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.
D-2QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Dance of Revolution
100 Years Night Night Market
D-5Seongbuk Street Culture Festival (Dada Festa)
D-7Gyeongbuk Apple Fair (Seoul)
D-12Whole Family Book Festival
D-18Korea Sool Grand Festival
D-40HUG RUN 2026
D-51QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Train to Xi'an
D-198Vegan & Halal Beauty Fair
NowNowon Moonlight Walk Light Sculpture Festival
NowSium Sium Morning
D-19QUAD, Questions of Theatre: Incendies
D-58Korea Grand Sale
D-2520th Century Photography Masters: Light, Stopping Time
NowThe Painters
NowRoyal Guard-Changing Ceremony at Deoksugung Palace
NowSungnyemun Gate Guard Ceremony 2026
NowGugak Performance Jinyeon
NowDDP Architecture Tour
NowNamsan Beacon Ceremony and Traditional Culture Events
Now2026 International Seon Meditation Conference
NowTraditional Culture Programme at the Uijeongbu Site
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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