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Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour 2024 in Seoul, South Korea

창덕궁 달빛기행 2024

Sep – Nov2024
12 –10
Thu–Sun
Past edition

12 September 2024 to 10 November 2024

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour page (Expected Apr/May/Sep/Oct 2027).

Dates12 Sep – 10 Nov 2024
WeatherSeptember average 26/18 °C (79/64 °F), 142 mm of rain
October average 20/11 °C (68/51 °F), 52 mm of rain
November average 12/4 °C (53/38 °F), 51 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenueChangdeokgung Palace and its Secret Garden (Huwon)서울특별시 종로구 율곡로 99 (와룡동) 창덕궁
AdmissionParticipation, per person: ₩30,000
Next edition2025: 4 Sep – 26 Oct 2025

Program

  • Guided lantern walk via Geumcheongyo, Injeongjeon, Nakseonjae and Yeongyeongdang, about 100 minutes
  • Daegeum solo at Sangnyangjeong, a royal-stroll re-enactment at Buyongji, and court dance by Crown Prince Hyomyeong with traditional refreshments at Yeongyeongdang
  • Sun 20 Oct, Sun 27 Oct and Sun 3 Nov: English, Japanese and Chinese sessions sold through Creatrip, 25 per session

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Participation, per person₩30,000Lottery on Ticketlink 19–25 August, up to 2 tickets per winner, winners announced 28 August; foreign-language sessions on Creatrip from 9 September, 09:00

Notes on the 2024 edition

Autumn season, the first sold by lottery; all sessions were sold out by the rehearsal on 11 September. Visitors in hanbok could receive a souvenir at the booking check point. A spring season also ran from 11 April to 2 June 2024, Thursday to Sunday, six departures a day, at ₩30,000, with booking on Ticketlink from 28 March and up to 2 tickets per person.

About the festival

The Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour (창덕궁 달빛기행) is a ticketed, guided night walk by lantern light through Changdeokgung Palace and its Secret Garden in central Seoul, with a daegeum flute solo, court dance, and tea with traditional sweets. It runs in spring and autumn: the autumn 2026 season ended on 17 October, and no 2027 dates had been announced as of 19 October 2026 (recent spring seasons have started in mid-April). Tickets are paid (about ₩30,000 per person) and general sessions are allotted by lottery on Ticketlink, while foreign visitors book separate English, Chinese and Japanese sessions on Creatrip. The tour enters by Geumhomun Gate, about 5 minutes' walk from Anguk Station (Line 3), Exit 3.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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