Arirang Post

Seoul · 2026-09-04 · all times KST

What's On

Dated events, with the cost, the hours and the booking route where the source states them.

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    2026 K-Royal Culture Festival Set for Oct 7–11 at Seoul's Palaces and Jongmyo Shrine

    Tickets for individual festival programs go on sale sequentially starting at noon on Sep 4, with special reservations set aside for international visitors.

  2. Colorful abstract artwork resembling mountain shapes is projected at night onto the curved, tiled facade of Dongdaemun Design Plaza as pedestrians walk along an illuminated path below.

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    Seoul Light DDP 2026 Fall Lights Up Dongdaemun Design Plaza

    A nightly light, video and music show returns to DDP's curved facade from Sept. 3-13, with free admission.

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    Seoul Sports Day Returns to Seoul Plaza This Fall

    The Seoul Metropolitan Government's free fitness program runs through late October, with two special sessions moving to Ttukseom Hangang Park.

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    Hangeul Seal Engraving Exhibition Opens in Yeoju

    The 'Jiiphyeonjeon Exhibition' will run at the History and Culture Museum of King Sejong from September 8–27, 2026.

  5. A person dressed in a red tailored jacket and long red skirt with red heels stands on a paved plaza in front of the large curved metallic exterior of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza under a blue sky.

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    Seoul Fashion Week 2027 Spring/Summer Splits Between DDP and Lotte World Tower

    The six-day event runs through Sept. 6, marking the first time Seoul's biggest fashion week is held across two landmark venues.

  6. A stadium concert screen shows a close-up of a singer holding a microphone, flanked by band members performing on a runway stage, with the crowd's raised phones visible in the foreground.

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    Bruno Mars to Bring 'The Romantic Tour' to Seoul in May 2027

    Live Nation Korea confirms four Seoul concert dates, with presale and general ticket sales set for September.

  7. In an ornate multi-tiered theater packed with applauding spectators, a man crouches on stage making a peace sign while a woman sits nearby with her arm raised, a drum and stand beside them.

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    'Snow, Snow, Snow' Pansori Production Heads to Gwangju, Gumi, Jeju After Avignon Selection

    The pansori work returns to Seoul next month at LG Arts Center and will tour to Gwangju, Gumi, and Jeju following its selection for the 80th Avignon Festival's IN program.

  8. Pedestrians and cyclists use marked lanes on Jamsugyo Bridge in Seoul, with a few cars in the roadway and the elevated Banpo Bridge structure overhead in late afternoon light.

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    Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival Returns for Final Season This Fall

    The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the 2026 Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival every Sunday for eight weeks, from September 6 to October 25, at Jamsugyo Bridge and the Banpo Hangang Park area.

  9. A street-level subway station entrance with escalators leading underground, flanked by modern glass office buildings in Seoul.

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    Hidden Space Beneath City Hall Station Opens as K-Culture Station on Aug. 24

    A new venue located between City Hall and Euljiro 1(il)-ga stations debuts with a BIGBANG 20th anniversary media exhibition, "COSMOS."

  10. A daytime panoramic view of the tall, tapering Lotte World Tower rising above the Lotte World amusement park and Seokchon Lake in Jamsil, Seoul.

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    Seoul Fashion Week Adds Lotte World Tower as New Runway Venue for 2027 S/S Season

    The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the 2027 S/S Seoul Fashion Week will run from Tuesday, Sept. 1, through Sunday, Sept. 6, at DDP and Lotte World Tower in Jamsil.

  11. A performer dressed in white traditional Korean clothing raises a long staff and gestures on a wooden stage, with a row of colorfully costumed cast members standing behind him.

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    National Changgeuk Company Brings Production to Seoul's National Theater

    Performances are set for Sept. 3-6 at the Haeoreum Grand Theater.

  12. A two-tiered traditional Korean palace hall, illuminated at night with warm lighting on its ornate wooden columns and eaves, seen from an angled side view against a dark sky.

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    Gyeongbokgung Palace to Open for Autumn Night Viewing from September 2 to October 2

    The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office will hold nighttime viewing hours and performances, with reservations opening August 26.