Featured Events in South Korea in January 2025 (August Updated)

WINTERFESTA, a variety of lights and colors blend together in Seoul to create shining moments! WinterFESTA is a large-scale comprehensive celebration held in Seoul's landmark buildings. The activities are rich and varied, including the display of media facades and light sculpture art, the experience of ice skating rinks, the lively atmosphere of Christmas markets, the exciting activities of Internet celebrity celebrations, and the solemn moments of the New Year's bell ringing ceremony. Enjoy the visual feast of light and color brought by Seoul's landmark buildings!

In the exhibition, you can see 50 representative works of Frida Kahlo, which sublimate the will and hope for life in physical and mental pain and despair into replicas (replicas are special copies of the originals for educational and experiential purposes, ETC.). . Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is a representative female painter in Mexico, famous for her original and colorful painting style, which combines realism, surrealism, symbolism and traditional Mexican culture.

With 2 million attendees each year, the Seoul Lantern Festival is one of the city's well-known cultural celebrations. Held along Cheonggyecheon in central Seoul in November, the event includes hundreds of exquisite life-size lanterns, made by artists and local residents from around the world. During the two-week festival, various lantern-related activities will be held, including a lantern-making competition.

In the exhibition, you can see 50 representative works of Frida Kahlo, which sublimate the will and hope for life in physical and mental pain and despair into replicas (replicas are special copies of the originals for educational and experiential purposes) Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is a representative female painter in Mexico, famous for her original and colorful painting style, which combines realism, surrealism, symbolism and traditional Mexican culture.

On December 13, the Seoul Winter Festival kicked off at the banks of Cheonggyecheon and under Gwanghwamun! The "Seoul Lantern Festival" has more than 200 lanterns, blending the ancient and modern, and each one is a unique work of art! There are also D.I.Y experience activities, where you can light up the warm light in your heart with your own hands!

The Daelyn Museum of Art will host a major special exhibition, "Tanaami Keiichi: I’M THE ORIGIN," from December 14, 2024 to June 29, 2025, curated by artist Keiichi Tanaami (born 1936), who is internationally renowned as a pioneer of Asian pop art. Tanaami was a pioneer of the Superflat art movement and influenced Japanese modern art representatives Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara. Tanaami believed that "its existence itself is a genre," and this exhibition will feature more than 700 major works from his 60-year career. This exhibition allows you to explore the author's rich and varied works through his work.

A mysterious world millions of years ago! An adventure to explore the world of Cretaceous dinosaurs. The exhibition "DINO Fantasy" to explore the fantasy world of dinosaurs has landed in Daegu! Are you ready to meet the Cretaceous dinosaurs that appeared in Daegu? Here you can see, feel, touch and experience the secret Cretaceous dinosaurs. Inviting "smart dinosaur explorers"! !

Koreans believe that people born in the Year of the Snake are smart. Because in the Chinese zodiac, the snake symbolizes wisdom. However, stories about snakes usually portray snakes as scary creatures. The appearance of snakes, the aggressiveness of some snakes, and their deadly venom have created an instinctive fear in humans. Therefore, snakes are portrayed as creatures that follow the transcendent and punish evildoers. Although humans are afraid of snakes, they also believe that snakes are sacred. This is because I am amazed by the way snakes grow by shedding their skins and their survival instincts of disappearing in winter and reappearing in spring. Due to these characteristics, snakes travel between different dimensional worlds and are even considered sacred creatures that bring blessings and prosperity to humans. In this way, snakes have become scary and righteous, disgusting and wonderful, familiar and sacred, and live with us. To celebrate the Year of the Snake, this exhibition attempts to examine the lives of humans who live with snakes. I hope you have a prosperous Lunar New Year and everything goes according to plan, overcoming the complex human mind and creating a thousand faces for an animal called snake.

"Cinema Paradiso (Immersive Special Exhibition)" is a global touring exhibition jointly planned by Korea Forest International and Italy's Crossmedia Group to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Italy in 2024.

The departure hall of the airport is a place where many people gather with excitement and anticipation. The starting point is the same, but each person's journey unfolds differently. This exhibition is an exhibition that looks back on the past 10 years of Seoul Design Foundation open curating that has provided creative opportunities to creators and supported their journeys at that starting point. What paths have the artists walked, and what meaning do their experiences in their journeys contain? What will the next 10 years look like? So, shall we go together to DDP Gallery Moon? This moment of departure together will be the starting point of new creation!

Kim Byung-ho uses metal as the main material to create sculptures and installations whose aesthetic forms stand out. Kim Byung-ho's work process is based on carefully planned design drawings and is carried out in a thoroughly divided production system, reflecting an aspect of modern society. As a modern person integrated into the structure of contemporary society, I seek to achieve a new form of sculpture by combining mechanical complexity and seemingly beautiful artistic practices. For him, a work of art is an object similar to a product created by social consensus such as norms, rules, and systems. Kim Byung-ho's working world reminds people of philosophical questions about human life and psychology in a civilized society based on rationalism. Held on three floors of Arario Gallery in Seoul, this exhibition displays 15 sculptures of various sizes, including Kim Byung-ho's representative works and new works.

The Pyeongchang Trout Festival is held every winter. In addition to various experience activities such as ice fishing, lure fishing, snow experience, ice experience, folk experience, etc., there are also winter folk games such as sleds and spinning tops, four-wheel ATV off-road vehicles, snow boating, sleigh trains and other activities. Trout caught by ice fishing or lure fishing can be commissioned to nearby restaurants for cooking and tasting on the spot. Pyeongchang has clear and cold water and is the first place in Korea to farm trout. Trout is nutritious and has a fresh taste and can be eaten as sashimi.

The Pyeongchang Trout Festival is held every winter. In addition to various experience activities such as ice fishing, lure fishing, snow experience, ice experience, folk experience, etc., there are also winter folk games such as sleds and spinning tops, four-wheel ATV off-road vehicles, snow boating, sleigh trains and other activities. Trout caught by ice fishing or lure fishing can be commissioned to nearby restaurants for cooking and tasting on the spot. Pyeongchang has clear and cold water and is the first place in Korea to farm trout. Trout is nutritious and has a fresh taste and can be eaten as sashimi.

NCT ZONE 1st Anniversary @NEO UNIVERSE Party Invitation! Visit to participate in the flash store commemorative package purchase event; White Agent Files event; WISH small card collection event and on-site lucky draw event. Don’t miss the flash store limited products containing NCT ZONE’s exclusive visual resources~

Join us this Sunday for Dark De Gary's Comedy Open Mic at Lit Lounge Itaewon! Whether you're here to enjoy the show or eager to step up to the mic and try your hand at stand-up comedy, you're guaranteed a fantastic time. Don't miss out on an evening of laughter and fun. See you there! Doors open at 7:30pm Show starts at 8pm Information Source: Planet Hustle | eventbrite