Located along the Cheonggyecheon Stream at the heart of Seoul, the Seoul Lantern Festival continues a thirteen-year tradition celebrated with a display of a variety of light sculptures based on Hanji lanterns. The wonderful array of lanterns capturing a multitude of vibrant themes every year is thoroughly enjoyed by all participants.

This year’s festival is held in line with the concept, “Forest of healing, the colors of Seoul,” with the aim of providing a sense of healing to those fatigued by the pandemic. Due to the current social distancing measures in place, the festival will be conducted both on and offline with the focus on AR-based content for the online portion of festivities.

2021 Seoul Lantern Festival

Seoul, Republic of Korea Nov. 5 (Fri) – Nov. 21 (Sun), 2021 / 17 days

• Online at official homepage, continuous hours
• Offline Jongno-gu area of Seoul , from 6 PM to 10 PM
• Organized by Seoul Tourism Organization Sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government
• About COVID 19 Festival scheduling and content may be subject to change to observe all COVID-19 measures and guidelines.

Event name 2021 Seoul Lantern Festival

Event period Nov. 5 (Fri) – Nov. 21 (Sun), 2021 / 17 days

Event place

Online   Official Homepage

Offline   Jongno-gu area of Seoul

Operating hours

Online   Continuous hours

Offline   18:00 ~ 22:00

Organized by Seoul Tourism Organization

Sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government

※ Festival scheduling and content may be subject to change to observe all COVID-19 measures and guidelines.