Seoul Architecture Festival
Korean name: 제18회 서울건축문화제
Sep 15 (Tue) ~ Oct 11 (Sun)
Plan · Experience · Discover
- 1Before you come — Check dates, admission and how to get there.
- 2While you're here — See what's happening now from other visitors, collect festival stamps, and find food and stays nearby.
- 3Discover Korea — Get to know Korean culture through its festivals — and find your next favorite.
① Before you go
What to check before your trip.
- Dates
- Sep 15 (Tue) ~ Oct 11 (Sun)
- Hours
- 10:00-18:00
- Admission
- Free
- Venue
- Seoul Urban Architecture Exhibition Hall, B3, Bium Hall
- Organizer
- Seoul Metropolitan City
- Contact
- 070-7178-5840
- Official site
- https://archiculture.seoul.go.kr/
② When you're here
What it's about, and food and stays around the venue.
About
The Architecture Festival aims to rediscover the unique architectural and urban charms of Seoul together with its citizens. Seoul generates creative potential based on “complex density”—a fusion of history, culture, and regional identity characteristic of a high-density city. Furthermore, amid rapid social change, the city has continuously adapted through “accelerated evolution,” which involves rapidly renewing its form based on its accumulated heritage. Moreover, through “glocality”—the intersection of local context and global trends—Seoul is expanding the unique urban experiences and values of contemporary K-architecture to the world. The festival features a variety of participatory progra…
🍜 Food · 🏨 Stays
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③ Discover Korea
Local festivals are one of the easiest ways to meet everyday Korea — regional food, traditional performances, crafts and night markets, and many are free to enter. ALIVE FESTA gathers festivals and events from all 17 provinces and cities of Korea in one place.
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- D.FESTA Small Theater FestivalOct 7 (Wed) ~ Oct 25 (Sun)
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization and local government open data. Dates and prices can change — please check with the organizer before you go.