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N Seoul Tower rising above the trees of Namsan Park, the setting for the Namsan Night Festival

Namsan Night Festival 2026: Dates, Hours and How to Go (Oct 23–31)

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: The 2026 Namsan Night Festival runs on four evenings: Friday–Saturday, October 23–24, and Friday–Saturday, October 30–31, from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM in and around Namsan Park, Seoul. The city lists it as an overnight-stay style festival built around sunset and the night view, with camping and picnics, trekking,

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My Chemical Romance performing on stage at an arena show in 2023

My Chemical Romance in Seoul 2026: Nov 7 Concert at Paradise City, Incheon

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: My Chemical Romance plays Paradise City in Incheon on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with the show starting at 7:00 PM. The Korea date is part of the band’s Asia run, which was postponed from April 2026 to November 2026; tickets bought for the original dates remain valid. Resale listings

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Night view of Ttukseom Hangang Park on the Han River, where the Seoul Autumn Festa opening performance was staged

Seoul Autumn Festa 2026: A Visitor’s Guide to the 73-Day Performing Arts Season

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: Seoul Autumn Festa 2026 is the city’s umbrella brand for autumn performing arts, running September 18 to November 29 (73 days) at theaters, Han River parks and the Daehangno theater district. Reports put the program at roughly 2,000 performances. The easiest first stop for visitors is the information center

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Indonesia Group Tours Can Enter Korea Visa-Free Through Dec 31, 2026

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: Korea’s Ministry of Justice is running a temporary visa exemption for Indonesian tour groups from May 28 to December 31, 2026. Groups of three or more travelling on an itinerary organized through a designated Indonesian travel agency can enter visa-free and stay up to 15 days. It does not

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Sejong Hangeul Festival 2026: Dates, Air Show & How to Go From Seoul

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: The 2026 Sejong Hangeul Festival runs October 9–11 at Sejong Lake Park and Central Park in Sejong City. October 9 is Hangeul Day, and the opening day packs in the Hangeul Run, an Air Force Black Eagles air show, a Hangeul song contest and a night-time drone show. Days

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AirAsia Takes Over the Kuala Lumpur–Seoul Route From AirAsia X on October 25

Last updated: October 2026 Quick answer: From October 25, 2026, AirAsia (not AirAsia X) will operate the daily Kuala Lumpur–Seoul Incheon flight, using a narrow-body Airbus A321neo instead of the A330-300 widebody flown today. Published schedules stay the same, but the switch removes the Premium Flatbed lie-flat seats and Quiet Zone cabin from the route.

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Korean Air Brings Back Incheon–Oita Flights for Winter 2026–27

Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Korean Air resumes its Incheon–Oita route on October 25, 2026, flying four times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) on an Airbus A321neo through March 26, 2027. Oita is the gateway to Beppu and Yufuin, two of Japan’s best-known hot-spring areas, so the route is a winter-season addition

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Silvergrass fields at Haneul Park in Seoul, the site of the Seoul Silvergrass Festival

Seoul Silvergrass Festival 2026: Dates, Haneul Park & Visitor Tips

Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: The 24th Seoul Silvergrass Festival (서울억새축제) runs October 17–23, 2026 at Haneul Park inside World Cup Park in western Seoul. This year’s theme is “Silvergrass, Painted in Light” (억새, 빛으로 물들다), and the park’s roughly 60,000-pyeong (about 20-hectare) expanse of silvergrass is the main attraction. According to the Seoul

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Cable car climbing above the granite ridgelines of Seoraksan National Park, the first place in Korea where autumn foliage peaks each year

Korea’s 2026 Autumn Foliage Forecast: When Each Region Peaks

Last updated: September 2026 Quick answer: Korea’s Korea Forest Service has released its official 2026 autumn foliage forecast — color starts in the far north in early October and moves south, with Seoraksan peaking around October 20, Songnisan around October 28, Naejangsan around November 4, and Hallasan around November 6. Nationwide “peak” (50% coloration) lands

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