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Strolling through palaces in hanbok

The Fall K-Royal Culture Festival lets visitors rent hanbok (traditional Korean attire), enjoy hairstyling and explore Changgyeong and Changdeok palaces through Oct. 11.

2026.10.7

With K-Royal Culture Festival, regal history of Seoul’s palaces come to life with music, reenactments

The twice-annual event is returning for the fall, with programs depicting life in ancient times and special accommodation for foreign visitors.

2026.9.3

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Foreign visitors to Gyeongbok Palace's take selfies in 2025. [NEWS1]

Live like royalty at the spring edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival, opening April 25

The 12th K-Royal Culture Festival, which opens on April 25, offers a deeper dive into Korean heritage. Recognizing the surge in global interest, the nine-day festival this year has introduced new programs and services tailored to foreign visitors.

2026.4.9

A traditional fan performance from the 2025 K-Royal Culture Festival [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY]

K-Royal Culture Festival opens reservations for foreign visitors

Reservations specifically for foreign visitors for the upcoming K-Royal Culture Festival opened on Creatrip on Monday, the Korea Heritage Agency said the same day.

2026.3.16

Image from the spring edition of the 2025 K-Royal Culture Festival in May [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

K-Royal Culture Festival to take over Seoul's royal palaces and Jongmyo Shrine in October

The fall edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival is set to take place from Oct. 8 to 12 across Seoul’s four major palaces and Jongmyo Shrine.The biannual event is now in its 11th year.

2025.9.11

Performers reenact scenes from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) during last year's K-Culture Royal Festival's program dubbed 'Time Travel - Sejong 2024' at Gyeongbok Palace in Jongno District, central Seoul. [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY]

Spring K-Royal Culture Festival to offer separate reservations for foreigners

Reservations for the English language programs of the upcoming Spring K-Royal Culture Festival will be open exclusively to foreigners starting Thursday, announced its organizer, Korea Heritage Agency (KHA), on Wednesday.

2025.3.26

Visitors to the 2024 Autumn K-Royal Culture Festival watch a lights show at Changgyeong Palace in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Oct. 9, 2024. [YONHAP]

K-Royal Culture Festival to run for 9 days in April

The biannual K-Royal Culture Festival is set to kick off in April with three new appointed directors helming performances and exhibitions around Korea's ancient palaces, the host Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) announced Wednesday.

2025.3.5

Gyeongbok Palace during the spring edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in May this year [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY]

K-Royal Culture Festival's fall edition to begin on Hangul Day

The fall edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival is set to take place from Oct. 9 to 13 at the four royal palaces in central Seoul: Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Changgyeong and Deoksu palaces.

2024.9.20

The opening ceremony of the last year's K-Royal Culture Festival held in spring. This year's spring edition kicks off on April 26. The opening ceremony, which is themed around 'love for the people,' begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Gyeongbok Palace. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

K-Royal Culture Festival celebrates 10 years, introduces foreigner-exclusive events

The spring edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival is kicking off on April 26, and the organizers are eager to ensure that foreigners don't miss out on enjoying the lineup of traditional cultural events held at Korea's royal palaces in central Seoul.

2024.4.10

Gung pass allowing unlimited entry to Korea's five representative ancient palaces during this spring's K-Royal Culture Festival, is available for purchase through April 26 on various online travel platforms. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

K-Royal Culture Festival unveils unlimited entry pass to palaces

K-Royal Culture Festival's unlimited entry pass to Korean palaces, dubbed "gung (palace) pass," is now available through April 26 on online travel platforms, the Cultural Heritage Administration's Royal Palaces and Tombs Center announced on Monday.

2024.3.18