Sejong has one festival on record in October: Sejong Hangeul Festival, expected Oct 2027, free entry. The Sejong Hangeul Festival (세종한글축제, called the Sejong Festival until 2024) is Sejong City's free festival of King Sejong and the Korean alphabet, opening every year on Hangeul Day, 9 October, in Sejong Lake Park and Sejong Central Park. The 2026 edition ran 9–11 October, 10:00–21:00, with a Black Eagles air show, the Hangeul Run, drone shows and fireworks. The 2027 edition is expected around 9 October 2027; dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026. Sejong has no KTX station: take a KTX to Osong (46–53 minutes, ₩16,900) and a BRT bus into the city (about 30 minutes).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejong Hangeul Festival세종한글축제 | Expected Oct 2027 | Free entry | Government Complex Sejong South stop (BRT) | Expected |
Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.
The Sejong Hangeul Festival (세종한글축제, called the Sejong Festival until 2024) is Sejong City's free festival of King Sejong and the Korean alphabet, opening every year on Hangeul Day, 9 October, in Sejong Lake Park and Sejong Central Park. The 2026 edition ran 9–11 October, 10:00–21:00, with a Black Eagles air show, the Hangeul Run, drone shows and fireworks.
These come straight from the Korea Tourism Organization’s public festival database. We have not checked them against the organizer, so dates and details can be wrong or out of date. Confirm on the official page before you book.
October is the busiest month on the calendar, and the festival to plan a trip around is the Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival: sixteen nights of floating lanterns on the Namgang River below Jinju's fortress from the first Saturday of the month. The first half of October also brings the Busan International Film Festival, the Busan International Rock Festival on the first weekend, the Silla Culture Festival in Gyeongju, Anseong's Baudeogi festival of namsadang folk performance, Sejong's Hangeul festival from Hangeul Day (9 October), Yeongju's Punggi ginseng festival and fortress festivals at Seosan's Haemieupseong and Gochang's Moyangseong. Mid-month adds Jarasum Jazz, Icheon's rice festival, pine mushrooms and salmon in Yangyang, and silver grass on Haneul Park in Seoul and on Hwangmaesan. In the second half, the chrysanthemum shows open at Hampyeong and Iksan, Gangneung holds its coffee festival, Wonju fills its old downtown with dumpling stalls, and Busan marks UN Day (24 October) with the UN Peace Festival beside the UN Memorial Cemetery.
Tip. October weekends sell out hotels in Jinju and Busan a month ahead; the weekdays in between are the best time to visit.
Sejong has one festival on record in October: Sejong Hangeul Festival, expected Oct 2027, free entry. The Sejong Hangeul Festival (세종한글축제, called the Sejong Festival until 2024) is Sejong City's free festival of King Sejong and the Korean alphabet, opening every year on Hangeul Day, 9 October, in Sejong Lake Park and Sejong Central Park. The 2026 edition ran 9–11 October, 10:00–21:00, with a Black Eagles air show, the Hangeul Run, drone shows and fireworks. The 2027 edition is expected around 9 October 2027; dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026. Sejong has no KTX station: take a KTX to Osong (46–53 minutes, ₩16,900) and a BRT bus into the city (about 30 minutes).
Expected Oct 2027. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Government Complex Sejong South stop (BRT). The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
KTX from Seoul Station to Osong in about 50 minutes, then BRT bus B2 or B3 to the Government Complex Sejong in about 30 minutes; Sejong has no KTX station.
106 festivals across Korea fall in October, including Andong Maskdance Festival, Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival, Baekje Cultural Festival. October weekends sell out hotels in Jinju and Busan a month ahead; the weekdays in between are the best time to visit.