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Sejong Hangeul Festival

세종한글축제 · Sejong

2026/10/11 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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A festival for the Korean alphabet, around Hangul Day.

Who it suits: Anyone learning Hangul. It runs around Hangul Day, the national holiday for the alphabet's invention.

When, where, how much

From the organizer

Official site

Organized by Sejong Special Self-Governing City. These pages are the organizer's own and open on their site. They are usually Korean only — but that is where the confirmed programme, stage times and site map appear first, and times and prices read the same in any language.

Program: Sejong Hangeul Playground, Hangeul Song Contest, Hangeul Flash Mob, Hangeul Quiz Bowl, Prince Chungnyeong Marionette Show

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · visitkorea.or.kr · KOGL Type 3

Where it is

122 km south of Seoul, in Sejong (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 — Sejong Lake Park, Sejong Central Park 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 Sejong 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:

• Bangchukcheon Musical Fountain (1.2 km)
• Sejong Cultrual Center of Korean Tradition (2.1 km)
• Geumgang Pedestrian Bridge (2.4 km)
• BOK Art Center (3.0 km)
• Haposeowon Confucian Academy (5.7 km)
• Geumnam Egret Habitat (6.5 km)

Places and distances from the Korea Tourism Organization's location data. We have not visited all of them.

Getting there and staying

For a bed near the festival, Klook's accommodation search for Sejong is the quickest way to see what is left — festival weeks fill local rooms earlier than you would expect.

Outside the big cities, wifi is not something to plan around. Shuttle stops, stage times and the day's program are posted on the organizer's Korean-language page or a Naver Map pin, and they change on the day. 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 Sejong Hangeul Festival 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

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