K-Royal Culture Festival Fall 2026 to held in Seoul

The 2026 K-Royal Culture Festival Fall edition is scheduled to take place from October 7 to October 11 at Seoul’s four royal palaces—Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, and Changgyeonggung—as well as the Jongmyo Shrine. Ticket sales for the event are set to open on September 4.

Hosted by the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service and organized by the Korea Heritage Agency, the festival serves as South Korea’s flagship national heritage event. The fall program will feature expanded nighttime viewing, guided tours, and hands-on experiences, including new offerings such as the “Gyujanggak Chogye Munsin Workshop” and “Tracing Joseon Space.”

To celebrate the festival's opening, a special “KBS2 Immortal Songs” performance will be held at Heungnyemun Square in Gyeongbokgung Palace on October 6. The festival follows a highly successful spring edition that attracted approximately 725,000 visitors.