Seoul June 2026 Events & Festivals / June South Korea Events

Visiting Seoul in June? From the Seoul International Garden Show to a spectacular Seoul drone show, there are lots of ways to have fun at Seoul events in June 2026.

June in Seoul is a great time to visit from free riverside concerts with fireworks to Seoul Outdoor Library. Combine Banpo Rainbow Bridge with the 2026 Car-Free Jamsugyo Festival (first two Sundays in June), enjoy some alfresco arts at the Seoul Outdoor Library or make a ‘home run’ to the KBO baseball games.

Plus Seoul’s June 2026 concerts include the Seoul Park Music Festival 2026, the MyK Festa K-POP festival, the weverse con festival plus the likes of BABYMONSTER and TREASURE in concert.

PS If you are in Busan, don’t forget the famous 2026 Busan One Asia Festival is a blast too, plus BTS play Busan Asiad Main Stadium on 12 to 13 June.

Here is our pick of the best Seoul events in June 2026 along with several other South Korea festivals in June.

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Local Election Day is on 3 June 2026 where many citizens get the day off to vote for their local officials.

Memorial Day is on 6 June 2026 and remembers soldiers and armed forces who have given their lives for their country as well as citizens killed by war.

There are many memorial services nationwide, the largest of which takes place at Seoul National Cemetery.

We were lucky enough to catch the recent Star Wars Seoul drone show in May and it was epic – very busy and chaotic but worth it (just).

The final Seoul drone show before the summer break takes place at 8:30pm at Ttukseom Hangang Park is a seasonal finale featuring the Seoul Friends characters.

There is also a second smaller drone show at 8.45pm plus live music and cultural performances from 7.30pm until the drone show – get there early with a picnic blanket to secure the best spots.

Over 150 garden displays (up from 111 in 2025) are on show until late October and Hechi, (Seoul’s cute tourism mascot) will be part of the proceedings again. Lots of K-companies and iconic Korean brands are taking part including SM Entertainment Nongshim noodles, Musinsa fashion and Clio K-Beauty.

We visited the Seoul International Garden Show 2026 in May and spotted everything from the Kakao Friends garden to the Pokemon Secret Forest. That said, we were slightly underwhelmed with our visit as it was quite corporate and many gardens were quite small. Maybe a Seoul festival to combine with half a day in Seongsu-dong.

Open daily from noon until 7pm, check out the official Seoul International Garden Show 2026 website here >

Until June, and September to October, the Seoul Outdoor Library pops up in several picturesque locations across the city including Seoul Plaza near Myeongdong.

Each of the Seoul Outdoor Libraries provides chairs, books and entertainment including an alfresco library which opens along the city’s Cheonggyecheon stream near Dongdaemun – sometimes there is music and performers too.

The 2026 Seoul Outdoor Library opening times are 11am to 6pm every Friday, Saturday and Sunday (but on hot / extreme weather days, this changes to 4pm to 10pm). During the summer months and public holidays,  there may be occasional later openings.

Read our Seoul Outdoor Library guide >

2026 South Korea / Seoul baseball season starts

Across June until September 2026

South Korea’s most popular sport is baseball so after a day of exploring why not catch a game of baseball such as at the Seoul Jamsil baseball ground or Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome.

This year’s 2026 KBO baseball season is hotly anticipated and there are KBO baseball games in June 2026 EVERY day of the week except Monday. Amazingly, there are 125 Korean baseball games happening in June 2026. Each team will play 144 games over the season with a short break in July 2026.

The baseball season in South Korea runs from late March until September every year, and Seoul is fortunate enough to have three home baseball teams – the Doosan Bears, the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins (last year’s KBO championship winners).

There will often be several baseball games a week played at Jamsil stadium (it is a huge stadium, holding 25,000 spectators). Foreigners can buy Seoul baseball tickets at Jamsil stadium and  Gocheok Sky Dome for as little as 13,000 Won (around £8 / $10 USD).

We’ve been to Jamsil Stadium baseball three times plus one game at Gocheok Sky Dome and had an amazing evening every time watching baseball (and eating, singing, dancing…).

Click here to read our guide on how to buy Seoul baseball tickets >

2026 Car-Free Jamsugyo Festival

7 and 14 June 2026

A free Seoul event during the first two Sundays in June that can be combined with the Banpo Rainbow Bridge Fountain, the first Car-Free Jamsugyo Festival of 2026 takes place along the Jamsugyo Bridge (between Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu and Yongsan-gu) and within Banpo Hangang Park in Seoul.

We went to this last year (in 2025) and the whole bridge is closed off to traffic and is lined with dozens of food trucks, craft stalls and selfie spots like a huge Hechi.

This is a Seoul festival you can combine with the Banpo Rainbow Bridge Fountain, named in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “…world’s longest bridge fountain”.

The Seoul Banpo Rainbow Bridge Fountain is a free Seoul attraction and has almost 400 water jets that light up and spout around five to six nights a week between April to October.

It is one of the most colourful and unique attractions in Seoul (although we thought it was a bit overrated to be honest).

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Euljiro
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Ikseon-dong 
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Myeong-dong
Seongsu-dong
Sindang

Or check out our best neighbourhoods in Seoul Guide >

Seoul concerts in June 2026

Here are some of the headline concerts in Seoul (K-Pop, classical and international artists) in June 2026:

weverse con festival 2026
6 and 7 June 2026 at KSPO Dome

XIA 6th Asia Tour Concert ‘GRAVITY’
12 June 2026 at KSPO Dome

Seoul Philharmonic Riverside Concert 2026 (free) featuring conductor Kim Sunwook, pianist Sunwoo Yekwon and violinist Kim Seo-hyun
13 June 2026 at 7.30pm at Yeouido Han River Park (including a firework finale)

TREASURE THE STAGE 2026
19 – 21 June 2026 at Korea University Hwajeong Gymnasium

2026 Seoul Park Music Festival
20 and 21 June 2026 at Olympic Park

King Gnu CEN+RAL Tour
21 June 2026 at KSPO Dome

BABYMONSTER
26 – 28 June 2026 at Jamsil Arena

2026 MyK Festa K-POP Concert including TREASURE, RIIZE and ZEROBASEONE
26 and 27 June 2026 at INTEX Exhibition Center 1, Ilsan. Buy your 2026 MyK Festa K-POP Concert tickets with Klook >

PS If you happen to be in Busan between 27-28 June 2026, be sure to tickets for the 2026 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) 10th Anniversary Big Concert via Klook. We went several years ago and it was amazingly good value with lots of big and upcoming K-Pop bands.

Seoul pop-ups June 2026

For a full list of all the Seoul pop-up stores in June 2026, check out this comprehensive guide (you need to change the date to ‘June’).

Based on the 2000 movie ‘Billy Elliott’ and directed by Stephen Elliot and written by Lee Hall (the original creative team), this production features original music from Elton John and has won over 80 awards including 5 Oliver awards and 10 Tony Awards.

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Regular events in Seoul (all year round)

NANTA Theatre Cooking Show

There are many theatre shows to see in Seoul on rainy days but perhaps the most famous (and long-running) is the NANTA theatre show.

This world renowned comedy cooking show has been packing in audiences worldwide since 1997. Possibly the best known Korean theatre show, NANTA Theatre has been performed over 50,000 times in over 60 countries and is a fun mix of slapstick and physical comedy.

There are very few spoken words used throughout so not understanding Korean (or English) won’t be an issue.

Myeongdong NANTA Theatre has at least two NANTA performances every day, with evening shows held at 5pm and 8pm Monday to Saturday (on Sundays, it is 2pm and 5pm).

Book your Myeongdong Nanta theater show ticket on Klook >

To be honest, we thought it was going to be naff (terrible) but it was surprisingly good and the theatrics and artistry were amazing. Even if you don’t like K-Pop style shows, the way they create incredible paintings from nothing is spellbinding.

Korean ‘idols’ recreate famous paintings such as Michelangelo’s ‘Creation of Heaven’ and Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Self-Portrait’ with splendid choreography and live drawings. It sounds like it will be kitsch AF but we both loved it. There is also a photo opp with the boys at the end.

For more info and tickets, check out ‘The Painters’ on Klook >

For something a little more ‘adult’ and for women over 19 years of age, check out the “WILD WILD: After Party” in Euljiro, Seoul or the ‘Touch Five’ show musical – remember to pick a ‘touch’ or ‘no touch’ sticker!

Saturday Gugak Concert

Every Saturday afternoon in Seoul

Catch Seoul’s best unplugged talents in one wonderful weekly showcase, taking place every Saturday at 3pm at the National Gugak Center.

Listen to classical Korean performances on traditional instruments or amazing dance performances.

Book your Saturday Gugak Concert tickets on Klook >

Seriously for us, this had to be one of the top 5 things to do in Busan, not just Gwangalli. It is also a great thing to enjoy in Busan with kids.

Every Saturday night at 8pm and 10pm in June, over 300 aerial drones take to the skies of Gwangalli Beach and create an incredible skyborne spectacle, with various scenes and characters created.

Each week, the official Gwangalli drone show website lists what the theme will be that Saturday.

More things to do in Gwangalli >

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