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Festival
October 7, 2026
Busan International Film Festival 2026 (BIFF)
Asia's largest film festival and the premier platform for new Asian cinema. Over 200 films from 70+ countries screen across the Busan Cinema Center, CGV, and Lotte Cinema venues. Opening ceremony tickets are hard to get but most screenings are publicly bookable from 7,000 KRW. The Haeundae beachfront BIFF Square fills with outdoor screenings and...
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Holiday
October 9, 2026
Hangeul Day
Hangeul Day (October 9) is a public holiday celebrating the invention of the Korean alphabet by King Sejong the Great in 1443. Government offices and banks are closed; most tourist attractions, restaurants, and shops operate normally. The National Hangeul Museum near the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan often holds special programs. It is a...
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Festival
November 1, 2026
Seoul Lantern Festival 2026
Two weeks of illuminated lantern sculptures lining the Cheonggyecheon stream through central Seoul. Each year a different theme shapes the installations — past editions have featured Korean folk tales, zodiac animals, and world cultural heritage sites. Free to walk, best visited after 7 PM when the stream reflections double the effect. The Jongno section near...
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General
November 11, 2026
Pepero Day
Pepero Day is celebrated on November 11, 2026. The unofficial observance is marked by exchanging chocolate-coated biscuit sticks. It has become a popular commercial and social celebration in Korea.
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Holiday
December 25, 2026
Christmas Day
Christmas Day (December 25) is a public holiday in Korea and one of the most commercially celebrated dates of the year. While Korea is not a predominantly Christian country, Christmas is widely observed as a festive cultural event — shopping districts like Myeongdong, Hongdae, and Gangnam are heavily decorated and packed with shoppers and couples....
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