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Discover Korea's most powerful era (BC18-AD475) at the annual Hanseong Baekje Cultural Festival, where colourful daily life and key scenes during King Gunchogo's reign (AD346-AD375) are…

Bursts of noise and colour put a spark into Seoul's autumn night during the International Fireworks Festival. Teams from around the world pull out all the stops with their dazzling displays…

Korea's capital gleams and glistens at the Hi Seoul Winter Festival with colourful lighting displays on landmark buildings and sculptures around the city. Glide across Seoul Plaza's ice rink…

Koreans dress in hanbok costume and eat a lucky bowl of Tteok-guk broth with their family at Lunar New Year, Seollal. Join in at the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts with…

Korea celebrates the Daeboreum Great Full Moon Festival with gusto. Take part in Namdo folk songs, circle dances, make lucky kites and witness colourful rituals for warding off evil spirits in…

Hear classic Jongmyo Jeryeak music and admire royal descendants of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) dressed in their sumptuous clothes at the annual Jongmyo Daeje Royal Shrine Rites. They are…

The Hi Seoul Spring Festival is a colourful exploration of Korean culture through performances across the capital. See fantastic street parades with traditional Korean band music, glorious…

Celebrate Buddha's birthday on 2 May in Seoul at the Lotus Lantern Festival. A spectacular lantern parade, a Buddhist culture street fair and a traditional lantern exhibition take place on…

Explore Korean culture both old and new at the annual Seoul Open Night. Palaces, museums, galleries, cultural facilities, theatres and performances in designated cultural zones around the city…

Gyeongbokgung was the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Its 500-year history starts with the founding king, Lee Seong-Gye. In 1395 he moved the capital from Gyeseong to Seoul…

Changgyunggung Palace is a special palace of the Joseon Dynasty. During the Japanese occupation it was developed as a resort with a zoo and botanic gardens. Only in 1987, when the zoo was…

Deoksugung Palace originally belonged to Wolsandaegun (1454-1488), the older brother of King Seongjong (1469-1494) of the Joseon Dynasty. It became a proper palace when Gwanghaegun (1575-1641)…

The most beautiful of Seoul's palaces, Changdeokgung Palace served as the main power seat for the Joseon Dynasty kings for over 300 years. The peaceful "Secret Garden" (Biwon) behind the main…

Moved here from various locations throughout the city, the restored homes in this traditional village show how both peasants and royalty used to live during the Joseon Dynasty. On Spring and…

The historic Zen Buddhist Bongeunsa temple was built in Gangnam in quieter, pre-skyscraper days. Early-morning percussion rituals awaken the heavenly beings (it's also a great time for…

People gather for the Saturday Performances in the Museum Auditorium of Seoul's National Folk Museum. They feature the music, traditional dance and martial arts of Korea's long-established culture.

Visitors can experience a re-enactment of Korean military tradition - the Royal Guard Changing Ceremony - at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. Palace gate guardsmen in traditional costumes…

Twelve diverse music and dance shows from 100 of the best Gugak performing arts are showcased at the Yeakdang Main Hall of The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts during the…

Every day except Monday, visitors to Seoul's Chongdong Theater can enjoy perfomances of four different types of Korean performing arts at Korean Traditional Stage.

Learn how to play traditional Korean musical instruments in just 20 minutes at the Chongdong Theater's Jang-Go School. Students learn tempos, watch how the artists play and take part in joint…