Festivals in South Korea

Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country

Asia / Eastern Asia

Festivals

Seollal (Lunar New Year)

Season or date: 1st day of 1st lunar month

Largest annual event where families gather and perform ancestral rites

Chuseok (Harvest Festival)

Season or date: 15th day of 8th lunar month

National celebration of autumn harvest with homecoming rush

Buddha''s Birthday

Season or date: 8th day of 4th lunar month

Buddhist event with lantern festivals at temples

Busan International Film Festival

Season or date: October

Asia''s largest film festival

Seoul Lantern Festival

Season or date: November

Lantern festival along Cheonggyecheon Stream

Boryeong Mud Festival

Season or date: July

Coastal mud-play festival near Daejeon, popular with foreigners

Public holidays

  • Samiljeol (March 1st Movement Day)
  • Memorial Day
  • Liberation Day
  • Gaecheonjeol (National Foundation Day)
  • Hangeul Day

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