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Oct 5 – 11, 2026

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For five days, October 7 to 11, the four main palaces and Jongmyo Shrine stop being places you look at and become places where something happens — performances, night programmes, things you make with your hands. Most of it you walk into on the day; no booking. Then Friday is Hangeul Day, a public holiday, and this year is the 100th since the day was given its name. If you have ever looked at Korean letters and wondered why they are shaped like that, the answer sits on the third floor of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History on Sejong-daero — a 100th-anniversary exhibition, free, 10:00 to 18:00. Walk out of Gyeongbokgung's gate, cross the road, and you are there.

Mood: The Palaces Open, and Friday Is the Alphabet's Birthday 🏯

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Royal Culture Festival 2026 — Autumn Edition

The palaces, in use The Royal Culture Festival runs its autumn edition from October 7 to 11, 2026 across Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung and Jongmyo Shrine. It is organised by the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center under the Korea Heritage Service. The rest of the year you walk through these buildings and read signs. During the festival they are used: court music and dance in the courtyards, re-enacted ceremonies, craft and food programmes, and night openings that put the halls under lantern light instead of daylight. Going as a visitor All five sites are within central Seoul and easy to reach by subway, so it is realistic to do two in a day. Popular programmes — especially the night ones and anything requiring a seat — open reservations in advance and fill quickly; check the official schedule as soon as it goes up rather than deciding on the day. Programme details are published at kh.or.kr/fest.

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The Street with the King Who Made the Letters

Sejong-daero runs from the gate of Gyeongbokgung down toward City Hall, and the man standing in the middle of it is King Sejong — the king who had the Korean alphabet made. People walk past his statue every day without stopping. This is the week to stop. Behind him, on the third floor of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, a free exhibition marks 100 years since Hangeul Day was named; it stays up until February, so you are not racing it. The museum opens 10:00–18:00, until 21:00 on Wednesday and Saturday, last entry 30 minutes before closing. 198 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu.

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