Workouts, cooking and free shows at Jamwon Hangang Park, Oct. 17–18
Seoul’s Jamwon Hangang Park hosts workouts, a cooking session and a free open-air musical stage on October 17–18. The hands-on activities are paid, and advance applications close at 5 p.m. on October 14.
Free musical stage at 5:30 PM
Jamwon Hangang Park’s Multi-Purpose Sports Field, also called the rugby field, hosts Hangang festival programs on Saturday and Sunday, October 17–18. ON Stage: When Stars Rise Above Hangang River runs 17:30–19:00 both days, free and without advance reservation. Musical-theater students from Dankook University perform with Seo Beom-seok on October 17 and Lisa on October 18.
The wider autumn festival continues at other parks until October 25. All times are Korean Standard Time (KST).
Daily Workout at Hangang
The workout program offers Rhythm Training at 10:00–11:00, Pound Fit at 12:00–13:00 and Sliding Board at 14:00–15:00, involving steps across floor markings, rhythmic drumstick movements and sliding on a board. Each activity costs KRW 5,000 per person; the fee is not a day pass.
Rhythm Training and Pound Fit admit ages six and up, Sliding Board ages 12 and up, and participants aged 12 or younger need a guardian. Check-in opens one hour before each session, and tickets are non-transferable. There are no changing rooms or lockers.
Hangang One Meal
Hangang One Meal runs 16:00–17:30. Participants watch a demonstration by cooking creator Recipe-Reading Woman (레읽녀), choose ingredients with provided coins from 16:20 and eat from 17:00. Preparation is flame-free, with basic utensils, a sink, a microwave and a hot-water dispenser; only ingredients supplied on site may be used.
The fee is KRW 5,000 per person. There is no minimum age, but children aged 12 or younger need a guardian.
Applications close Oct 14, 5 PM
Advance applications for the workouts and cooking close on October 14 at 17:00 and may fill earlier. The official routes are Urban Sports and Seoul Public Service Reservation. On October 13, the public reservation page showed “Open,” but remaining places for individual sessions were not verified.
Walk-ins are limited to no-shows and unsold places. The organizer plans to post remaining numbers in an Urban Sports popup on October 15 at 17:00 and to take first-come registrations at the information desk from one hour before each session. On-site payment is by bank transfer only.
Payment, refunds and language
Seoul’s public booking system requires first-time users to create an integrated account and complete mobile-phone identity verification. Applications are cancelled automatically if payment by bank transfer is not made within 24 hours. Overseas phone numbers and foreign cards are unverified. English and Japanese festival information is available, but interpretation in the sessions is not guaranteed.
Participants who cancel before October 14 at 17:00 receive a full refund; later cancellations are non-refundable. Organizer cancellations are fully refunded. Weather or site conditions may change activities and performances. The office is on 070-4705-8860, weekdays 10:00–17:00, excluding 12:30–13:30 and public holidays.
Getting there and access
The address is 2395 Olympic-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Official directions give a 20-minute walk from Exit 2 of Apgujeong Station on Line 3, or 23 minutes from Exit 8 of Sinsa Station. Hangang Bus Apgujeong Pier A bus stop (23451) is a two-minute walk away. Parking is not subsidized, and public transport is recommended.
An October 13 access notice shows a route using the elevator and ramp at Apgujeong Exit 2 and the Sinsa underpass. Another route uses the elevator at Sinsa Exit 8, then bus 240 or 441 from the Sinsa Station Exit 6 stop (23109) for two stops. The office can advise on activity adaptations and accessible toilets. The photograph is an archival view of Jamwon Hangang Park from December 2024.
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Source seoul.go.kr Checked 2026.10.13 20:54
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Seoul Hangang River Festival · workout program ↗Seoul Hangang River Festival · Hangang One Meal cooking activity ↗Seoul Hangang River Festival · free ON Stage performance ↗Seoul Public Service Reservation · applications, identity verification and payment ↗Seoul Hangang River Festival · reservation dates ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government · October 13 elevator and ramp directions ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government · official English festival information ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government · official Japanese festival information ↗Seoul Metropolitan Government, My Hand in Seoul · October festival guide ↗Aspere / Wikimedia Commons · original Jamwon Park photograph and CC0 dedication ↗Creative Commons · CC0 1.0 terms ↗Photo credit
Aspere / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0Lawn and riverside path at Jamwon Hangang Park. Winter archival photograph by Aspere, December 30, 2024; it does not show the rugby field or the 2026 event installation. Photo: Aspere / Wikimedia Commons, “잠원한강공원 02.jpg”, CC0 1.0. Original JPEG unchanged; 4:3 center-cover display may crop the left and right edges. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%EC%9E%A0%EC%9B%90%ED%95%9C%EA%B0%95%EA%B3%B5%EC%9B%90_02.jpg · Terms: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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Aspere / “잠원한강공원 05” / CC0 · CC0A red footpath and a bike lane run side by side along the riverbank, with the Han River and a signboard on the right. Taken in Jamwon Hangang Park on 30 December 2024; it does not show the route from Apgujeong or Sinsa stations or this year’s venue. Photo: Aspere / 잠원한강공원 05 / Wikimedia Commons / CC0