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Free things to do in Seoul

Free festivals, museums, parks and busking in Seoul. This weekend: Oct 31 (Sat) – Nov 1 (Sun).

Data: Korea Tourism Organization (English) and Korean public data · updated 2026-11-01

This weekend (Oct 31 (Sat) – Nov 1 (Sun))

Festival & eventFreeSeoulSium Sium Morninguntil Nov 29 (Sun)Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Festival & eventPartly freeSeoulGugak Performance Jinyeonuntil Dec 31 (Thu)Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Coming up

From Dec 23 (Wed)Festival & eventFreeSeoulKorea Grand SaleDec 23 (Wed) – Feb 13 (Sat)Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

From May 12 (Wed)Festival & eventPartly freeSeoulVegan & Halal Beauty FairMay 12 (Wed) – May 14 (Fri)Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Busking

BuskingFreeSeoulSeoul Street Performance 'Gusuk Gusuk Live'Varies by spot · About 50 spots incl. Gwanghwamun Square, DDP, Seoul Forest, Yeouido Hangang ParkVenue photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

BuskingFreeSeoulCheonggyecheon Seoul Street ArtistsAny time (free-form) · Cheonggyecheon Stream (Mojeongyo, Gwangtonggyo, Gwanggyo, Jangtonggyo bridges)Venue photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

BuskingFreeSeoulHangang Park Busking Zones (22 spots)Up to 3 hours between 10:00–20:00 · Gwangnaru, Jamsil, Ttukseom, Yeouido and moreVenue photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

BuskingFreeSeoulHongdae Busking ZoneCheck locally · Hongdae areaVenue photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Free museums & galleries

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulARKO Art CenterPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulAhn Junggeun Memorial MuseumPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulAppenzeller Noble Memorial MuseumPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulCheonggyecheon MuseumPublic museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulDosan Ahn Changho Memorial HallPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulIlmin Art MuseumPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulKim Koo Museum & LibraryPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulKorean National Police Heritage MuseumNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulMuseum of Art, Seoul National UniversityUniversity museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Memorial of Korean Provisional GovernmentNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Meteorological Museum of KoreaNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Museum of KoreaNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Museum of Korean Contemporary HistoryNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul [MMCA Seoul]National museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Palace Museum of KoreaNational museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulSejong CenterPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulSejong University MuseumUniversity museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulSeoul Museum of Art (SeMA)Public museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulSeoul Museum of Craft Art (SeMoCA)Public museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulSeoul Museum of HistoryPublic museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulThe War Memorial of KoreaPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryPartly freeSeoulBukchon MuseumPrivate museumPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

Museum & galleryFreeSeoulNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Deoksugung [MMCA Deoksugung]National museum

Parks

ParkFreeSeoulGyeonghuigung Palace100,000 m²Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

ParkFreeSeoulKkwonggogae Park180,000 m²Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

ParkFreeSeoulOlympic Park1440,000 m²Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

ParkFreeSeoulSamcheong Park460,000 m²Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

ParkFreeSeoulSeoul Botanic Park500,000 m²Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3

ParkFreeSeoulTapgol ParkCity parkPhoto: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3