A guide that gathers festivals and performances held across Korea in one place. Find festivals on today, this weekend and coming up by theme, calendar and map, with dates, places, fees and contacts.

Where does the information come from, and how often is it updated?

We refresh public data such as the Korea Tourism Organization's TourAPI and the Korea Culture Information Service every morning. Finished festivals come down, and missing contacts or hours are filled in from official websites and notices.

How do I see only festivals happening right now?

Use Festivals Today on the home page, or choose “On now” in Find Festivals. Festivals on their last day carry an “Ends today” stamp.

Can I see festivals in one region only?

Choose a province on the Festival Map to zoom in and list only that region's festivals with numbers. You can also filter by region in Find Festivals.

What if fees or dates change?

Organizers may change details. Please check the official website or contact on the festival page before you go. Tell us about anything wrong by email from the List Your Festival page and we will fix it.

Is the site available in English?

Tap EN at the top right. Festival names, places, fees and introductions are being translated, and anything not yet translated appears in Korean.

The entrance of a festival town: a large white banner hangs between two poles while women, children, scholars, a peddler and an old man with a long pipe walk into the festival

THE K-FESTA · A GUIDE TO FESTIVALS IN KOREA

Today, find a festival to linger in.

On now87 This weekend120 This month257

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I이달의 축제

Festival of the Month

Six festivals worth visiting this month, one on each panel of the folding screen. The first one is introduced in detail below.

A wooden hall: two women sit admiring a six-panel folding screen while a scholar points at it with his fan

1Semiwon Water Lily Cultural FestivalSep 1 – Oct 3126 days leftGyeonggi · Semiwon

2Deoksugung Palace Seokjojeon at NightSep 9 – Oct 1813 days leftSeoul · Seokjojeon Hall, Deoksugung Palace

3National Heritage Media Art: Cheorwon Labor Party OfficeSep 11 – Oct 116 days leftGangwon · Cheorwon Labor Party Office and Cheorwon History and Culture Park area

4Colorful Garden Jaraseom Island Flower FestaSep 12 – Oct 5Ends todayGyeonggi · Jaraseom Island

52026 Gyeonggi Ceramic BiennaleSep 18 – Nov 127 days leftGyeonggi · Icheon (Cerapia area) / Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do (Gonjiam Ceramic Park area) / Yeoju (Yeoju Dojasesang area)

6Gamaksan Mountain Flower and Star JourneySep 18 – Oct 116 days leftGyeongnam · Geochang Byeolbaram Hill

Semiwon Water Lily Cultural Festival

The Semiwon Water Lily Cultural Festival is a signature autumn garden festival at Semiwon in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do. Surrounded on three sides by Paldang Lake, Semiwon is a garden of water and flowers and Gyeonggi-do’s first local garden, featuring traditional Eastern garden design and many aquatic plants. The festival showcases water lilies, including the giant Victoria water lily known as the queen of flowers, exotic Australian lilies and colorful tropical lilies, offering a relaxing escape. As the 2026 host of the Gyeonggi Garden Culture Expo, it adds even richer garden content. The area, linked to the pontoon bridge history of Joseon scholar Jeong Yak-yong, also has a lotus museum, jar fountain, Sehanjeong pavilion and a pontoon bridge.

Dates: Sep 1 – Oct 31
Place: Gyeonggi Semiwon · 경기도 양평군 양서면 양수로 93
Fee: Paid
Contact: 031-775-1835

See details Official website

II이번 주 무대

On Stage This Week

Theater, musicals, classical music and gugak. Performances on stages across Korea this week, by genre.

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Theater this weekMy FuneralJul 15 – Oct 5 · Seoul · Ollae Hall

AlsoThe 17th Daejeon International Small Theater Festival: Sonezaki, Tied in Red Dew · Manny Moon · 2026 D.FESTA Small Theater Festival, Orientation on the Cliff · Kim Si-ra's Pungmul Busker: Original · Meet at Seven · Play My Name Is

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III테마

Festivals by Theme

Lanterns, blossoms, food, tradition, music, the sea and winter. Festivals hang under the eaves in seven themes. Tap a lantern or a name tag to see that theme's festivals.

A lantern shop at night: the maker pastes hanji on a lantern by an oil lamp while a woman and a child look up at the lanterns and a scholar holds a lit silk lantern

Lanterns & Fireworks

Floating lanterns on rivers, fireworks and nights lit by lamps

14 festivals in the next 30 days

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IV지금 열리는

Festivals Today

Festivals happening across Korea right now. New notices go up every day and finished ones come down.

On now87

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Also on now

See all 87 festivals on now

V곧 열리는

Coming Up

Festivals opening from tomorrow through the next month, in the order they open. Start with a region near you.

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Festivals in the next 30 days by region

See all 139 upcoming festivals

VI축제 달력

Festival Calendar

Festivals in the next six months, gathered month by month, with each month's full moon.

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VII축제 지도

Festival Map

Festivals this week, marked on the map.

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VIII길잡이

Festival Guide

Answers to the questions first-time visitors ask most.

What is The K-Festa?
A guide that gathers festivals and performances held across Korea in one place. Find festivals on today, this weekend and coming up by theme, calendar and map, with dates, places, fees and contacts.
Where does the information come from, and how often is it updated?
We refresh public data such as the Korea Tourism Organization's TourAPI and the Korea Culture Information Service every morning. Finished festivals come down, and missing contacts or hours are filled in from official websites and notices.
How do I see only festivals happening right now?
Use Festivals Today on the home page, or choose “On now” in Find Festivals. Festivals on their last day carry an “Ends today” stamp.
Can I see festivals in one region only?
Choose a province on the Festival Map to zoom in and list only that region's festivals with numbers. You can also filter by region in Find Festivals.
What if fees or dates change?
Organizers may change details. Please check the official website or contact on the festival page before you go. Tell us about anything wrong by email from the List Your Festival page and we will fix it.
Is the site available in English?
Tap EN at the top right. Festival names, places, fees and introductions are being translated, and anything not yet translated appears in Korean.