Festivals in Seoul
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Seoul concentrates more festivals than anywhere else in Korea: palace night openings, Han River fireworks, media-art shows on Dongdaemun Design Plaza, and neighborhood festivals from Sinchon to Seongsu. Most are free, and nearly all sit on the subway map.
NowQUAD, Questions of Theatre: Dance of Revolution
D-1Gyeongbuk Apple Fair (Seoul)
D-6Whole Family Book Festival
D-12Korea Sool Grand Festival
D-34HUG RUN 2026
D-45QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Train to Xi'an
D-192Vegan & Halal Beauty Fair
NowNowon Moonlight Walk Light Sculpture Festival
NowSium Sium Morning
D-13QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Incendies
D-52Korea Grand Sale
D-1920th Century Photography Masters: Light, Stopping Time
NowThe Painters
NowGugak Performance Jinyeon
NowRoyal Guard-Changing Ceremony at Deoksugung Palace
NowDDP Architecture Tour
NowSungnyemun Gate Guard Ceremony 2026
NowNamsan Beacon Ceremony and Traditional Culture Events
Now2026 International Seon Meditation Conference
NowHangang River History Tour
NowSeoul Street Performance: Every Corner Live 2026
NowCulture Flows at Seoul Plaza
NowPalsaek Chanran: Regions Full of K
Looking for more than festivals? Everything in Seoul → — places to visit, concerts and exhibitions on the same page.
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