Hangang Festival
한강페스티벌
Hangang Festival delivers summer joy, entertainment, romance, and challenges for everyone. Highlights include handmade boat races on the river, outdoor film marathons featuring summer dramas and horror films, water drone shows synchronized to music, diverse musical performances from jazz to K-pop, and traditional tightrope performances. The festival also features infinity pools with DJ and live music, family water activities at Water Picnic, silent disco parties and yoga, night walks spanning 42 km, and various water sports options including paddleboarding, kayaking, and cruises.
- Dates
- Aug 1, 2026 → Aug 16, 2026
- Venue
- 407 Mapnaru-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (Mangwon-dong) · 🏙️ Seoul
- Price
- Paid
- Ticketing
- Official event site
Practical information
- Opening hours
- Varies by program
- Exact location
- Mangwon Hangang Park, Seoul Ship Park, etc.
- Organiser
- Seoul Future Hangang Bureau
- Phone
- 02-120
🎟️ How to book — Official event site
- 1
Most regional festivals are free entry
Korean municipalities fund a huge number of free festivals (flowers, food, light shows) — free entry is the norm, not the exception, sometimes with paid stalls or activities on site.
- 2
Check the event's official site
The link sits on the event's VisitKorea page — it's the most reliable source for the program, hours, and any last-minute changes.
- 3
Book via a Korean platform if a reservation is required
When a festival has paid premium activities or an attached concert, booking usually goes through NOL or YES24 — see the matching guide on this page.
- 4
Call 1330 when in doubt
Korea's tourism hotline answers in English, Chinese and Japanese, 24/7 — handy for confirming a time or address when the official site is Korean-only.
💡 Good to know
When a price shows as "see details", the organiser simply hasn't published one in advance: in almost all of those cases entry is free and only some on-site activities are paid. Bring a little cash — many stalls don't take cards.
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Source : TourAPI