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Seoul, October 2026

46 exhibitions, shows and festivals on in Seoul this October. Dates come from the organisers, and we check them again every week.

~ Oct 24Kim Inbai’s A Man Asleep at Arario, on until Oct. 24Anguk Stn exit 3~ Nov 1Seoul Plaza and Gwanghwamun outdoor libraries open until Nov. 1Seoul Seoul Plaza · Gwanghwamun~ Nov 29Unhyeongung after dark: ‘Night Oasis’ runs to Nov. 29Seoul~ Dec 26Free English tours at the Gugak Museum, October Saturdays at 2 p.m.Seoul Seocho~ Oct 31Saturdays at Yeouido’s Hangang outdoor library, through Oct. 31Seoul YeouidoAug 29 – Nov 30Seoul Sculpture Festival, outdoors and free, to Nov. 30Songhyeon-dong, Jongno-guAug 29 – Nov 30Free Open-Air Sculpture Next to Gwanghwamun: Seoul Sculpture Festival Runs Until Nov. 30Open Songhyeon Green Plaza & Ttukseom Hangang Park, SeoulSep 1 – Oct 31Kakao Pay’s Seongsu shop for 100 small Korean brands (until Oct 31)Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, SeoulSep 8 – Nov 29Seoul Book Bogo: autumn books and an October 30 reading gatheringJamsil, Songpa-gu, SeoulSep 19 – Nov 15Lotte World Is Now Serving a 'Tomie Division Injection Ade', and the Junji Ito Takeover Runs to Nov. 15Lotte World Adventure, Magic Island, Songpa-gu, SeoulOct 1 – Oct 2751 citizen-made gardens at Maeheon Citizens’ Forest, to Oct. 27SeoulOct 1 – Oct 27Seoul's garden show spreads to Yangjae: 51 gardens at Maehyeon Citizens' Forest through Oct 27Maehyeon Citizens' Forest, Yangjae-dong, Seocho-gu, SeoulOct 14 – Oct 25Seoul Design Week at DDP and around the city, Oct. 14–25SeoulOct 14 – Oct 25The Ticketed Fair Is Over, but Seoul's Free Design Show Runs to Oct. 25 across 150 SpotsSeoul Jung-gu DDPOct 15 – Nov 28Light exhibition in a former pumping station in Yangcheon, to Nov. 28Seoul YangcheonOct 15 – Oct 31Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee return to the big screen at KOFA from October 15Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, SeoulOct 15 – Nov 8Free Jazz After Work: Curtain Call Garden Behind Sejong Center (Until Nov. 8)GwanghwamunOct 16 – Nov 8Nowon Moonlight Walk “New Moon” Lights Up 1.3 km of Danghyeon Stream (Oct 16–Nov 8)Danghyeoncheon, Nowon-guOct 16 – Oct 25G-Dragon's two brands finally team up: PEACEMINUSONE x ZO&FRIENDS pop-up in Hongdae, through Oct 25Hongdae, Mapo-gu, SeoulOct 16 – Oct 25No Bread, Just BBanggomie: Shinsegae Gangnam's 'Bakery Without Bread' [Until Oct. 25]Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam, Seocho, SeoulOct 17 – Oct 19IVE’s DIVE ACADEMY pop-up opens in Gangnam for Oct. 17–19Seoul GangnamOct 17 – Oct 23Seoul Silver Grass Festival opens Oct. 17 at Haneul Park, open until 9 p.m. for seven daysHaneul Park, Mapo-guOct 17 – Oct 25Caption glasses and marbling art: Korea In MotionCheonggyecheon · JonggakOct 18 – Oct 19Bongeunsa’s Saengjeon Yesujae concludes 49 days of prayerGangnam-gu, SeoulOct 19 – Oct 25Wear hanbok right, get a norigae charm: Gyeongbokgung campaign kicks off Oct. 19Near Gyeonghoeru, Gyeongbokgung, Jongno-gu, SeoulOct 19 – Oct 25Wear Hanbok, Get Lotte World for Half Price: Hanbok Culture Week, Oct. 19-25 (Deal Until Oct. 31)Yongsan-gu, SeoulOct 20 – Oct 30Changdeokgung’s Huijeongdang and Daejojeon: lottery tours Oct. 20–30Seoul JongnoOct 21 – Oct 27A play where the audience eats the pork cutlet: 'Father's Table', Oct. 21-27Jongno-gu, SeoulOct 21 – Nov 21700 Glowing Wristbands, 3 km Up Namsan: Night Walk on Oct. 21, No Sign-UpNamsangol to Namsan Palgakjeong, Jung-gu, SeoulOct 21 – Oct 25An Autumn Picnic on a Rooftop 1 Minute From City Hall Station: Local Trip Pop-up, Oct. 21-25 (Free)City Hall · DeoksugungOct 23 – Nov 14Campnic and forest walks at Namsan Night Festival, Oct. 23–Nov. 14Seoul Jung-guOct 23 – Oct 25The 26th Hanseong Baekje Festival comes to Olympic Park, Oct. 23–25Seoul SongpaOct 23 – Oct 29Taste of Seoul booking opens October 15, with an English rice workshop동대문 DDP 및 서울 각지Oct 23 – Jan 24Dunhuang sutras on view for the first time in Seoul, Oct. 23–Jan. 24Yongsan-gu, SeoulOct 23 – Nov 8Faker Gets a Stamp: Oct. 23 Issue Day, Plus Pop-Ups in Jamsil and SeongsuLotte World Mall, Jamsil / Trendpod by Olive Young N, Seongsu, SeoulOct 24 – Oct 25Seoul Petlympic: dogs compete at World Cup Park, Oct. 24–25Seoul MapoOct 24Free but gone in a minute: Seoul Music Festival, Nodeul Island [Oct 24]Nodeul Island, Yongsan-gu, SeoulOct 24Jongno's Jewelry Alley Becomes a One-Day Workshop: Make a Ring, Get a Free Gem Appraisal (Oct. 24)Jongno 3-ga, Jongno-gu, SeoulOct 24 – Oct 29Buy Bowls and Lamps Made by Korea's Master Artisans: Free K-CRAFT Pop-up in Yeonhui-dong (Oct. 24-29)Yeonhui-dongOct 24 – Oct 25Grill your own at Nanji: Seoul BBQ Festival, Oct. 24-25, tables from 10,000 wonNanji Camping Ground, Sangam, Mapo-gu, SeoulOct 24 – Oct 25Stargazing Until 9 p.m. on Saturday: Seoul Science Center Starlight Festival, Oct. 24-25 (Free)Hagye, Nowon-guOct 24 – Oct 25Watch a Whole Tuna Get Carved in Noryangjin — Half-Price Table Fees at the Fish Market, Oct. 24–25Noryangjin Fish Market, Dongjak-gu, SeoulOct 25A 400-Meter Chicken Table on Seoul's Jamsu Bridge: Jamsugyo Chicken Day, Oct. 25 (Book Ahead)Jamsu Bridge, Banpo Hangang ParkOct 25Jamsugyo's Last Car-Free Sunday of 2026 Is Oct. 25 — Cars Banned From Oct. 26Jamsugyo & Banpo Hangang Park, Seocho-gu, SeoulOct 30 – Oct 31Jeongdong Culture Night, Oct. 30–31: book tours by Oct. 16Seoul Jung-gu Jeong-dongOct 31One free Han River drone show left this autumn: Oct. 31 at TtukseomTtukseom Hangang Park waterside stage, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
LeavesUsually around this timeAutumn leaves peak in SeoulNamsan · Deoksugung stone-wall road · palaces
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