Nature & seasonsSeoul

Hangang Festival (Spring) 2023 in Seoul, South Korea

한강페스티벌 봄 2023

May2023
5 –7
Fri–Sun
Past edition

5 May 2023 to 7 May 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Hangang Festival (Spring) page (Expected May 2027).

Venue this year. Ttukseom Hangang Park only.

Dates5–7 May 2023
WeatherMay average 24/14 °C (74/56 °F), 104 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenueBanpo Hangang Park (Sebitseom) and other Han River parks서울특별시 서초구 신반포로11길 40 (반포한강공원)
AdmissionFree to enter the parks and watch the shows. In 2026 the stroller parade cost ₩5,000 per team, silent yoga ₩9,000, and boat rides and cruises ₩12,500–60,000.
Next edition2024: 17–19 May 2024

Program

  • Ttukseom Hangang Park lawn by the Jabeolle building: a storytelling music play featuring Bang Jeong-hwan, who founded Children's Day, a participatory folk-tale musical, and workshops making hand puppets, wooden spoons and sock puppets for a small puppet show

Notes on the 2023 edition

Spring run, 3 days over the Children's Day weekend, 2 programmes, theme 'a Hangang Park where mums, dads and children are all happy'. The spring run planned for 2022 was cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

About the festival

The spring run of the Hangang Festival is Seoul's city-run family festival in the Han River parks, held in early to mid May. The 2026 run was on 2–10 May in Ichon, Yeouido and Banpo Hangang Parks, with a free children's theatre and a stroller parade (₩5,000 per team) at Ichon on 9–10 May, and yacht, kayak, small-boat and cruise rides (₩12,500–60,000) from Banpo and Yeouido. The 2027 spring run is expected in May 2027; dates have not been announced. Entry and the shows are free; for Banpo, take Line 9 to Sinbanpo Station, Exit 1, and walk about 15 minutes.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hangang Festival (Spring) page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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