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The Seoul Street Arts Festival will be held between October 5 and 8, 2017 at Seoul Plaza and Sejong-daero during the national Chuseok holiday. For this year’s festival, 47 works from Korea, England, Spain, Argentina, etc. will perform a total of 145 street performances and citizens will be able to participate in a variety of...   Read more

Seoullo 7017 will open a large media canvas to display media artworks by famous artists. People can propose to their lover on the screen as well. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will install a 29m long, 7.7m tall Seoullo Media Canvas on the wall of Jungnim-dong branch Woori Bank in front of Malli-dong Plaza and...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) recommends 20 new exciting venues in Seoul including facilities, parks and festivals for fall and disclosed a Pretty Map of Seoul containing all of those spots. The 20 locations included in the Pretty Map of Seoul feature ① 8 historic and cultural sites, ② 8 scientific and economic spots, ③...   Read more

The Mapo Oil Depot, a grade 1 security facility which has been strictly prohibited from public access and usage over the past 41 years, has been transformed into an environment-friendly culture space featuring festivals, performances, exhibitions and village markets since September 1, 2017. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is operating various participatory programs created, produced, and...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is recruiting participants for the kimchi-making event as well as volunteers for the 4th Seoul Kimchi Festival which will be held at Seoul Square between November 3 and 5, 2017. The Seoul Kimchi Festival is a leading festival of Seoul in which everything on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Kimjang,...   Read more

Visit performance halls wearing a hanbok for a special experience. Those who wear a hanbok are eligible for a discount when watching classical music, dance and traditional music performances. The Seoul Metropolitan Government encourages a culture of ‘wearing hanbok in daily life’ by offering a discount of up to 30,000 won for performances held at...   Read more

The major social enterprise market of Seoul, ‘Deoksugung Fair Shop’ is reopening at Deoksugung Stone Wall Path after the summer vacation season from Thursday, August 31st. ‘Deoksugung Fair Shop’ in the second half of 2017 will open on Thursday, August 31st to Saturday, November 4th (except in October) on every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (from...   Read more

100 days have passed since the opening of Seoullo 7017, the first pedestrian walkway in Korea built on top of a 47 year old overpass. Under harsh weather conditions accompanied by heavy rains and extreme heat, 3.8 million people visited Seoullo 7017 in the past 100 days (Estimated number of accumulated visitors between May 20...   Read more

Mapo Oil Depot, a Level 1 security facility situated west of the Sangam World Cup Stadium that was restricted to the general public for 41 years, has completed its transformation into “Culture Park” a cultural complex that will host year-round festivals, performances, exhibitions and citizens’ markets, and will finally be open to the citizens of...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will promote accessible tourism for vulnerable social groups. To increase the number of facilities with universal design, without barriers in tourism facilities for eating, sleeping and entertainment, the SMG will first support a fund of KRW 10 million to 100 million as well as consulting services to individual businesses such...   Read more

Application Period: Aug. 21-22, 2017 Target: Anyone regardless of residence or age (Foreigners, groups and corporations are welcome to apply) Description: Suggestion of creative ideas to connect the bridge to suit the new era ※ Ideas can be suggested from the perspective of any area including the city, architecture, traffic, ecosystem, history, culture and society...   Read more

The 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism will be held at Donuimun Museum Village, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, and various stations and industrial sites in Seoul between September 2 (Sat) and November 5 (Sun). The Biennale is a large global event with a total of 16,200 people in attendance including 50 cities, 40 universities and...   Read more