari Nongak in the Gyeonggi and Chungcheong regions. ★ Ko⋯

Kagatobi Ladder Climbing Preservation Society

★ Kaga Tobi Ladder Climbing, a tradition dating back to the Edo period, is designated an Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Ishikawa Prefecture. ★ In 2023, the Kagatobi Ladder Climbing Preservatio⋯

Kalibo Señor Sto. Niño Ati-atihan Festival — Tribu Linabuanon and Atras Abante

★ The Kalibo Ati-Atihan Festival is described by the Provincial Government of Aklan as the “Mother of all Philippine Festivals.” ★ Tribu Linabuanon entered the 2026 competition as the de⋯

Skola+ × Gandrung Dance Studio

★ Skola+ by TFS Indonesia has been engaged in traditional arts education for young people and international cultural exchange since 2013, helping younger generations bring dance and music to internat⋯

Buriram Rajabhat University Performing Arts Troupe

★ In 2023, a performing arts delegation from Buriram Rajabhat University was selected to represent Thailand at the 55th KARAISKAKEIA International Cultural Festival in Greece, demonstrating the unive⋯

Sarasavi Dance Academy

★ Sarasavi Dance Academy has long been connected with the Sri Lankan network of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) and has helped promote the Sri Lanka International Cultural Folk Festi⋯

Salingoy Bicolandia Dance Company–PFDS SDO Naga City

★ In 2026, Salingoy Bicolandia Dance Company was invited to both the Yilan International Children’s Folklore and Folkgame Festival and Nan Ying International Folklore Festival, bringing the cul⋯

Sri Warisan Som Said Performing Arts

★ Sri Warisan is described by Singapore’s government heritage platform as the country’s first professional Malay dance company. ★ In 2020, the group received Singapore’s Stewards o⋯

Te Kapa Haka o Te Hau Tawhiti

★ Te Kapa Haka o Te Hau Tawhiti qualified through the Australian regional selection process to compete at Te Matatini, New Zealand’s national Māori performing arts festival, as one of the quali⋯

Aires de Siecha Folkloric Group

Aires de Siecha Folkloric Group is based in Guasca, Cundinamarca, Colombia, and is dedicated to promoting, preserving, and presenting Colombian folklore on stage. With aesthetics, education, and soci⋯

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The First Federal Brotherhood Drummers

The First Federal Brotherhood Drummers is a cultural group centered on African and Caribbean drumming, dance, and oral performance. Emerging from a shared passion for traditional drumming and dance, ⋯

University of Warsaw Dance Theatre “Warszawianka”

University of Warsaw Dance Theatre “Warszawianka” is a representative artistic ensemble of the University of Warsaw in Poland. Students and alumni from different academic disciplines take⋯

Ensemble "Folk Palitra" – 1984

Folk Palitra 1984 was founded in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1984 by Eva Delinesheva and is affiliated with the Dimitur Dinev 1937 Cultural and Arts Center, established locally in 1937. The ensemble is dedic⋯

FS Radost Pardubice

FS Radost Pardubice was founded in 1977; “Radost” means “joy” in Czech. The ensemble is affiliated with Youth Centre Alfa in the city of Pardubice and provides age-group train⋯

Folk Ensemble Gymnik

Folk Ensemble Gymnik was founded in 1964 at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Comenius University in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, and is one of the country’s representative⋯

Sbandieratori dei Rioni di Cori

Sbandieratori dei Rioni di Cori was founded in 1966 in the historic town of Cori in Italy’s Lazio region. Centered on Renaissance-style flag throwing, drumming, and heraldic trumpet performance⋯

Romanasul-UTCN Folk Ensemble

Romanasul-UTCN Folk Ensemble was founded in 1974 by students of the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca and is now part of the cultural system of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN). Stud⋯

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