Seoul Events and Festivals

Current and Upcoming Events Taking Place in Seoul

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Ongoing

Seongbuk Cultural Vacation

Date: Through August 5

Venue: Seongbuk-gu

Seoul Summer Beach

Date: Through August 8

Venue: Gwanghwamun Square

Wish Granting Mirror – Summer Family School

Date: July 29 – August 23

Venue: Hanseong Baekje Museum

Dreaming Village, Remembering People

Date: Through August 24

Venue: Donuimun History Museum

Hangang Festival

Date: Through August 24

Venue: Songpa-gu

Backpack Explorer – Buk SeMA Kids Program

Date: Through August 29

Venue: Buk Seoul Museum of Art

Deung Deung Gok – Musical

Date: Through September 14

Venue: YES24 Live Stage, Hall 1

Rising Bukseoul

Date: Through September 28

Venue: Seoul Museum of Urban Life

SeMA Collection: Ode to the City

Date: Through September 28

Venue: The Gallery Hosu

Cheonggyecheon: Day and Night

Date: Through October 12

Venue: Cheonggyecheon Museum

Radiance: Moments of Beginning

Date: Through October 12

Venue: Seoul Museum of Photography

Storage Story

Date: Through October 12

Venue: Seoul Museum of Photography

Seoul International Garden Festival

Date: Through October 20

Venue: Boramae Park

Seoul Garden Fair

Date: Through October 22

Venue: Boramae Park

Car-Free Jamsu Bridge Festival

Date: Through October 22 (Sundays only)

Venue: Jamsu Bridge

Seoul Museum of Art, Ghana Art Collection Special Exhibition “Seo-si: With a Heart That Sings the Stars”

Date: Through October 26

Venue: Seoul Museum of Art

Lacquer – From Tree to Art

Date: Through December 31

Venue: Craft Archive Room, Seoul Museum of Craft Art

YMCA, A History Made by Youth

Date: Through  February 8, 2026

Venue: Gongpyeong City Relics Exhibition Hall

Liberation: At the Threshold of End and Beginning

Date: Through April 5, 2026

Venue: Gyeonggyojang

Christian Hidaka: Where Heaven Becomes Theater

Date: Through May 10, 2026

Venue: Buk Seoul Museum of Art

Hangang, Flowing Through Sound

Date: Through May 28, 2026

Venue: Seoul Museum of Korean Folk Music

Hope Preserved in Daily Life

Date: Through June 28, 2026

Venue: Dilkusha


August

Seoul Culture Night – Culture Under the Moonlight

Date: Every Friday in August

Venue: 8 City Cultural Facilities

Seoul Philharmonic: Our Neighborhood Chamber Concert

Date: August 4

Venue: Naru Art Center

Prime Minister Yi Sang-ryong & Imcheonggak

Date: August 5 – August 31

Venue: Exhibit Room A, Seoul Museum of History

Our Liberation Day

Date: August 5 – November 9

Venue: Exhibit Room B, Seoul Museum of History

Yozoh Book Concert

Date: August 8

Venue: Open Stage, Seoul Art Book Bogo

J-Tong on Sync Next 25

Date: August 8–9

Venue: S Theater, Sejong Center

Kang Asol Book Concert

Date: August 9

Venue: Open Stage, Seoul Art Book Bogo

Seoul Philharmonic Kids Concert

Date: August 9

Venue: Grand Theater, Gangdong Arts Center

Love Letter – Participatory Performance

Date: August 9

Venue: 2F, Buk Seoul Museum of Art

80th Liberation Anniversary – “For Your Future”

Date: August 9

Venue: Nodeul Island

“For Your Future” – Taegukgi & Independence Exhibitions

Date: August 9–17

Venue: Nodeul Island

Hannie & Mr. Chris Workshop – Sync Next 25

Date: August 14–16

Venue: S Theater, Sejong Center

815 Liberation Day Bell-Ringing Ceremony

Date: August 15

Venue: Bosingak Pavilion

Seoul Philharmonic Liberation Day Concert

Date: August 15

Venue: Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center

Reclaimed Land, Revived Songs

Date: August 16

Venue: Lobby, Seoul Museum of History

8.15 Seoul, My Soul

Date: August 16

Venue: Seoul Plaza

Seoul Philharmonic: Our Neighborhood Chamber Concert

Date: August 18

Venue: Kkumbit Theater

Sung Haena Book Talk – Hipdog Club Reading Mob

Date: August 20

Venue: Open Stage, Seoul Art Book Bogo

Ilmu (Traditional Korean Dance)

Date: August 21–24

Venue: Grand Theater, Sejong Center

Brahms & Richard Strauss – Seoul Philharmonic

Date: August 22

Venue: Lotte Concert Hall

Summer Night Library

Date: August 22–24 (Cheonggyecheon also August 28–31)

Venue: Seoul Plaza, Gwanghwamun Square, Cheonggyecheon

Moon Sang-hoon & Padaners – Sync Next 25

Date: August 22–24

Venue: S Theater, Sejong Center

Double Bill: Yoo Hoe-woong × Hans van Manen

Date: August 22–27

Venue: M Theater, Sejong Center

2025 Patriotic Dance Festival

Date: August 22-31

Venue: Naru Arts Center

Namsangol Summer: Taste of Tea

Date: August 22–31

Venue: Namsangol Hanok Village

Anyangcheon Riverside Festival ‘Anyangcheon Summer Festival’

Date: August 23-24

Venue: Under Sinjeonggyo Bridge, around Yeongrong Inline Skating Rink

2025 Hong Nan-pa Sunset Concert

Date: August 30

Venue: Hong Nan-pa House