Seoul · December 2026
Christmas Day 2026 falls in this period (Dec 25, 2026). Many shops and museums close. See what stays open
55 events are announced in Seoul for December 2026, across 4 of its 25 districts.
October 2026 has more, at 343 — worth a look if your dates are flexible.
52 run for two weeks or more, so the date is flexible; 3 last a single day.
This month is still some way off — more are usually announced closer to the date.
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September 2026: 229 events. October 2026: 343 events. November 2026: 96 events. December 2026: 55 events
Festivals & events13
HUG RUN
Peace Plaza, Sangam World Cup Park
Magok Wish Village
Magok Culture Street
Korea Grand Sale
Noon Square 1st floor, Myeongdong, and nationwide (online and offline)
Masters of 20th Century Photography: Light, Stopping Time
Art Chosun Space
Palsaek Chanran
Cheong Wa Dae Sarangchae, 1st floor
Culture Flows at Seoul Plaza
Seoul Plaza Outdoor Stage
Seoul Street Performance: Live in Every Corner
Throughout Seoul
Namsan Beacon Fire Ceremony and Traditional Culture Events
Namsan Beacon Mound and Bosingak Belfry
Royal Palace Guard Changing Ceremony, Seoul
In front of Daehanmun Gate, Deoksugung Palace
Sungnyemun Gate Guard Ceremony
Sungnyemun Gate Plaza
DDP Architecture Tour
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Gugak Performance Jinyeon
Jinyeon
The Painters
Kyunghyang Shinmun Building, 1st floor
Performances & exhibitions42
Han Yeong-suk Style, Lee Cheol-jin's Dance: Only Seungmu
Sunggyun Small Theater
![[Seoul] Kazumi Tateishi Trio Korea Tour — Ghibli Meets Jazz](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/ucms/oneCltInfo/2026/202607/df9868c046964645b520e9aae8a9f1f6.jpg)
[Seoul] Kazumi Tateishi Trio Korea Tour — Ghibli Meets Jazz
Yeongdeungpo Art Hall
![[Seoul] Kazumi Tateishi Trio Korea Tour — Christmas Meets Jazz](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/ucms/oneCltInfo/2026/202607/f18a9ff786d94788a468b4e7d4b54fca.jpg)
[Seoul] Kazumi Tateishi Trio Korea Tour — Christmas Meets Jazz
Gangdong Arts Center Grand Theater Hangang
Organ Odyssey
Lotte Concert Hall
Samcheonggak Wednesday Resident Performance, Samcheong
Samcheonggak Ilhwadang
Raum Matinee Concert
Social Venue Raum Chamber Hall
이끼숲Not yet translated — shown in Korean
백암아트홀
![[Daehangno] Anarchist](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/08/rdf_2026081921175708294.jpg)
[Daehangno] Anarchist
YES24 Art One
M. Butterfly
YES24 Stage (formerly DCF Daemyung Culture Factory) Hall 1
![[Daehangno] Choir of Man](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/rdf/26/08/rdf_202608252122382302.gif)
[Daehangno] Choir of Man
NOL Theater Daehangno
Surviving in a World of AI
The Seoul Lithium Galleria Foret G Floor Hall
Laundry: 32nd Production
Uniplex Hall 2 (Medium Theater)
스페인 미술 500년: 빛과 어둠의 연대기Not yet translated — shown in Korean
예술의전당(한가람디자인미술관)
Ogansu Bridge Media Facade Four Seasons 2 《Cheonggye LIVE: Golden Flow》
Cheonggyecheon Hanbit Square
Artist of the Year
MMCA Seoul
The Art of Reading: From Paper to Pixels
MMCA Seoul
A Stranger in Paris
MMCA Deoksugung
Do Ho Suh
MMCA Seoul
에퀴녹스: 추분_춘분Not yet translated — shown in Korean
서울공예박물관
Discontinued Korean Games, Powered On Again
National Library of Korea
《Oh Yoon》
Art Archives Seoul Museum of Art
Zero: North Korea Met on the Road of Folklore
National Folk Museum of Korea
Kim Tschang-yeul's House Opening Exhibition <Kim Tschang-yeul, Traces of Water Drops>
Jongno Culture Foundation
Taereung Athletes' Village 60th Anniversary Special Exhibition 'Mission 1966, Taereung Aims at Asia'
Taereung National Training Center
K-Museum Regional Touring Exhibition and Tour Support Program <Ieum-Expansion>
Sookmyung Women's University Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum
MMCA Film & Video
MMCA Seoul
MMCA Multidisciplinary Art: Detective Time
MMCA Seoul
Seongbuk Seonjam Museum Special Exhibition
Seongbuk Seonjam Museum
University Archives Special Exhibition <1996, One Step of the Dance School>
Korea National University of Arts Seokgwan-dong Campus
Idle Space Exhibition 《You, Perfectly Reasonable — Sim Idaeun》
Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
![[SOMA Museum] Sculpture Dreams + Frames (Olympic Sculpture Experience Project #02) (Permanent)](https://www.culture.go.kr/upload/ucms/oneCltInfo/2026/202603/ca1736f1f6524e5ea365cba989d30f33.jpg)
[SOMA Museum] Sculpture Dreams + Frames (Olympic Sculpture Experience Project #02) (Permanent)
SOMA Museum of Art Hall 2
《Kwon Byung-jun: You Are in My Heart》
Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
Idle Space Exhibition 《Interlude for the Body — Somokjang Semi》
Buk-Seoul Museum of Art
Jongno-gu Park No-soo Art Museum 12th Anniversary Exhibition 「Sansu · Gyeokmul」
Jongno Park No-soo Art Museum
Gohuidong Art Museum 6th Reopening Anniversary Exhibition 「Mangosangcheong: The Dignity of a Gentleman」
Jongno Ko Hui-dong Museum of Art
Craft Collaboration Exhibition 《Andong Byeolgung, Layers of Time》
Seoul Museum of Craft Art
SeMA Common Space Project 《A Dance Forever Crossing》
Seoul Museum of Art
漆 옻나무에서 칠기로Not yet translated — shown in Korean
서울공예박물관
Seonyu Damdam: Capturing Landscapes in the Time of Seonyudo
Yeouido Hangang Park
National Museum of Korea Donation Gallery Reopening
National Museum of Korea
Greece to Rome, Rome to Greece
National Museum of Korea Auditorium
After-School Performance Playground (Genre Experience Pass)
Nowon Children's Theater (formerly Nowon Eoullim Theater)
Browse by month
- September 2026 229
- October 2026 343
- November 2026 96
- December 2026 55
Browse by region
- Jongno-gu 4
- Jung-gu 7
- Mapo-gu 1
- Gangseo-gu 1