Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
Seocho-gu to hold youth festival with 26 activity booths on Nov. 7
Seoul’s Seocho-gu district will hold the fifth Seoripul Youth Festival on Nov.
7 at Seocho Culture and Arts Park.
The event runs from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
and is themed “A Day Like a Gift.”
A youth planning group has helped plan and run the festival, while students from school clubs will operate some booths.
Visitors can explore 26 activity booths across five zones focused on culture, arts, play and future technology.
Activities will also introduce children’s rights, and 15 youth teams will perform in the final of a cultural arts contest, alongside singer Kyungseo and boy group The Wind.
The festival is intended to give young people a break from schoolwork and exams, and it is scheduled for Nov.
7.
Seocho-gu will hold the 2026 Seoripul Youth Festival on Nov. 7 at Seocho Culture and Arts Park.
The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature 26 activity booths across five themed zones.
Youth planning-group members are directly involved in planning, preparation and on-site operations.
The main stage will feature 15 finalist teams from a youth arts competition, along with performances by singer Gyeongseo and boy group The Wind.
Activities will include programs about children’s rights and a large gift-box-shaped photo spot.
- Who
- Seocho-gu is holding the festival, with youth planning-group members and school club students involved.
- What
- The 2026 Seoripul Youth Festival will feature 26 activity booths, performances and other activities.
- When
- Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Where
- Seocho Culture and Arts Park in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
- Why
- The festival is themed “A Day Like a Gift” and aims to give young people a day to enjoy themselves away from academic pressures.
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Seocho-gu announced that the festival would be held on Nov. 7.
The festival is scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Seocho Culture and Arts Park.
- Festival date
- Nov. 7, 2026
- Hours
- 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Venue
- Seocho Culture and Arts Park, Seoul
- Activity booths
- 26 across five themed zones
- Main-stage competition
- 15 finalist teams in the “Doomchit Kkumchit” youth arts contest
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What people are saying
I hope young people, who are doing their best amid busy daily lives of studies and exams, can set aside academic pressure on this day, laugh and enjoy themselves to their hearts’ content, and spend “a day like a gift.