Ring in 2027 with the Bosingak bell in Jongno, Dec. 31
Seoul’s New Year’s Eve bell-ringing ceremony will be held at Bosingak Pavilion in Jongno on the night of December 31. The city said the program will include pre-ceremony performances, the bell ringing and artwork. Bell ringers and performance times have not been announced.
The ceremony
Seoul’s Fun Seoul festival portal lists the bell-ringing at Bosingak from Thursday, December 31, 2026, into Friday, January 1, 2027. The program consists of pre-ceremony performances, the bell ringing and artwork.
The ceremony is a long-standing Seoul tradition. A caption in the city’s photo archive records that on the last night of 1981 the mayor struck the bell at Bosingak 33 times. This year’s bell ringers and performance times have not been released.
Getting there
Bosingak is at 54 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu. Visit Seoul puts it 63 m from Exit 4 of Jonggak Station on Line 1.
Large crowds gather every year on this night and nearby roads close, so station exits and train times may change. The city announces road closures, extended late-night service and safety guidance shortly before the event. Groups should agree on a meeting point in advance.
Photo credits
The lead photo is a daytime view of Bosingak from the Seoul Tourism Archive, taken around 2021, and does not show this year’s event. The second photo, from the Seoul city archive, shows the bell-ringing at Bosingak on December 31, 1978. Both are used under KOGL Type 1 with attribution.
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Source festival.seoul.go.kr Checked 2026.10.14 22:10
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Seoul Metropolitan Government, Fun Seoul festival portal · New Year’s Eve bell-ringing ↗Visit Seoul · Bosingak Pavilion address and access ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government / Wikimedia Commons · 1981 bell-ringing archive caption ↗Seoul Tourism Organization / Wikimedia Commons · Bosingak photo (KOGL Type 1) ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government / Wikimedia Commons · 1978 bell-ringing archive photo (KOGL Type 1) ↗Bosingak Pavilion seen from behind, with Jongno Tower. Seoul Tourism Archive photo by the Seoul Tourism Organization (around 2021); it does not show the New Year’s Eve event. Source: Seoul Tourism Organization, KOGL Type 1. Resized to 2000px wide, re-saved as JPEG.
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서울특별시(Seoul Metropolitan Government) 서울기록원 / Wikimedia Commons · KOGL Type 1 (공공누리 제1유형)Ringing the New Year bell at Bosingak on December 31, 1978. Seoul city archive photograph, not this year’s event. Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government, KOGL Type 1. Original file unchanged.