KOREA THROUGH THE SEASONS

Seasons & festivals

Choose a city for the season, then turn one festival into a workable trip from the subway.

Guides without confirmed next-edition dates are for seasonal planning. A previous edition’s dates are not the next schedule.

Fireworks above Gwangandaegyo Bridge and spectators on Gwangalli Beach

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BusanAutumn

Busan Fireworks Festival

Explore the 2005 origins and the bridge-sea-music composition, then choose seating and a return plan for the view you want.

Published dates2026.11.07

Gwangan / Geumnyeonsan · Busan Line 2

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An earlier Seoul Lantern Festival and market at Gwanghwamun Square

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SeoulWinter

Seoul Lantern Festival

Explore an exhibition evolving since 2009, with a short walk that compares lantern materials, reflections and the city around them.

Next dates unconfirmed

Gwanghwamun · Line 5 / Jonggak · Line 1

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SeoulSpring · Autumn

K-Royal Culture Festival

A modern heritage festival with a 2014 pilot: choose a palace through clothing, craft or Korean Empire history rather than a sightseeing checklist.

Published dates2026.10.07 — 2026.10.11

Gyeongbokgung / Anguk · Line 3

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Stage visuals and the audience at Busan International Rock Festival

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BusanAutumn

Busan International Rock Festival

Read the history and lineup archive of a festival running since 2000, then build a listening plan with room for a new discovery.

Published dates2026.10.02 — 2026.10.04

Sasang · Busan Line 2 / Busan–Gimhae Light Rail

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The night stage and cheering crowd at Daegu Chimac Festival

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DaeguSummer

Daegu Chimac Festival

Connect Daegu’s chicken-food businesses with the first 2013 festival, then compare ordinary food spending and premium areas using a past published menu.

Published dates2026.07.01 — 2026.07.05

Duryu · Daegu Line 2

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A night street performance and fireworks at Gwangju Chungjang Festival

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GwangjuAutumn

Gwangju Chungjang Festival

Meet a festival rooted in old-centre merchants and residents, then distinguish the daytime shopping street from different evening processions.

Published dates2026.10.07 — 2026.10.11

Geumnamno 4-ga / Culture Complex · Gwangju Line 1

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Spacesuit and lunar exploration exhibits at the combined 2025 science festival in Daejeon

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DaejeonSpring

Daejeon Science Festival

Connect the city’s Expo 1993 memory with today’s AI and robot exhibits, and leave with one question you can explain after an activity.

Published dates2026.04.17 — 2026.04.19

Government Complex · Daejeon Line 1 + onward transport

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These plans draw on official announcements. Travel and visit times are suggested allowances for queues and breaks, not field measurements. The event’s current access restrictions and instructions take priority.

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