Lets find out upcoming August 2023 Korea festivals in Seoul. Information on the listings are from Korea Tourism Organization. Below listings are festivals in Seoul.
Han River Festival
A variety of performance and art programs with the background of the Han River, such as a picnic concert with familiar yet sweet music such as orchestra and jazz, a harmony of river breeze and night breeze, and fantastic dance stages of various genres that make you unable to take your eyes off for a moment.
2023.07.28 ~ 2023.08.13
location: 330 Yeouidong-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Han River Business Headquarters Yeouido Information Center Hangang Waterfront and 8 Hangang Parks
-price: Free (some paid)
-company: Seoul Future Han River Headquarters
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hangangfestival/
-homepage: https://festival.seoul.go.kr/hangang
International Special Music & Art Festival
2023.08.02 ~ 2023.08.05
-location: Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
-price: free
-company: Special Olympics Korea / Special Olympics Korea
-phone number: 02-567-9623
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arts_sok/
-hompage: https://sokorea.or.kr/sok/culture.php
Byeolbyeol Playground
Hosted by Gangnam-gu, Seoul, <Byeolbyeol Playground> will be held at Yulhyeon Park in Gangnam-gu, Seoul for two days from 8/4 (Fri) to 5/5 (Sat) under the theme of “all kinds of fun”.
2023.08.04 ~ 2023.08.05
-location: Yulhyeon Park, 55-1 Yulhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
-price: free
-company: Gangnam-gu Office
-phone number: 070-4705-3571
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stars_playground/
Seoul Fringe Festival
The Seoul Fringe Festival, which began as an ‘independent arts festival’ held in Daehak-ro in 1998, is a festival in which artists from various fields such as theater, dance, music, performance, visual, and video participate every summer.
It has the principle of free participation without screening or selection of works or artists, and the opportunity to participate is open to all.
2023.08.08 ~ 2023.08.27
-location: B1 Yeonhui Arts Theater, 2-3 Yeonhuimat-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, indoor and outdoor spaces around Mapo-gu and Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
-price: vary
-company: Fringe Festival Secretariat, Seoul Fringe Network
-phone number: 02-325-8250
-i:nstagram: https://www.instagram.com/seoulfringe/
-homepage: https://www.seoulfringefestival.net:5632/
Water gun festival
The ‘Water Gun Festival’ will be held for the first time in four years. The concept of the ‘2023 Water Gun Festival’ is ‘I AM ALIVE’. It will be the
only festival where participants can shoot water guns at each other in the city center and enjoy a sense of liberation from everyday life .
2023.08.12 ~ 2023.08.13
-location: Oil Tank Culture Park, 87 Jeungsan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
-price: Advance reservation: 1-day pass 44,000 won (20% discount 35,200 won)
2-day pass 88,000 won (25% discount 66,000 won)
*Different by reservation date
-company: Heyway Co., Ltd. / Heyway Co., Ltd.
-phone number: 070-8670-2182
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watergun_festival/
-homepage: https://www.heyway.co.kr/
Korea Youth Art Festival; art ground
The Korea Youth Art Festival: Art Ground 2023, which will be held at Maru Art Center in Insa-dong from August 17 to 20, 2023, is planned to promote active communication between young artists and audiences by presenting youth art works in a wide range of genres. It became. By giving young artists the opportunity to exhibit their art works freely, regardless of genre or disability, it aims to improve interest in young artists and thereby improve the environment for their work. In addition to exhibitions of works by young artists, mentoring programs, artist talks, and spectator participation programs are planned to become a playground-like festival where artists and spectators can enjoy together.
2023.08.17 ~ 2023.08.20
-location: Maru Art Center Special Hall, Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
-price: Free when participating in the event
-company: Youth Art Association / Youth Art Association
-phone number: 02-6958-5385
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artground_seoul/
-homepage: https://www.artground.net/artgroundsel
Yeongyang Red Pepper HOT Festival
The HOT Festival, which has been held since 2007, is a meaningful event initiated by Yeongyang for the first time as a national self-governing body to widely publicize the excellence of Yeongyang red pepper and seek for urban-rural coexistence. A variety of events are held, such as a direct trade market for excellent agricultural and special products, introduction of tourist attractions and foods in Yeongyang, and Yeongyang Pepper Lady Contest, serving as an opportunity to convey the bountiful recognition of Yeongyang-gun residents nationwide.
2022.08.28 ~ 2022.08.30
-location: Taepyeong-ro 1-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul
-company: Yeongyang-gun / Yeongyang Festival Tourism Foundation
-phone number: 054-683-7300
-homepage: https://yftf.kr/board/
Daehangno Cultural Festival
College students talking about Daehangno: Everything about Daehakro, including the artists of Daehakro, the architecture of Daehakro, and the history of Daehakro, presented by college students as a festival.
2022.08.26 ~ 2022.08.28
-location: 104 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
-price: free
-company: Daehakro Cultural Festival Promotion Committee/Daehakro Culture Festival Promotion Committee
Seoul Street Performance [Busker Festival]
Various Artists! Various performances of various configurations!
Busker Concert and street performances in various spaces on Nodeul Island
2022.08.26 ~ 2022.08.28
-location: 445 Yangnyeong-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
-price: free
-company: Seoul City/Han Global Convergence Co., Ltd.
-phone number: 02-332-2965
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgtOjQ_FZls/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
-homepage: https://www.seoulbusking.com/
Hanbok Shop
The 2022 Hanbok Shop is an event hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and supervised by the Korea Craft & Design Culture Promotion Agency. In 2022, the hanbok shop will hold a special exhibition with the theme of ‘a blue story permeated by the wind’, and you can meet various hanbok companies’ sales halls across the country. There will also be an experience hall where you can try on and make hanbok, winners of the hanbok design project contest, and exhibitions of hanbok school uniforms and hanbok office uniforms.
2022.08.25 ~ 2022.08.28
-location: COEX, 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
-price: 5,000 won (admission ticket purchase on-site)
– Free admission: Hanbok wearers, pre-registered people, invitation card holders, infants (up to preschool children), seniors over 65 years of age (identification required), national merit recipients (certified documents required), basic livelihood recipients (certified) Documents required), disabled person and 1 accompanying guardian (certified documents required)
-company: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism/Korea Craft & Design Foundation
-phone number: 02-741-3577
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanbokexpo/
Seodaemun Independence Festa
In celebration of the 77th anniversary of liberation, <2022 Seodaemun Independence Festa> will be held at Seodaemun Prison History Museum. Let’s enjoy the joy of liberation and the preciousness of freedom and peace with our families. During the festival, visits to the history center and programs are free of charge.
2022.08.14 ~ 2022.08.15
-location: 248 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Yeonhui-dong)
-price: free
-company: Seodaemun-gu/Seodaemun Independence and Democracy Festival Promotion Committee
-phone number: 02)330-1410
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seodaemun_festival/
Groove In Gwanak STREETDANCE FESTIVAL
Street dance festival with particularly passionate dancers will decorate Dorimcheon (Starlight Stream) in Gwanak-gu in the summer of 2022. The street dance genre, which was once dismissed as the street culture of young people, has recently been recognized for its popularity and artistry through broadcasting media and various platforms. In line with this, for the first time in Gwanak, street dance was viewed as an independent modern cultural art and a festival was prepared to express their passion to their heart’s content.
2022.07.16 ~ 2022.08.31
-location: 53, Gwancheon-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
-price: Admission fee is completely free
-company: Gwanak-gu/Gwanak Cultural Foundation, Seoul Autonomous District Cultural Foundation Association
-phone number: 02-828-5763
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/groove_in_gwanak/
Changmu International Performing Arts Festival
The Changmu International Performing Arts Festival is a national performing arts festival that is rare in the world, starting in 1993 with private creators as the vision for succession and development of tradition and celebrating its 26th anniversary.
The Changmu International Performing Arts Festival, a venue for artistic sympathy and exchange between creators of this era and a place for research to seek new visions together, will be held for the 27th time in 2021.
2021.08.25 ~ 2021.08.29
-location: 870 Dongnam-ro (Sangil-dong), Gangdong-gu, Seoul
-price: Homepage reference
-company: Changmu International Performing Arts Festival Organizing Committee/Changmu Arts Center
-phone number:070-4264-8252
-instagram: https://www.instagram.com/changmuart_festival/
