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• 12 Aug– 27 Aug

  2026 Gyeongun Museum Special Exhibition [Po (袍), Blooming through Reenactment]

  Gyeonggi Girls' High School 100th Anniversary Memorial… · Seoul Gangnam-gu
• 25 Aug– 27 Aug

  2026 Seoul International Music Festival for the Blind (SIMB)

  Seoul National University College of Music · Seoul Gwanak-gu
• 27 Aug

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Jeong Sang-hee [Eot:Bak]

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 27 Aug

  Jeon Yuna Gayageum Recital: Yeongsan Hoesang

  National Gugak Center Pungnyu Sarangbang · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 18 Aug– 28 Aug

  15th UAUS Pavilion Special Exhibition

  Gwanghwamun Square (175 Sejong-daero · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 29 Jul– 29 Aug

  Garden Night Market

  Ulsan Grand Park Lawn · Ulsan
• 1 Aug– 29 Aug

  2026 Bosingak Moonlight Bell Ringing Ceremony

  Bosingak area · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 22 Aug– 29 Aug

  [Seoul Namsan Gugak Center] 2026 Young Gugak Leader 'Kim Seong: The Art of Growing RE:GROW', 'Creative Artist Oneul: We All Live Like That'

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center Crown Haitai Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 2 Jun– 30 Aug

  [Hanseong Baekje Museum] 2026 Hanseong Baekje Museum Donated Materials Special Exhibition [Records & History I: Clues to Baekje History, Hanwon (翰苑)]

  Hanseong Baekje Museum Special Exhibition Hall · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 3 Jun– 30 Aug

  [Deoksugung] Special Exhibition Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of Korea-France Diplomatic Relations [Ban-hwa, Auspicious Heart]

  Deoksugung Dondeokjeon · Seoul Jung-gu
• 1 Jul– 30 Aug

  [Seoul Botanic Park] 2026 Seoul Botanic Park Water Playground

  Seoul Botanic Park Lake Garden Waterfront (Lakeside… · Seoul Gangseo-gu
• 22 Jul– 30 Aug

  [Seoul Museum of Craft Art] Craft Together @ Show Window #4. Burying Memories Etched in the Body

  Seoul Museum of Craft Art · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 25 Aug– 30 Aug

  [Unhyeongung] 2026 House Museum [Knots Lingering at the End of Instruments_Lee Ye-in Solo Exhibition]

  Unhyeongung Norakdang · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 26 Aug– 30 Aug

  [UNESCO Commemorative Year of Kim Gu's 150th Birth Anniversary Cultural Week] Media Art Exhibition [My Wish: Milestone of Peace]

  Gwanghwamun Square area · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 1 Jul– 31 Aug

  2026 Atelier Gwanghwa Second Exhibition [Deepening Light]

  Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Media Facade · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 1 Jul– 31 Aug

  2026 Haechi Madang Media Wall Second Exhibition: Summer, A Moment in Another World

  Haechi Madang Media Wall (Gwanghwamun Station Exit 9… · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 5 Aug– 3 Sep

  2026 Gwanghwamun Square Moonlight Yoga

  Gwanghwamun Square Yukjo Madang · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 25 Aug– 4 Sep

  2026 Seocho-gu Gender Equality Grassroots Festival

  Seocho-gu Office 1st Floor Lobby · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 4 Jul– 5 Sep

  Dancing Sangsoe: The Pilbong Gut Encounter

  Pilbong Cultural Village · Jeonbuk
• 17 Apr– 6 Sep

  [Soma Museum of Art] Sculpture Dreams + Frames [Olympic Sculpture Experience Project #02] Permanent Exhibition

  Soma Museum of Art · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 17 Apr– 6 Sep

  [Soma Museum of Art] Picture Books Come to Life!

  Soma Museum of Art · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 30 Apr– 6 Sep

  [SeMA Seosomun Main Building] Nanji Art Studio 20th Anniversary Exhibition: 《The Origin of Love》

  Seoul Museum of Art (Seosomun Main Building) 2nd & 3rd… · Seoul Jung-gu
• 13 May– 6 Sep

  2026 Eunpyeong History and Hanok Museum Special Exhibition [Universe of 1.5m]

  Eunpyeong History and Hanok Museum · Seoul Eunpyeong-gu
• 6 Jun– 6 Sep

  [Seosomun Shrine History Museum] 2026 140th Anniversary of Korea-France Diplomatic Relations Special Exhibition 《THE FACE: Encounter》

  Seosomun Shrine History Museum Special Exhibition Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 25 Aug– 6 Sep

  [Cultural Experiment Space Hosu] 2026 The Impact Young Artist Open Call Exhibition [Landing in Limbo]

  Cultural Experiment Space Hosu · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 13 Aug– 10 Sep

  [Nohwarang] Kim Deok-gi [Where Light Lingers]

  Nohwarang 1st & 2nd Floor Exhibition Hall · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 1 Jul– 19 Sep

  2026 Seoullo Media Canvas Second Exhibition

  Seoullo Media Canvas in front of Mallidong Plaza · Seoul Jung-gu
• 28 Apr– 26 Sep

  [G Valley Industry Museum] Special Exhibition [Industrial Playground to Awaken Mathematics]

  G Valley Industry Museum Special Exhibition Hall · Seoul Guro-gu
• 15 May– 27 Sep

  [Seoul Museum of Living History] We in College

  Seoul Museum of Living History Special Exhibition Hall · Seoul Nowon-gu
• 13 Jun– 27 Sep

  [B the B] New Special Exhibition: Beauty Translated

  B the B UP-TOWN (B2 · Seoul Jung-gu
• 26 Aug– 29 Sep

  2026 Gender Equality Week Commemoration: Gender Equality in the AI Era, Becoming Seoul's Future

  Seoul Women's Plaza · Seoul Dongjak-gu
• 1 Aug– 30 Sep

  [B the B] Lala Recipe x MeME Artist [WANTED: Protect Your Energy]

  B the B UP-TOWN (B2 · Seoul Jung-gu
• 13 Jun– 11 Oct

  [Cheonggyecheon Museum] Motoyuki Nomura, the Star of Cheonggyecheon

  Cheonggyecheon Museum Special Exhibition Hall · Seoul Seongdong-gu
• 25 Aug– 14 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of Art] Perhaps, All of Us: Canada Exhibition

  Korean Cultural Centre Canada · Seoul
• 16 Jul– 18 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of Photography] Martin Parr: We Are Martin Parr

  Seoul Museum of Photography 2F Video Hall · Seoul Dobong-gu
• 19 May– 25 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of Art Seosomun Main Building] 2026 Korean Modern Masters Exhibition: 《Yoo Youngkuk: Mountains are Within Me》

  Seoul Museum of Art Seosomun Main Building · Seoul Jung-gu
• 11 Jul– 25 Oct

  [Sejong Center] 2026 Sangsang Toktok Museum Special Exhibition [Finding Bacci]

  BukSeoul Dream Forest Sangsang Toktok Museum · Seoul Gangbuk-gu
• 14 Jul– 25 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of History] Yeomin Gongsu (與民共守) [Protecting Together with the People]

  Seoul Museum of History Special Exhibition Hall B /… · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 29 Jul– 25 Oct

  Earthen Vessels: Stories of Our Lives

  National Gwangju Museum Main Building 1st Floor Special… · Jeonnam-Gwangju
• 5 Aug– 25 Oct

  [The Gallery Hosu] Lake Animal Art Exhibition

  The Gallery Hosu · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 13 Aug– 25 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of Art Buk Seoul Museum] 2026 Title Match: Oh In-hwan vs. Jang Seo-young: Human Error

  Seoul Museum of Art Buk Seoul Museum 1F Exhibition Halls 1 · Seoul Nowon-gu
• 1 May– 27 Oct

  2026 Seoul International Garden Show

  Seoul Forest area · Seoul Seongdong-gu
• 1 Jul– 31 Oct

  [Seoul Museum of History] XR Exhibition [History Unfolds the Moment You Walk]

  Seoul Museum of History 3F Exhibition Hall · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 4 Aug– 31 Oct

  [Nodeul Island] Open Nodeul

  Nodeul Island · Seoul Yongsan-gu
• 27 Aug– 5 Nov

  2026 Surim New Wave: Eot

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 14 Aug– 8 Nov

  [Seoul Museum of History] Grand View of Seoul Urban Planning

  Seoul Museum of History Special Exhibition Hall A · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 20 Aug– 8 Nov

  [SeMA Seoseoul Museum of Art] Media Artist Exhibition 《Kim Hee-cheon: Moles》

  SeMA Seoseoul Museum of Art B1 Exhibition Halls 1 & 2 · Seoul Geumcheon-gu
• 29 Jul– 15 Nov

  [Seoul Museum of Art Namseoul Museum] 2026 Representative Korean Sculptor Exhibition 《Jo Sook-jin: Passing Places》

  Seoul Museum of Art Namseoul Museum 1F Outdoor · Seoul Gwanak-gu
• 1 Aug– 21 Nov

  [Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture] A Path of Great Joy, [Dae-Rak(樂)ro]

  Seoul Theater Center 1F Lounge · Seoul Jongno-gu

Starting soon

• 28 Aug

  2026 Gugak Orchestra Festival

  National Gugak Center · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 28 Aug– 29 Aug

  [Dongdaemun Cultural Foundation] 2026 Dongdaemun-gu Beer Festival

  Jangan 1 Waterfront Park · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 28 Aug– 29 Aug

  [Sejong Center] Kim Chang-wan Band on Sync Next 26

  Sejong S Theater · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 29 Aug

  [Seoul Namsan Gugak Center] 2026 Young Gugak Danjang - Creative Artist Oneul [Everyone Lives Like That]

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center Crown Haitai Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 30 Aug

  Kim Do-yeon Piano Recital

  Seoul Arts Center Inchon Art Hall · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 2 Sep

  [Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs] 2026 Discharged Veterans Job & Startup Fair

  Yangjae aT Center · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 3 Sep

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Lee Jun [Golden Hour]

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 4 Sep

  [Sejong Center] 26 Sejong Season [Original Gugak Series: Sinpungryujeon]

  Sejong M Theater · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 31 Aug– 6 Sep

  [Seoul City Hall] 2026 Seoul Art Week

  135 visual arts spaces including News Museum · Seoul Jung-gu
• 31 Aug– 6 Sep

  [Seoul Design Foundation] Design Miami Seoul 2026

  DDP Design Lab 1F SHOWROOM · Seoul Jung-gu
• 1 Sep– 6 Sep

  [Changdeokgung Naksunjae] K-Heritage Art Exhibition: Lines of Connection

  Changdeokgung Naksunjae · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 2 Sep– 6 Sep

  Cheonan K-Culture Expo

  Independence Hall of Korea · Chungnam
• 4 Sep– 6 Sep

  2026 Upcycling Festival

  Seoul Upcycling Plaza and Upcycling Street area · Seoul Seongdong-gu
• 4 Sep– 6 Sep

  2026 Common Nangman Jumak

  Common Ground Outdoor Plaza (200 Achasan-ro · Seoul Gwangjin-gu
• 9 Sep

  [Dongdaemun Cultural Foundation] 2026 New Special Performance [Brunch Concert Atrium - National Gugak Orchestra Young Members]

  Seonnongdan History & Culture Center · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 9 Sep

  [Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra] 2026 Seoul Phil Chamber Classics V: Classical Vienna

  Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Chamber Hall · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 9 Sep– 10 Sep

  2026 Arts Job Fair [Working through Art]

  Hongik University Daehakro Art Center Exhibition Halls 1… · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 10 Sep

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Chu Da-hye [Eotsum]

  Kim Hee-soo Art Center SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 11 Sep

  2nd Kim Han-baek Sogeum Recital [Sogeum Warehouse Project II]

  JCC Art Center Concert Hall · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 11 Sep

  [Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra] 2026 Seoul Phil: Choi Soo-yeol's Scriabin Symphony No. 4

  Lotte Concert Hall · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 4 Sep– 12 Sep

  Muju Firefly Festival

  Area of Muju Deungnamu Stadium · Jeonbuk
• 11 Sep– 12 Sep

  2026 Yongsan National Heritage Night

  Hyochang Park · Seoul Yongsan-gu
• 12 Sep

  [Sejong Center] 2026 Dream Tree Saturday Concert [Delicious Classic]

  Sejong Center Chamber Hall · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 12 Sep

  2026 Dongdaemun-gu Book Festival [Chaekryeokjang: Open the Book, Move your Body!]

  Dongdaemun-gu Office Mirae Plaza and Multipurpose… · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 12 Sep

  2026 Seoul Together Harmony Festival

  Jeongneungcheon Complex Cultural Space DDM Skate Park · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 12 Sep

  [Mapo Cultural Foundation] Meeting with Independent Bookstores, 2026 [5th Bookstore on Stage]

  Mapo Arts Center Plaza area · Seoul Mapo-gu
• 4 Sep– 13 Sep

  Hyoseok Cultural Festival

  Area of Bongpyeong-myeon · Gangwon
• 10 Sep– 13 Sep

  Red Food Festival

  Area of Uiam Park and Nuri Park in Jangsu-gun · Jeonbuk
• 10 Sep– 13 Sep

  Gwangju ACE Fair

  Kimdaejung Convention Center · Jeonnam-Gwangju
• 10 Sep– 13 Sep

  [Sejong Center] 26 Sejong Season [Mugamseogi]

  Sejong Grand Theater · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 11 Sep– 13 Sep

  2026 Sinchon Global University Culture Festival

  Sinchon Yonsei-ro area · Seoul Seodaemun-gu
• 12 Sep– 13 Sep

  Daejeon Jung-gu Book Festival

  Seonnidan-gil in Jung-gu · Daejeon
• 12 Sep– 13 Sep

  4th Seoul Do Dream Festival

  Yangcheon Cultural Center Grand Theater · Seoul Yangcheon-gu
• 14 Sep

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center X SIDance [Trajectory of Return]

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center Crown Haitai Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 15 Sep

  [Sejong Center] 2026 Classical for Everyone with Daegu Symphony Orchestra

  Sejong Center Sejong Grand Theater · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 11 Sep– 16 Sep

  Seoul International Writers' Festival

  Ara Art Center · Seoul
• 16 Sep

  Jeong Yeon-ju Haegeum Recital [Seasons]

  National Gugak Center Umyeondang · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 16 Sep

  Seoul Namsan Gugakdang X SIDance [Body's Autonomy Meeting Muak (Shamanic Music)]

  Seoul Namsan Gugakdang Crown Haitai Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 28 Aug– 17 Sep

  [SKETCH 2026: Aesthetics of Flux] We Have Never Stopped

  Songwon Art Center (1F · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 17 Sep

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Jung Eun-hye [Eot - Pulse]

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 4 Sep– 19 Sep

  Starry Sea Busan - Night Camp Picnic

  Dadaepo Beach (Dadaepo Seaside Park) · Busan
• 19 Sep

  2026 Seoul Heritage & Wellness Walking Festival

  Seoul Gangnam Park Plaza and Han River Riverside Trail… · Seoul Mapo-gu
• 19 Sep

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center X SIDance [Every Living Moment]

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center Crown Haitai Hall · Seoul Jung-gu
• 19 Sep

  [Seongdong Cultural Foundation] 2026 Seongdong-gu Public Library Book Festival

  Sowol Art Hall Plaza · Seoul Seongdong-gu
• 16 Sep– 20 Sep

  [Literature Week 2026] Gyeotnun-jil

  Daehak-ro Marronnier Park area · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 18 Sep– 20 Sep

  Bucheon International Comics Festival

  Korea Manhwa Museum · Gyeonggi
• 18 Sep– 20 Sep

  Jinan Red Ginseng Festival

  Northern region of Maisan Mountain · Jeonbuk
• 18 Sep– 20 Sep

  Siheung Gaetgol Festival

  Siheung Gaetgol Eco Park · Gyeonggi
• 19 Sep– 20 Sep

  Seoul Street Arts Festival 2026

  Ttukseom Hangang Park · Seoul Gwangjin-gu
• 19 Sep– 20 Sep

  Seoul Street Arts Festival

  Ttukseom Hangang Park & Seoul Forest · Seoul
• 20 Sep

  2026 Dareumdaum Festival

  Banpo Hangang Park Yebitseom Outdoor Stage Area · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 20 Sep

  2026 Hong Nanpa Song Festival [The Hometown Where I Lived]

  Sejong Center for the Performing Arts · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 7 Sep– 21 Sep

  Dancing Women [You are living in Barbietta now Ver.2]

  Seoul Namsan Gugak Center Outdoor Stage · Seoul Jung-gu
• 24 Sep

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Choi Tae-young's Haegeum [Bisa Bijuk]

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 24 Sep

  The 4th Idea Project [Symphony of a Thousand]

  Lotte Concert Hall · Seoul Songpa-gu
• 3 Sep– 26 Sep

  2026 Music Drama Odyssey: World Music Drama Festival centered on Changgeuk

  National Theater of Korea (Haeoreum Grand Theater · Seoul Jung-gu
• 1 Oct

  Surim New Wave 2026 - Lee Jae-ha [Cash Payment: Double Translation (二重飜譯)]

  Surim Cultural Foundation Kim Hee-soo SPACE1 · Seoul Dongdaemun-gu
• 2 Oct

  Violist Kang Dong-yeop Bowen Complete Works Series II - The English Rachmaninoff

  Seoul Arts Center Recital Hall · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 24 Sep– 4 Oct

  Andong Maskdance Festival

  Jungang Line 1942 Andong Station · Gyeongbuk
• 1 Oct– 4 Oct

  2026 Insadong Antique & Art Fair

  Insa Art Plaza · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 1 Oct– 4 Oct

  Jeongseon Arirang Festival

  Jeongseon Public Stadium · Gangwon
• 2 Oct– 4 Oct

  Bongsan Mask Dance

  Uijeongbu Historic Site Plaza (Gwanghwamun) · Seoul
• 2 Oct– 4 Oct

  Bupyeong Pungmul Festival

  Bupyeong-daero and the Bupyeong Area · Incheon
• 2 Oct– 4 Oct

  Busan International Rock Festival

  Samnak Eco Park · Busan
• 2 Oct– 4 Oct

  Soraepogu Festival

  Haeoreum Square and nearby area · Incheon
• 4 Oct

  King Jeongjo's Royal Parade

  Gyeongbokgung Palace · Seoul
• 4 Oct

  Gumcheon Siheung Haenggung Cultural Festival

  Geumcheon-gu Ginkgo Tree Road Area · Seoul
• 1 Oct– 5 Oct

  Cheonan World Dance Festival

  Area of Cheonan Stadium · Chungnam
• 1 Oct– 5 Oct

  Gyeryong Military Culture Festival

  Gyeryongdae Runway and various locations across… · Chungnam
• 1 Oct– 5 Oct

  Gimje Horizon Festival

  Across Gimje (around Byeokgolje Reservoir) · Jeonbuk
• 2 Oct– 5 Oct

  Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival

  Anseongmatchum Land & Anseongcheon stream · Gyeonggi
• 19 Sep– 6 Oct

  Suwon Hwaseong Media Art

  Area of Hwaseomun Gate · Gyeonggi
• 6 Oct– 7 Oct

  2026 Fair for Products Made by Persons with Severe Disabilities

  Seoul aT Center Exhibition Hall 1 · Seoul Seocho-gu
• 2 Oct– 11 Oct

  Geumsan World Insam Festival

  Geumsan World Insam Expo Square · Chungnam
• 2 Oct– 11 Oct

  Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival

  Donguibogam Village · Gyeongnam
• 3 Oct– 11 Oct

  Yeongju Punggi Insam Festival

  Punggi Insam Culture Pop-up Park · Gyeongbuk
• 4 Oct– 11 Oct

  Suwon Hwaseong Festival

  Suwon Hwaseong Fortress · Gyeonggi
• 7 Oct– 11 Oct

  Chungjang Street Festival of Recollection

  Geumnam-ro · Jeonnam-Gwangju
• 8 Oct– 11 Oct

  National Dance Company of Korea [Double Bill: Sinawi]

  National Theater of Korea · Seoul Jung-gu
• 8 Oct– 11 Oct

  Imsil N Cheese Festival

  Imsil Cheese Theme Park · Jeonbuk
• 9 Oct– 11 Oct

  Seosan Haemi Eupseong Festival

  Haemieupseong Walled Town area · Chungnam
• 9 Oct– 11 Oct

  GHOST Festival

  Imjingak Pyeonghwa Nuri Park · Gyeonggi
• 11 Oct

  Sejong Hangeul Festival

  Sejong Lake Park
• 17 Oct

  [Gwangjin Cultural Foundation] 2026 Living Arts Festival [Dancing Gwangjin]

  Seoul Children's Grand Park Open Stage · Seoul Gwangjin-gu
• 3 Oct– 18 Oct

  Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival

  Areas of Jinjuseong Fortress and Namgang River · Gyeongnam
• 14 Oct– 18 Oct

  Chuncheon Makguksu & Dakgalbi Festival

  Streamside between Hyojagyo Bridge and Gongjigyo Bridge · Gangwon
• 15 Oct– 18 Oct

  Yeongdong Nangye Korean Traditional Music Festival

  Yeongdong Rainbow Healing Plaza · Chungbuk
• 15 Oct– 18 Oct

  Sunchang Jangryu Festival

  Area of Sunchang Gochujang Village and Fermentation Theme… · Jeonbuk
• 16 Oct– 18 Oct

  Mokpo Port Festival

  Areas of Mokpo Port & Samhakdo Island · Jeonnam-Gwangju
• 16 Oct– 18 Oct

  Dongnaeeupseong History Festival

  Areas of Dongnae Culture Center and Dongnaeeupseong… · Busan
• 16 Oct– 18 Oct

  Gangdong Prehistoric Culture Festival

  Archaeological Site in Amsa-dong · Seoul
• 17 Oct– 18 Oct

  [Jongno Cultural Foundation] 2026 Yun Dong-ju Literature Festival [Dong-ju's Hangeul, Becoming a Star]

  Jongno-gu · Seoul Jongno-gu
• 21 Oct– 25 Oct

  Gangneung Coffee Festival

  Gangneung Coffee Street and throughout the city · Gangwon
• 23 Oct– 25 Oct

  Gimcheon Gimbap Festival

  Jikji Culture Park and Samyeongdaesa Park · Gyeongbuk
• 23 Oct– 25 Oct

  Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival

  Yeoju Silleuksa Temple · Gyeonggi
• 23 Oct– 25 Oct

  Gwangju Kimchi Festival

  Sangmu Citizens Park · Jeonnam-Gwangju
• 18 Sep– 1 Nov

  Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale

  Area around Cerapia in Icheon · Gyeonggi
• 4 Sep– 8 Nov

  Hongseong Namdang Port Jumbo Shrimp Festival

  Areas of Namdanghang Port · Chungnam
• 18 Sep– 29 Nov

  2026 Seoul Autumn Festa

  Indoor and outdoor venues across Seoul · Seoul Gwangjin-gu
• 29 Aug– 30 Nov

  3rd Seoul Sculpture Festival

  Yeollin Songhyeon Green Plaza · Seoul Jongno-gu

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