| Dates | 14–20 Oct 2024 |
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| Weather | October average 20/11 °C (68/51 °F), 52 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station. |
| Venue | National Museum of Korea, Open Yard (commemorative event)서울특별시 용산구 서빙고로 137 |
| Admission | Free. Visitors in hanbok also enter Seoul's four main palaces, Jongmyo Shrine and the Joseon royal tombs free all year. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 16–22 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 21–26 Oct 2025 |
Program
- 9–20 Octhanbok special exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art
- 14–15 Octcoming-of-age ceremony re-enactment at the National Folk Museum of Korea
- 16–20 Octtraditional hanbok wearing sessions in a hall of Changgyeonggung Palace
- 18 Octcommemorative event in the yard of the Seoul Museum of Craft Art, with awards to six hanbok figures, a fashion show and a performance
- 19 Octforum on hanbok past and present at the Seoul Museum of Craft Art
Notes on the 2024 edition
Seventh edition, theme 한복의 멋, 한류의 벗 ("the beauty of hanbok, a friend of the Korean Wave"). An overseas event followed in Ho Chi Minh City on 26–27 Oct.
About the festival
Hanbok Culture Week (한복문화주간) is a free nationwide week of events celebrating hanbok, Korea's traditional dress, held each October around Hanbok Day (21 October). The ninth edition runs 19–25 October 2026 at about 410 sites, with the Hanbok Day commemorative event and fashion show at the National Museum of Korea's Open Yard in Seoul on 21 October, 17:00–18:30 (Ichon Station, Exit 2). Entry is free, and anyone wearing hanbok gets into Seoul's four main palaces and Jongmyo Shrine free all year.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hanbok Culture Week page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.