Culture Flows Seoul Plaza
May 6 – Dec 31, 2026 · Happening now · Seoul
Overview
Offering opportunities to enjoy culture in everyday life, this program runs at Seoul Plaza for about 8 months, from May to December. Starting with an opening performance on May 6, 2026, a variety of genres — from popular music to hip-hop, jazz, band performances, and other acts — will be presented monthly.
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Seoul
Seoul Royal Palace Gate Guard Changing Ceremony
Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2026
The 'Seoul Royal Palace Gate Guard Changing Ceremony' is a representative traditional culture reenactment event hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, vividly recreating the shift-changing scene of the Sumungun, the guards who protected the palace gates during the Joseon Dynasty. The Sumunjang (gate guard commander) was an official post of the sixth junior rank (Jong6-pum), who, together with the Chamha officials and Sumungun soldiers under the Sumunjangcheong (Gate Guard Office), guarded the palace gates, controlled entry and exit, and carried out patrols. The changing ceremony was composed based on actual historical records and is centered on Deoksugung Palace in the late Joseon period. The event is held six days a week, excluding Mondays, at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM in front of Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace. To add interest for the general public and foreign tourists, various hands-on programs are also operated: the 'Opening Drum Beating Experience' lets participants directly beat the drum to signal the start of the ceremony, 'Becoming a Sumunjang' lets participants wear the gate guard commander's costume and experience the role, and the 'Traditional Costume Experience' is a popular program where visitors can wear Joseon-era attire and have photos taken.
Seoul
Night at Seokjojeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace
Sep 9 – Oct 18, 2026
[Night at Seokjojeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace] is a nighttime program at Deoksugung Palace made up of a 'Night Tour of Seokjojeon Hall' led by a professional docent, a 'Terrace Café Experience' where guests enjoy classical music performances alongside gabae-cha (coffee) and desserts once loved by Emperor Gojong, and a musical performance depicting the story of the Korean Empire's royal family. Launched as a pilot program in 2021, it was officially established in 2022 thanks to high satisfaction and enthusiastic response, and has been held twice yearly since 2023. Guided by palace attendants, visitors take a special journey back in time to Seokjojeon Hall at Deoksugung Palace, which holds the story of the Korean Empire's royal family — a multifaceted cultural experience program that lets guests long remember their night at Seokjojeon Hall through unforgettable 'palace shot' photos taken with Enlightenment-era props and souvenirs.
Seoul
Seoul Architecture Festival
Sep 15 – Oct 11, 2026
The Architecture Festival aims to rediscover the unique architectural and urban charms of Seoul together with its citizens. Seoul generates creative potential based on “complex density”—a fusion of history, culture, and regional identity characteristic of a high-density city. Furthermore, amid rapid social change, the city has continuously adapted through “accelerated evolution,” which involves rapidly renewing its form based on its accumulated heritage. Moreover, through “glocality”—the intersection of local context and global trends—Seoul is expanding the unique urban experiences and values of contemporary K-architecture to the world.
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