Korea in November 2026

105 festivals with confirmed dates · 8 concerts · exhibitions and performances · updated daily from official data

November is late-autumn quiet with pockets of brilliance: the last foliage in the southern provinces, chrysanthemum shows, and the first winter light festivals switching on. Crowds thin out, prices drop, and ondol floors start feeling like a feature.

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Weather	Around 12°C by day and 2°C at night; the first frosts, still dry.
The season	Foliage reaches Seoul and the south in the first two weeks; kimchi-making season; the illuminations switch on late in the month.
Public holidays	No public holidays.

Guides for November

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.

Seasonal

K-pop award shows 2026–27: dates and how to get in

KGMA and the Melon Music Awards on back-to-back November weekends in Seoul, the broadcasters’ December festivals, and the big ones abroad this year. How tickets work and how to plan a trip around them.

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

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.

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Concerts in November

Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026EXO PLANET #6: EXhOrizon — Seoul Encore · KSPO Dome, Olympic Park, Seoul
Nov 6, 2026Kevin Hays Solo Piano Concert · Cosmos Art Hall, Seocho, Seoul
Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026Incheon Airport Sky Festival 2026 · INSPIRE Arena, Incheon, Incheon
Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026Kep1er Fan-Con Tour: RSVP — Seoul · Yonsei University Centennial Hall, Seoul
Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) 2026 · Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul
Nov 7, 2026My Chemical Romance — Seoul · Paradise City, Yeongjong Island, Incheon
Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026Park Jinyoung 1st Concert Tour: CODE# — Seoul · Jangchung Arena, Seoul
Nov 7, 2026Touché Amoré: Stage Four 10 Year Anniversary · Musinsa Garage, Hongdae, Seoul

All concerts and venue guides →

Exhibitions and performances in November

May 5, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026G Museum Connect: Snow-Path / Eye-Path · Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art
May 13, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026The Housing Shift: A Home Made for Me · National Territory Development Museum
May 27, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026The Scholar's Palgongsan: The Nine Bends of Gongsan · Daegu Bangjja Yugi (Bronzeware) Museum
Jun 2, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026공공수장고 미디어아트_곶자왈: 숨결의 시간 · 제주현대미술관
Jun 26, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026Twenty Years of Books: The Time We Grew, The Future We Draw · National Library for Children and Young Adults
Jun 28, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026New Indépendants: Hit the Spot · Yangpyeong Art Museum

All exhibitions → · All traditional performances →

Korea in November 2026

Guides for November

Seoul in November 2026

K-pop award shows 2026–27: dates and how to get in

Busan Fireworks Festival 2026: 7 November

Korea autumn foliage 2026

Concerts in November

Exhibitions and performances in November

105 festivals in November 2026

Iksan Gukhwa Festival

Gangjin Bay Dancing Reeds Festival

QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Dance of Revolution

Hongseong Global BBQ Festival

Buyeo Chrysanthemum Festival

Yeongdo Bridge Festival

Busan Mackerel Festival

Dronebot Festival

Mokpo Heritage Night Tour

Seongnam-dong Coffee Festival

Goyang Haengju Hanwoo BBQ Festival

International Ki Sports Festival

Young Mic Chungcheong Region Special Performance

Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival

Miryang Spicy Food Festival

Gyeongbuk Apple Fair (Seoul)

Cheongsong Apple Festival

Independence Fair: Centenary of the June 10th Movement

Goesan Gimjang Festival

Beautysum Suwon

Jeju Olle Walking Festival

Busan Illustration Fair V.7

Korea Jeju Garden Culture Expo

Jukbyeon Port Seafood Festival

Gumi Ramyun Festival

Fisherman's Market X Port Village Tongyeong

Yanggu Punchbowl Siraegi & Apple Festival

Gimhae Buncheong Ceramics Festival

Gimpo Marine Corps Culture Festival

Peace On: Dam

Whole Family Book Festival

Sanbuk AI Kimjang Festival, Yeoju

Brotherly Love Festival

Hwasun Unjusa Culture Festival

Ansan Science Valley (ASV) Science Festival

Treasure Hunt Festival: Find the Gold Bars!

Anseong Fitting Festival: Tok-Tok Sweet

Busan Fireworks Festival

Goheung Citron Festival

Korea Sool Grand Festival

Run Busan: Lucky Capsule Run

Pocheon Pet Festa: Spring Edition

Busan Folk Arts Festival

Citywide Energy Walk Festival

Pohang International Fireworks Festival

Muan YD Festival

Gyeonggi Rice Dessert Festa

Dan-Dan-Dan Festival

K-Rice Festa: Our Rice, Our Sool

Hantangang Garden Festa

Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale

Gwimong at Jeju Shinhwa World

Han River Walk

Moonlit Night Exercise Busan Challenge

Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo

Yeosu National Heritage Media Art Festival: Jinnamgwan Guesthouse

Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival

Sejong and Paik: Hangeul Culture Special Exhibition 2026

DMZ OPEN Festival 2026

Nowon Moonlight Walk Light Sculpture Festival

Mungyeong Apple Festival

Yuseong Chrysanthemum Festival

Sium Sium Morning

Birth of the Jeolla Governor

Grand Chrysanthemum Festival

Pohang Steel Art Festival

Suseong International Biennale

Wolchulsan Chrysanthemum Festival

QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Incendies

Christmas Village Busan

Yuseong On-Day