Seoul Lantern Festival Archives

2024 Seoul Lantern Festival Attracts 3.28 Mln Visitors

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2024 Seoul Lantern Festival, held over the past two months along Cheonggye Stream that flows through the heart of the capital, drew 3.28 million visitors, up 5 percent over the preceding event, the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) said Wednesday. The annual nighttime festival took place for 49 days [...]

Seoul Lantern Festival Is Reborn as Annual World-Class Festival

SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Lantern Festival that has drawn a record number of visitors — about 2.5 million spectators every year since the year 2009, has established itself as one of Seoul’s major festivities. The Seoul Metropolitan Government intends to promote the lantern festival as a special culture and tour occasion in November [...]