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Under the title of “Lightened Hangang River where history flows,” the Seoul Lantern Festival 2016 will be organized into six themes over the section of 1.2 km. Along the course of the river, various moments of history, culture, and daily lives from prehistoric times to the present will be captured in diverse lanterns. In particular,...   Read more

1. Sign up 2. Select the residential area 3. Set the expected arrival time 4. Register user information 5. An agent dispatched 6. Press “complete” after getting home   Seoul Metropolitan Government launches “Get-Home-Safely Scout (안심귀가스카우트)” app for women on November 2nd, 2016. Citizens who want to use this service can download “Get-Home-Safely Scout (안심귀가스카우트)”...   Read more

Seoul City has launched an online platform, called “One More Trip” (www.onemoretrip.net) which aims to connect individual foreign tourists and content providers of unique experience products of Seoul. Any inbound travel agencies, start-ups, and small businesses in the tourism industry can register and promote their products on the website by themselves and foreign tourists can...   Read more

Starting November 28th, 2016, citizens will be able to use the late night Owl Bus service more conveniently. The N65 bus, which will operate in the Southwest area of Seoul, will be added to the fleet of the night-only Owl Bus service. In addition, the number of buses serving the existing routes will be increased,...   Read more

Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel guidebook, has released the Best in Travel 2017 list. Seoul ranked seventh in Lonely Planet’s Top 10 Cities for 2017, and is the only Asian city in the top 10 list. Ranking Top 10 Cities English 1 Bordeaux, France Bordeaux, France 2 Cape Town, South Africa Cape Town, South...   Read more

Seoul has announced the blueprint for “City of Daily Culture, Seoul” to provide support for Seoul citizens to become artists through various activities in their everyday life, rather than consumers of the arts. The plan calls for 90 units of daily culture infrastructure, called “daily culture support centers,” will be opened across Seoul by 2020....   Read more

At 1 p.m. on Nov. 4th, 2016, Seoul Plaza’s 6,000 ㎡ will become “a mega kimchi-making place,” filled with 4,000 people from various countries making about 50 tons of kimchi. The 3rd Seoul Kimchi Festival takes place from November 4th (Fri) to 6th (Sun), a festival where people can experience, taste, and share “Kimjang culture,”...   Read more

Seoul Metropolitan Government will hold the「2016 Seoul Photo Festival」 for the entire month of November in 2016. The 2016 Seoul Photo Festival will reflect on the meaning of Seoul as a city of the future. Seoul has achieved rapid economic growth in last half century, and has become a “metropolis” where various cultures and lives...   Read more

The Korea Meteorological Administration forcasted the peak foliage will reach Bukhansan mountain around October 30 and central Seoul wil see them in early November. The Seoul Metropolitan Government introduced the “105 best fall foliage roads in Seoul,” a total of 182.37 ㎞, so that people can enjoy fall foliage in nearby areas without having to...   Read more

Delegates from Seoul and New York will be gathered to discuss public innovation. Seoul City will hold the International Symposium for Public Space Innovation in Seoul & New York 2016, under the theme “Seoul and New York Talk about Public Innovation” from October 27th (Thu) to 28th (Fri). As the importance of public squares, parks,...   Read more

The 4th Seoul International Energy Conference will take place at Seoul City Hall on November 1st, 2016. The world’s greatest scholars in the energy field from Korea and around the world will gather in one place. Under the theme of “New Age of Energy Prosumers – Energy Democracy and Citizenship,” Seoul will discuss methods to...   Read more

□ The 14th festival will present an amazing autumn night to a million people. □ A total of 100,000 fireworks will light up the sky over Yeouido. 2016 Seoul International Fireworks Festival featuring with Hanwha, celebrating its 14th event this year, will be held from 7:20 to 8:30 PM on Oct. 8th, 2016 at Yeouido...   Read more