Oct 26, 2026ConcertNow
Benson Boone
KINTEX, Ilsan · Goyang
The American singer whose 'Beautiful Things' was inescapable in 2024, on his first Korean date.
What's on in Korea, with real dates
Festivals, K-pop concerts and live shows across all 17 regions — dates, venues, fees and what to expect. Festival data comes straight from the Korea Tourism Organization and refreshes every morning; hundreds of them appear in English only here.
NowSep 5, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 · Gwangju
16th Gwangju Biennale: You Must Change Your Life
Asia's most established contemporary art biennale opens September 5 under a title borrowed from the last line of Rilke's 1908 poem 'Archaic Torso of Apollo' — the moment a broken ancient statue upends how the viewer sees the world…
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D-5Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival
D-4Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Dronebot Festival
D-5Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Young Mic Chungcheong Region Special Performance
D-5Oct 31, 2026
Yeosu Night Sea Fireworks Festival
Everything on in Seoul this weekend: festivals, concerts and shows
Concerts & live music
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YES24 Live Hall, Gwangjin · Seoul
The Japanese band behind more Naruto openings than anyone else, playing a set built entirely around them.
Oct 28, 2026ConcertD-2
Kiefer
Gureumarae Theater, Hongdae · Seoul
The Los Angeles pianist and beat-maker in a 200-capacity Hongdae room.
Oct 30, 2026ConcertD-4
ONEWE × B1A4
Sky Art Hall · Seoul
A joint one-night bill of the rock band ONEWE and veteran boy group B1A4 in western Seoul.
On now and coming up
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D-12Nov 7, 2026
Busan Fireworks Festival
D-75Jan 9, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival
D-10Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Jeju Olle Walking Festival
NowJan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Royal Guard-Changing Ceremony at Deoksugung Palace
NowJan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Sungnyemun Gate Guard Ceremony 2026
NowJan 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Namsan Beacon Ceremony and Traditional Culture Events
NowJun 4, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026
Palsaek Chanran: Regions Full of K
NowSep 19, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026
Moonlit Night Exercise Busan Challenge
Traditional performance
all 55 →Gugak, pansori and mask dance run as regular weekend programmes at Korea's national centres — cheap, rarely sold out, and the easiest authentic performance to slot into a trip.
NowMar 7, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Long run
Buyeo Saturday Gugak Series: Yujongjimi
Buyeo Gugak Center · Chungnam, Buyeo-gun
NowMar 15, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Long run
Icheon Intangible Heritage Centre: Turtle, Turtle, Come and Play
Icheon Cultural Foundation · Gyeonggi, Icheon-si
NowMar 25, 2026 – Nov 25, 2026Long run
Namwon Gugak Concert with Tea and Talk: Dadam
Yeeumheon Hall, National Gugak Center Minsok Branch · Jeonbuk, Namwon-si
NowApr 4, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026Long run
Saturday Gugak Fairy Tales
Pungnyu Sarangbang, National Gugak Center · Seoul, Seocho-gu
Exhibitions
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Now
NowMar 25, 2021 – Dec 31, 2026Long run
Immersive Hall: Iseongsanseong, Command of the Han River
Hanam History Museum · Gyeonggi, Hanam-si
NowJun 15, 2023 – May 30, 2027Long run
Greece to Rome, Rome to Greece
Grand Auditorium, National Museum of Korea · Seoul, Yongsan-gu
NowJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2026Long run
Dinosaur AR Trick Art
Ainuri Theater, Hwaseong Children's Cultural Center · Gyeonggi, Hwaseong-si
Plan around the season
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Seasonal
Busan Fireworks Festival 2026: 7 November
Korea’s biggest fireworks over Gwangalli Beach. The free viewing spots and when to claim them, whether paid seats are worth it, the hotel problem, and how to leave with a million other people.
Seasonal
Halloween in Seoul 2026
It falls on a Saturday this year. Where the night actually happens now — Hongdae, the theme parks, the ticketed club parties — how the city manages the crowds since 2022, and what to know before you go to Itaewon.
Seasonal
Korea autumn foliage 2026
Peak dates run late this year — Seoraksan 16–25 Oct, Seoul and the south into mid-November. Where to go, and why the cable-car queue decides your day.
Seasonal
Seoul in November 2026
The last gold ginkgo weeks, cold clear days and lower prices, the KGMA and Melon Music Awards on back-to-back weekends, kimjang season and the first lights, with the month’s concerts.
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What this site is: a practical reference for what is on in Korea while you are there — every festival registered with the Korea Tourism Organization, merged from Korean and English official data and refreshed every morning, plus traditional performances and museum exhibitions from Korea's culture data, and hand-picked concerts. Most of it is translated here and appears in English nowhere else. More about the data