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The National Gugak Center presented a Korean traditional arts program at The Luckman Theatre in Los Angeles on November 7, bringing 26 performers from its dance and folk music ensembles to an…
Nearly 40,000 people have attended 2026 Korea Season programs in Thailand and Vietnam, where Korean organizers presented contemporary reinterpretations of traditional culture alongside K-pop, classical music, ballet and media art. The Ministry…
A national humanities festival opened in Seoul on November 6, bringing writers, musicians, filmmakers, creators and other cultural figures together to explore what the organizers call “human intelligence” in an era increasingly…
A Korean cultural festival in San Jose combined traditional dance, taekwondo, Korean songs and K-pop performances, drawing Korean Americans, local officials, young people and residents to a community event at San Jose…
Korean television music program “Immortal Songs” brought contemporary pop music into Seoul’s royal palaces for a special episode connected to the 2026 Royal Culture Festival. The second part of the program aired…
Yongsan Arts Hall will reopen its renovated venue with a two-day K-popera festival led by crossover singer Lim Hyung-joo. The November program will combine classical singing, popular music, trot and Korean songs,…
Korean popera tenor Lim Hyung-joo will serve as artistic director of a new festival in Seoul next month, bringing together leading singers from Korea’s crossover vocal scene. The “K-Popera Festival in Yongsan,”…
Seoul’s 2026 International Garden Show is entering its final day on October 27, concluding a nearly six-month program that has turned Seoul Forest and parts of nearby Seongsu into a large-scale outdoor…
South Korea has posthumously awarded its highest cultural honor to poets Yun Dong-ju and Kim Nam-jo, recognizing two writers whose work helped shape modern Korean literature across very different historical periods. The…
South Korea has begun its first official Hansik Day celebrations, with a three-day festival at the National Museum of Korea featuring cooking demonstrations, classes, food showcases and cultural programming.
Korea’s 2026 Hanbok Culture Week runs from October 19 to 25 at more than 410 locations nationwide, combining fashion shows, exhibitions, performances, hands-on programs and academic discussions. The Ministry of Culture, Sports…
The 2026 Fall Royal Culture Festival has concluded after five days of programs at Seoul’s historic palaces, with organizers reporting continued growth in international participation. The festival ran from October 7 to…
