King Jeongjo's Royal Parade
정조대왕 능행차 공동재현 · Seoul & Suwon
Confirmed dates
Festival dates move every year — confirm on the organizer's own site before booking.
Last verified: 2026-08-22.
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King Jeongjo's royal procession recreated along the road from Seoul to Suwon.
Who it suits: Palace-interested visitors who want spectacle rather than a museum — a full royal procession recreated along its historical route.
When, where, how much
From the organizer
Organized by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gyeonggi Province, Suwon Special City, Hwaseong Special City. We have not found a festival site for this one that stays current; the city's own tourism pages are the next place to look.
Program: Seoul: Ceremony of Departure, Citizen Parade, etc. Suwon: Welcoming King Jeongjo, Suwon Hwaseong Parade, etc. Hwaseong: Modern Section Parade, Traditional Section Parade, etc.
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3
Where it is
Where it is in the country — 1 km north of Seoul
About 134 km across — 18 other places we cover sit inside it. The pick of them is listed below.
1 km north of Seoul, in Seoul & Suwon (straight-line distance from Seoul City Hall, calculated from the venue's official coordinates).
We have not timed these connections ourselves, so rather than print a number we have not checked, here is the route on the two apps Koreans actually use — Gyeongbokgung Palace as the destination, already filled in:
- Directions on Kakao Map — live bus and train times, and which platform
- Naver Map — the stronger of the two in English
From Seoul, journeys to Seoul & Suwon start at Seoul Station (KTX and regular rail) or the Express Bus Terminal. Which of the two wins depends on how many cities you are stringing together — our rail pass guide works through the break-even, and getting around Korea covers why these two apps beat Google Maps once you are on the ground.
Nearby, if you are making a trip of it
Within about 20 km of the venue, by distance:
- Gwanghwamun Gate (0.0 km)
- Sejong-ro Park (0.3 km)
- Lee Ri-Ja Hanbok Museum (0.3 km)
- Daelim Museum (0.3 km)
- Africa Museum of Art (0.4 km)
- Gallery Simon (0.4 km)
Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.
Getting there and staying
Festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect. What is available in Seoul right now:
Seoul is easy enough to navigate on public wifi, but the thing you will actually want data for is the organizer's page — stage times and road closures around a festival get posted the same morning, in Korean. A Korean eSIM is the cheapest way to have it working before you land.
Planning a trip around it
On at the same time
If your dates are fixed, these run within ten days of King Jeongjo's Royal Parade and are worth checking before you commit to a route.
- Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace — 2026/09/10 – 10/17, Seoul, 2 km from Seoul.
- Andong Maskdance Festival — 2026/09/24 – 10/04, Andong, North Gyeongsang, 192 km from Seoul.
- Gimje Horizon Festival — 2026/10/01 – 10/05, Gimje, North Jeolla, 202 km from Seoul.
- Jeongseon Arirang Festival — 2026/10/01 – 10/04, Jeongseon, Gangwon, 150 km from Seoul.
- Geumsan World Insam Festival — 2026/10/02 – 10/11, Geumsan, South Chungcheong, 170 km from Seoul.
- Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival — 2026/10/03 – 10/18, Jinju, South Gyeongsang, 282 km from Seoul.
Other festivals in
Same province, different times of year — useful if you are choosing when to visit rather than when to leave home.
- Pyeongchang Trout Festival — January, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Cheorwon Hantangang River Ice Trekking Festival — January, Cheorwon, Gangwon
- Daegwallyeong Snow Festival — February, Pyeongchang, Gangwon
- Gwangyang Maehwa Festival — March, Gwangyang, Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Gurye Sansuyu Festival — March, Gurye, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Running every week nearby
These are not tied to the festival and run on their own schedule, so they are there whether your dates line up with King Jeongjo's Royal Parade or not.
- Royal Guard-Changing Ceremony, Gyeongbokgung — 10:00 and 14:00, closed Tuesdays, free. Heungnyemun Plaza, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
- Royal Guard-Changing Ceremony, Deoksugung — 11:00 and 14:00, closed Mondays, free. In front of Daehanmun, Deoksugung Palace.
- Saturday Gugak Concert — Saturdays, 15:00, From ₩20,000 (B seat) · ₩30,000 (A seat). Umyeondang Hall, National Gugak Center, Seocho-gu.
- NANTA — Most days — times on the booking page. Myeongdong NANTA Theater · Hongdae NANTA Theater.
Our own guide to the area
- Seoul — Palaces, hanbok and hanok neighborhoods, built around the one palace that closes each day.
Other museums within reach
- National Museum of Korea — Yongsan, Seoul, about 6 km away.
- Sihwa Tidal Power Moon Observatory — Daebudo, Ansan, Gyeonggi, about 44 km away. Sea and ecology rather than history.
A mountain in the same trip
Korea's national parks charge nothing to enter, and these are close enough to pair with the rest of this trip rather than needing one of their own.
- Bukhansan Hiking — about 5 km away.
The coast from here
- Muuido and the West Coast Beaches — Muuido, Jung-gu, Incheon, about 57 km away.
Filmed near here
- KPop Demon Hunters — Namsan, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, about 3 km away.
- Seoul Drama Filming Locations — Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, about 5 km away.