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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: The Jinju Namgang Lantern Festival runs for 16 days, October 3–18, 2026, along the Namgang River beside Jinju Fortress in South Gyeongsang Province. Thousands of illuminated lanterns cover the river and light up the fortress walls after dark. General viewing is free; some hands-on lantern experiences carry a small […]
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: For the first time in years, Gyeongbokgung Palace is letting visitors step inside two of its most photographed buildings — Gyeonghoeru and Hyangwonjeong — instead of viewing them only from across their ponds. The special interior tours run September 2 through October 30, 2026, Wednesdays and Fridays only, two
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Last Updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Gwangjang Market in Jongno-gu is Seoul’s oldest traditional market and its most famous food destination — go for bindaetteok (mung-bean pancakes), mayak gimbap, and yukhoe (raw beef), expect to pay roughly ₩3,000–8,000 per dish, and aim for a weekday lunch (11:30 AM–1:30 PM) if you want to beat the
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: The Seoul Metropolitan Government released the autumn edition of its Seoul Festival Map on August 31, 2026 — a single guide to more than 50 festivals running September through November. For the first time, the map adds a dedicated “night-specialized” (야간특화) festival category alongside its existing cultural-tourism, performing-arts, and
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Block Party Music & Art Festival returns to Seoul’s Haebangchon and Gyeongnidan-gil neighborhoods from September 11–13, 2026, spread across eight-plus local bars and venues — and organizers have confirmed this fifth edition will be its last. Expect indie bands, drag shows, magic, pro wrestling, comedy and art installations running
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Last Updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Book near Seongsu Station (Exit 3) if you want to walk out your door into the cafés and pop-up stores; book toward Seoul Forest for a quieter, greener stay; or head one stop over to Konkuk University for the cheapest rooms still within easy reach. Seongsu is one of
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Seoul is closing Jamsugyo Bridge to traffic every Sunday from September 6 through October 25, 2026, turning about 1.1 kilometers of the lower Han River bridge into a pedestrian festival space from 2pm to 10pm. It’s the fifth year of the Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival, which has drawn more
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Seoul Light DDP, the city’s official media-facade show at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, runs its fall 2026 edition from September 3 to 13. The show plays nightly from 7:30pm to 10:30pm on the DDP’s 222-meter curved outer wall, is completely free, and needs no ticket or reservation — just
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Jin Air begins a new Incheon–Yichang route on September 17, 2026, connecting Seoul to Yichang in China’s Hubei province — the overland gateway to the Zhangjiajie region. The route runs twice a week from launch through October 11, then steps up to four times a week from October 12
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Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation launches a new Narita–Incheon route on September 20, 2026, flying it daily on a 190-seat Airbus A320neo. It’s Peach’s first scheduled international route out of Narita in seven years, and one-way fares start from ¥5,680. The airline is also introducing advance meal pre-ordering for
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