New Year's Day (Jan.1,2025)

Chung Hyeon wins singles title at the ATP Amman Mineral tournament.

평Pyeongchang Trout Festival Opening (Jan.5 to Feb.2, 2025)

Christmas (Dec.25)

The impeachment of Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, the introduction of the acting presidency by Choi Sang-mok (Dec.27)

Muan Airport Jeju Airport passenger plane accident (Dec.29)

National mourning period declared (Dec.29, 2024 to Jan.4, 2025)

Suseong Light Art Festival will be held in the Suseong Lake area in Daegu (Dec.23 to Dec.31).

Seoul Art Show opens at COEX (Dec.24 to Dec.28)

Seoul-Busan Central Line High-speed Railway Opening

Media Art Seoul Light DDP Opening (Dec.19 to Dec.31)

President Yoon, suspension of duties (approval of impeachment recommendation)

Large-scale rally in downtown Seoul (Yeouido and Gwanghwamun)

Han Kang, Nobel Prize in Literature winner

Seoul Light Festival (Dec.13, 2024 to Jan.12, 2025), Winter, Lights of Cheonggyecheon (Dec.13 to Dec. 31) and other night festivals open.

Haeundae Light Festival held in the Haeundae area (Dec.14 to Feb.2, 2025)

Extension of the temporary exemption period for electronic travel authorization (K-ETA) for one year.

대Acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Air

President Yoon, declaration and lifting of martial law (Dec.4)

UNESCO Intangible Heritage Committee lists 'Korea's tradition of making kimchi' as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Charlie Puth's concert in Seoul, opening at Gocheok Sky Dome (Dec.7 to 8)

Heavy snowfall up to 40cm in the Seoul metropolitan and central regions.

'Immortal Painter Van Gogh' exhibition at Seoul Arts Center. (Nov.29,2024-Mar.16,2025)

'Vienna 1900: From Gustav Klimt to Egon Schiele' exhibition at the National Museum of Korea. (Nov.30,2024-Mar.03,2025)

Opening of ski resorts in Gangwon Province.

APEC and G20 Summits.

2026 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd Qualifying Round, Kuwait vs. South Korea. (Nov.19)

Musical 'Aladdin' opens, performances in Seoul and Busan. (Nov.22,2024-Jun.22,2025)

College Scholastic Ability Test. (Nov.14)

2026 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd Qualifying Round, Palestine vs. South Korea. (Nov.14)

South Korea and Peru sign a tourism cooperation MOU.

Trump wins the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. (Nov.05)

'2024 Seoul Gourmet Week' in Seoul. (Nov.10-24)

'2024 Seoul Gourmet Week' in Seoul (No.08-14).

The 19th Busan Fireworks Festival at Gwangalli Beach. (Nov.09)

2024 Pyeongchang Highland Kimchi Festival. (Nov.08-14)

Halloween Day (Oct.31)

The opening of the West Sea Line, Janghang Line, and Pyeongtaek Line railways (Nov.2)

4-5 degrees higher than normal temperatures

Korean professional baseball KBO League surpasses 10 million spectators for the first time in professional sports history.

2024 LoL World Championship, T1 has won a total of 5 times.

2024 JTBC Seoul Marathon held (Nov.03)

Peak autumn foliage season (Oct.28~31)

2024 South Korea Accommodation Sale Fiesta Ends (Oct.31)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization select 20 tourist destinations to open in 2025 (Paju, Chuncheon, Jeongeup, etc.)

Typhoon 'Kong-Rey' moving north

Wonju Mandu Festival Opening (Oct.25~27)

Gangneung Coffee Festival held (Oct.24~27)

By-election (Oct.16)

North Korea, large-scale deployment to Russia

2026 FIFA North America World Cup 3rd Qualifying Round, South Korea vs Iraq

2024-2025 KBL held (Oct.19~Apr.8)

Korean Language Day (Oct.09)

2026 FIFA North America World Cup 3rd round qualifier, Jordan vs South Korea

Novelist Han Kang, the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

G-Festa Gwangju (Food Fair, Kimchi Festival, Liquor Tourism Festival, etc.)

Armed Forces Day (Oct.01)

National Foundation Day (Oct. 03)

2024 KBO postseason held (Oct.2 to 29)

Kim Chae-yeon, 2024 International Skating Union (ISU) Shanghai Trophy champion

The 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) opening (Oct.02 to 11)

2024 Seoul International Fireworks Festival (Oct.5) and Seoul Light Han River Light Island Festival (Oct.4 to 13) held in conjunction

A plenary session of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee (controversy involving the Korea Football Association and the Korea Badminton Association) held

2024 LoL World Championship held (Sep.25 to Nov.2)

Suwon Jazz Festival opening (Sep.27 to 28)

The government will hold an opening ceremony for the entire 4,500km of the ‘Korea Trail’

Chuseok (September 16 to 18)

Nationwide heavy rain damage occurred (central and southern regions)

KBO baseball surpasses 10 million spectators for the first time in history

‘Love’s Haechuping’, cumulative audience exceeds 1 million (Sep.16)

‘Olivia Rodrigo’s first performance in Korea will be held at Jamsil Gymnasium (Sep.20 to 21)

Greece imposes tourist tax on Santorini cruise ship passengers

5 days including the weekend, Chuseok holiday (Sep.14 to 18)

2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup 3rd round qualifier, Oman vs South Korea

Soprano Choi Ji-eun, winner of the 60th Verdi International Vocal Competition

Baritone Sam Park, winner of the 73rd ARD International Music Competition in the vocal category

National Autumn Flower Festival Opens (Gapyeong, Goyang, Taean, Inje, Pyeongchang, etc.)

SpaceX, first successful civilian space flight

Government designates Armed Forces Day as a temporary public holiday

Korea-Japan summit held (Sep.6)

Yoo Hae-Ran, LPGA FM Global Championship winner

2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup 3rd round qualifier, South Korea vs Palestine

‘KIAF (Korea International Art Fair)’ and ‘FRIEZE’ open at COEX

The 15th Gwangju Biennale opens in 2024 (Sep.07~Dec.01)

Seoul, heat wave warning lifted

2024 Paris Paralympics (Aug.29 to Sep.9)

DDP Design & Art, Seoul Light', opens at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) (Aug.29 to Sep.8)

2024 South Korea Accommodation Sale Fiesta Coupon Issuance (Aug.27 to Nov.17)

2024-2025 German Bundesliga started

2024 Busan Biennale opens (Aug.17 to Oct.20)

Kanye West to hold concert in Korea 'Vulture's Listening Experience (Aug.23)

Phuket, Thailand, landslides occur due to heavy rain.

Liberation Day (Aug.15)

The English Premier League (EPL), French Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga, and Italian Serie A will be held in the 2024-2025 season.

The 23rd 'Jeonju World Sound Festival' opens (Aug.14 to 18)

2024 Seoul Popcon (Seoul Pop Culture Convention) held at COEX (Aug.16 to 18).

Korean tourists attacked by robbers in Angeles, a famous tourist destination in the Philippines.

2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony

Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival opening (Aug.2 to 4)

Daejeon City, '2024 Daejeon Midnight Festival' opens (Aug.9 to 17)

Hwaseong-gun, Gangwon Province 'Dunnae Highland Tomato Festival' opens (Aug.9 to 11)

Japan's Kyushu Miyazaki Prefecture 7.1 earthquake occurred.

Nationwide heat wave, longest tropical night recorded

Player Yang Min-hyuk, joins Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League

Coupang Play Series, Team K League vs Tottenham (Jul.31)

Coupang Play Series, Bayern vs Tottenham (Jul.03)

East Sea, summer vacation festival held (Gyeongpo, Naksan, Mangsang, etc.)

2024 Paris Olympics (Jul.26-Aug.12)

Qoo10 (Tmon, WeMakePrice) settlement delay crisis

Nationwide heavy rain damages

Global information and communication technology (IT) crisis (communication, finance, aviation paralysis, etc.)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirms audit of Korea Football Association (controversy over appointment of coach Hong Myung-bo)

Korea-US summit meeting

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism designates 5 tourism special zones (Itaewon, Yongdusan·Jagalchi, Goyang, Dongducheon, Bugok Hot Springs, etc.)

Monsoon front moving north, nationwide heavy rain

2024 KBO League All-Star Game to be held (Jul.6)

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Opening (Jul.4 - Jul.14)

Waterbomb 2024 opening (Jul.5-Aug.31)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lifting Level 1 Japan travel advisory and downgrading Iran to level 2

National rainy season started

Yang Hee-yeong professional golfer, LPGA KPMG Women's PGA Championship winner

Pianist Sun Yool, winner of the Gina Bachauer Competition in the United States

Haman-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do will operate 'Nakhwa Play' every month starting from June

Reduction of passport issuance and departure fee from July

Russian President Putin visits North Korea

Copa America 2024 held from June 21 to July 15

Chuncheon Makguksu Dakgalbi Festival Opening (June 18 to June 23)

Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF, June 21 to July 8)

Gyeonghuigung Night Event Program, First Held (June 21 to June 22)

Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Foundation to host '2024 Seoul International Travel Mart (SITM 2024)'

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Buan County, North Jeolla Province

2026 FIFA North America World Cup, South Korea vs. China (June 11)

UEFA Euro 2024 will be held from June 15 to July 15

Chinese cruise ship's first arrival at Busan Port after 6 years and 4 months

Memorial Day (June 06)

2026 FIFA North America World Cup, South Korea vs. Singapore (June 6)

2024 Gangneung Dan-O Festival held (June 6 to June 13)

Korea-UAE Summit

An Se-young wins the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Singapore Open

Seoul Jazz Festival 2024 opens (May.31 to Jun.2)

2024 Traveling Month (Jun.1 to June.30)

2024 South Korea Accommodation Sale Fiesta (May.28 to May.30)

Korea-Japan Summit Meeting (May.26 to May.27)

Heo Mi-mi won the 57kg division at the 2024 International Judo Federation World Judo Championships

2024 Im Young Woong concert [IM HERO - THE STADIUM] held at Seoul World Cup Stadium (May.25 to May.26)

Buddha's Birthday (May.15)

Korea-Cambodia Summit

The 2024 Seoul International Garden Expo at Ttukseom Hangang Park (May.16 to Oct.08)

Children's Day substitute holiday (May.6)

Widespread damage across the country due to heavy rain and strong winds

China, Labor Day holiday (May.1 to May. 5)

International art fair '2024 Art Busan' opens (May.9 to May.12)

Buddha's Day Lantern Parade Procession (May.11 to May.12)

Over 60 flights canceled at Jeju Airport due to heavy rain nationwide

Government to open 10 routes for peace in the DMZ

Labor day (May. 1)

Children's day (May. 5)

25th Jeonju International Film Festival Opens (May.1 to 10)

Daegu Tteokbokki Festival (May.4 to 5)

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, hosts Boseong Integration Festival (May 3 to 7)

Northeast African countries experience once-in-a-century flood disaster

Japan Golden Week (Apr.27-May.6)

Hampyeong Butterfly Festival Opens (Apr.26 to May.6)

2024 Goyang International Flower Expo Opens (Apr.26 to May.12)

Seoul's Five Great Palaces and Jongmyo Palace Culture Festival opens (Apr.27 to May.5)

Korea Duty Free Festa (Apr.26 to Jun.7)

Venice, Italy, charges visitors an entrance fee

South Korea ranks 3rd out of 35 OECD countries for food prices

Lee So-hee and Paik Hana win women's doubles title at the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships

2024 LOVESOME Music Festival opens at Olympic Park (Apr.27-28)

Na Hoon-a Retirement Tour: '2024 Thank You - Last Concert' Nationwide Tour (Apr. 27 - Jul. 6)

Conductor Seung Won Lee becomes the first Korean to win the MALCO International Conducting Competition

Government Issues Temporary Special Travel Advisory for Iran

Seoul Tourism Association recruiting for domestic travel support project for 1,500 tourists in disadvantaged groups

22nd Parliamentary Election

Iran retaliates against Israel with air strikes

Traditional Culture Festival Changdeokgung Moonlight Tour (Apr.11 to Jun.2)

The 13th Busan International Gallery Art Fair opens at BEXCO, Busan (Apr.11-)

Israel bombs Iranian consulate in Syria

2024 Hwarang Art Festival opens at COEX, Seoul (Apr. 3 to 7)

Taiwan experiences a 7.4 magnitude earthquake

Chinese Spring Festival Holiday (Apr.4 to 6)

Influx of yellow dust from China

2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup 2nd round qualifier, South Korea vs. Thailand (Mar.26)

National Cherry Blossom Festivals (Seokchon Lake, Yeouido, Nakdong River, etc.)

Some regions are postponing their cherry blossom festivals due to the delayed blooming season (Sokcho, Gyeongju, Gumi, etc.)

Forest fires nation-wide (Inje, Uljin, Goryeong, etc.)

UN Security Council rejects ceasefire resolution in Gaza

2024 Major League Baseball held (Mar.20~Sep.29)

2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup second round qualifier, South Korea vs. Thailand (Mar.21)

2024 KBO League hosting (Mar.23~)

Movie 'Pamyo (Exhuma)' surpasses 10 million viewers (Mar.24)

National Spring Flower Festivals (Jinhae Gunhangje Festival, Jeju Cherry Blossom Festival, Everland Tulip Festival, etc.)

Nonsan Strawberry Festival Opening (Mar.21~24)

National cherry blossom blooming period (Mar.22~)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization to hold Japan K-Tourism Roadshow (Fukuoka, Osaka, Tokyo)

2024 MLB World Tour Seoul Series held (Mar.17~Mar.21)

Cyril Kongo solo exhibition 'Meta Canvas' held at Museum Wave (Mar.14~Jun.1)

Eddy Martinez's solo exhibition 'To Be Continued' held at Space K (Mar.14~Jun.16)

National Forsythia and Azalea blooming season (from Mar.15)

Iceland volcano eruption · Blue Lagoon closure

Steven Harrington solo exhibition 'Stay Mellow' held at Amorepacific Museum of Art (Mar.3~Jul.14)

National Spring Flower Festivals (Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival, Gwangyang Maehwa Festival, etc.)

Independence Movement Day (Mar.1)

Starfield Anseong, bungee jumping accident

2024 K League 1 started (Mar.1-)

Rium Art Museum, hosting a solo exhibition 'Voice' by Philippe Parreno (Feb.28-Jul.07)

Gyeongju City, awarded Best World Heritage City and Festival Category at the '2024 Pinnacle Awards and Asia Festival City Conference'

Violinist Im Do-kyung, wins the Stuttgart Violin Competition in Germany.

Seoul Living Design Fair opens at Seoul COEX (Feb.28-Mar.03)

Gangwon Yeongdong heavy snow warning, metropolitan area heavy snow advisory

Major League 24 Spring Exhibition Games Held (Feb.23-Mar.23)

The nationwide festival celebrating the first full moon of the lunar new year (including activities such as burning old lunar calendars, moon-gazing, stepping on the ground to mark the beginning of spring, and flying kites).

Jeonnam Gangjin Celadon Festival Opening (02.23~03.03)

National Central Museum to host 2024 National Brand Expo (Feb.22-27)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization to launch 'Travel Month' campaign (Feb.20-Mar.31)

Conflict between Korean national football team players

Woosanghyuk wins the indoor high jump competition in Banska Bystrica (Feb.14)

Jürgen Klinsmann, national football team coach, dismissed (Feb.16)

74th Berlin International Film Festival (Feb.15-25)

The 2024 World Art Expo and Seoul International Sculpture Festival opens at COEX in Seoul (Feb.15-18).

Baby Fair Seoul opens at Seoul COEX (Feb.15-18)

Lunar New Year Holidays (Feb.9-12)

Substitute holiday for Lunar New Year (Feb.12)

Jesse Lingard, joining K League 1 FC Seoul

Special performance of M Drone Light Show to celebrate Lunar New Year, held at Gwangalli Beach in Busan (Feb.10)

Closure of the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics

North Korea conducts cruise missile launch

Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan opens (Feb.4 to Feb.11)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Korea Tourism Organization launch worker vacation support program (Starting from February 1 until exhaustion)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism designates 'Gongju City, Yeosu City, and Seongju county' as specialized cities for night tourism in 2024

Extreme cold wave from the Arctic, nation-wide

Musical 'Notre-Dame de Paris' Opens

Gangwon Snow Festivals Kick Off (Daegwallyeong Snow Flower Festival, Taebaeksan Snow Festival, etc.)

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tokyo

Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Established

Gangwon Yeongdong region experiences heavy Snowfall of up to 40cm and severe cold wave

2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics Opens (Jan.19 to Feb.01)

2024 LoL Champions Korea Spring opens (Jan. 17 to Apr. 14)

Bank of Korea Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged for the 8th Consecutive Time

North Korea Launches Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile

2023 AFC Asian Cup Opens in Qatar (Jan.13 to Feb.11)

An Seyoung wins Women's Singles at 2024 Malaysia Open (Super 1000)

2024 Korea Grand Sale Opens (Jan.11 to Feb.29)

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to Hold '2024 New Year's Concert' at the Seoul Arts Center

New Year (Jan. 01, 2024)

FIFA National Team Evaluation Match: South Korea vs Iraq (Jan.06)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Japan

Korean tourist fatally attacked in Guam