Christmas (Dec.25)
New Year's Day (Jan. 1)
Nationwide cold wave warning
2025 New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremony will be held in the Bosingak area (Dec.31)
COUNTDOWN FANTASY 2025-2026, held at KINTEX in Ilsan
The invasion of the United States, Venezuela (arrest of President Maduro)
Seoul Illustration Fair V.20' held at COEX (Dec.25 to Dec.28)
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in Taiwan
Record-breaking heavy snowfall in the eastern United States
An Se-young wins the women’s singles title at the 2025 BWF World Tour Finals
2025-2026 Seoul Winter Festa held (Dec.12, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2026)
Shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia
Metropolitan Area · Gangwon Heavy Snow Warning
2025 Seoul Lantern Festival & Gwanghwamun Market' held (Dec. 2, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2026)
Black Friday (Nov.28)
Badminton player An Seyoung achieved 10 wins in one season.
The musical 'Moulin Rouge!' opens in November (Nov.27)
Nationwide ski resorts opening start (November 22~)
Hong Kong Typo King Pukkot Fire Accident
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a special travel advisory for all of Honduras
Korea vs. Egypt Summit (Nov.20)
2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit (Nov.22 to Nov.23)
South Korea vs. Ghana - International Friendly (Nov. 18)
2025 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra to visit Seoul Arts Center, held on November 19-20
Travel restrictions to China and Japan
College Scholastic Ability Test (Nov. 13)
Korea vs. Bolivia - International Football Friendly (Nov. 14)
Busan Metropolitan City, '2025 Busan Fireworks Festival' held (Nov.15)
The international game exhibition '2025 G-STAR' held in Busan (Nov.12 to Nov.16)
Ulsan Thermal Power Plant Collapse Accident
T1, 2025 LoL World Championship winner
2025 K-BASEBALL SERIES held (Nov.08 to Nov.16)
Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do to host '2025 Gumi Ramen Festival' (Nov.07 to Nov.09)
Klaus Mäkelä & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to perform in Seoul Arts Center, South Korea (Nov.05)
2025 Gyeongju APEC Summit Meeting Opening
Korea-U.S. Summit (Oct.30) / Korea-China Summit (Nov.01)
South Korea - Malaysia FTA Agreement
Halloween Day (Oct.31)
APEC CEO Summit held (special, congratulatory performance and cultural session, cross-culture festival)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a special travel advisory for Tanzania: Level 3 (recommendation to refrain from traveling)
Korea Tourism Organization selects 15 excellent public camping sites by 2025
Peak autumn foliage season (Oct.25 to Nov.11)
Gyeongsangbuk-do Kimcheon City, '2025 Kimcheon Kimbap Festival' held (Oct.25 to Oct.26)
Cambodia repatriates 64 detainees
Football national team evaluation match Korea vs. Paraguay (Oct.14)
2025 LoL World Championship held (Oct.14 to Nov.09)
Kim Se-young Pro, LPGA BMW Ladies Championship Winner
National Museum of Korea, surpasses 5 million annual visitors for the first time since its opening
Seoul Metropolitan City, '2025 Seoul International Performing Arts Festival' held (Oct.16 to Nov.09)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised the travel advisory for some regions in Cambodia to Level 4 (Do Not Travel)
Substitute holiday (Oct.08)
Hangeul Day (Oct.09)
Israel-Hamas first-phase ceasefire agreement
2025 KBO postseason held (Oct.06 to Nov.02)
Football national team evaluation match Korea vs. Brazil (Oct.10)
Seoul Metropolitan City, '2025 Royal Palace Culture Festival' held (Oct.08 to Oct.12)
National Foundation Day (Sep.03)
Chuseok holiday: Including National Foundation Day, Chuseok, and Hangul Day, the longest 10 days (Oct.03 to Oct.12)
Hwang Yu-min pro, LPGA Lotte Championship winner
2025 Ulsan Whale Festival to be held in Jangsaengpo Special District (Sep.25 to Sep.28)
China, temporary visa-free entry for group tourists implemented (Sep.29, 2025 to Jun.30, 2026)
Second round of consumer recovery voucher distribution (Sep.22)
National Information Resources Management Institute Fire Accident
Arrest of suspect in kidnapping/torture of Korean in Cambodia
Nationwide autumn flower festivals held (Inje, Jara Island, Goyang, Guri, etc.)
2025 Seoul International Fireworks Festival to be held at Yeouido Hangang Park (Sep.27)
'Timeout' selected the famous British travel destination, 'Mullae-dong,' as the 6th coolest neighborhood in the world
Seoul Han River Bus (Magok~Jamsil) operation begins
Lotte Card customer information leaked hacking damage
2025 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, Sep.17 to Sep.26) and Busan International Rock Festival (Sep.26 to Sep.28) will be held
The Autumn Jazz Festival will be held (Seoul Forest Sep.19 to Sep.21, Suwon Sep.19 to Sep.20)
Travel advisory level has been raised in some areas of Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville, etc.)
KT admits unauthorized small-charge breach affecting customers
Release of Korean detainee in Georgia, USA / Return to Korea
Football national team friendly match South Korea vs. Mexico (Sep.10)
Nexon to hold 2025 Icon Match (Sep.13 to Sep.14)
Raid on Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia, USA, large-scale detention of Korean workers
Football national team evaluation match South Korea vs. USA (Sep.07)
Seoul Fashion Week opens in 2025 (Sep.01 to Sep.07).
Art Fair 2025 Freeze Seoul / KIAF Seoul will be held at COEX (Sep.03 to Sep.07)
21st Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Sep.4 to Sep.9)
2025 Muju Firefly Festival opens (Sep.6 to Spe.14)
A tram derailment accident occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, at 'Puni Kula'
Afghanistan, thousands of casualties from 6.2 magnitude earthquake
South Korea-US summit meeting(Aug.25)
Gangneung declares a drought disaster(Aug.30)
2025 Gwangju Design Biennale opens (Aug.30 to Nov.2)
K-pop animation 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' is globally popular (Netflix's all-time top movie, #1 OST craze)
Seoul Light DDP Autumn (Aug.28 to Sep.7)
Nationwide heat wave warning issued (Aug.25)
German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A 2025-2026 season held
In 2025, Korean professional baseball achieved 10 million spectators for the second consecutive year (average attendance increased by 17% compared to the previous year)
Seoul Dance Company 'Ilmu' Opening (Seoul, Daegu, etc.)
Second half of the year accommodation sale fiesta (Aug.20~)
Damage occurred due to nationwide heavy rain (Aug.13)
Nationwide heat wave warning issued (Aug.17)
Liberation Day (Aug.15) / Liberation Day holiday (Aug.15 to Aug.17)
The English Premier League (EPL), French Ligue 1, and Spanish La Liga 2025-2026 held
Commemorative events for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day held (Seoul Gwanghwamun Square, Busan Gwangalli Beach, etc.)
Son Heung-min player, joining Los Angeles (LA) FC
Seoul Light DDP 2025 Summer (Jul.31 to Aug.10)
The Daejeon 0 o'clock festival begins (Aug.8 to Aug.16)
The government will temporarily allow Chinese group tourists to enter without a visa starting from September 29th
Seoul records highest number of tropical nights in 117 years in July
The U.S. and South Korea reach a mutual agreement on a 15% tariff negotiation
Japan issues tsunami warning for the Pacific region
2025 Coupang Play Series (Team K League vs Newcastle United FC)
2025 Coupang Play Series (Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United FC)
FC Barcelona 2025 Asia Tour Edition (FC Seoul vs FC Barcelona)
Seoul Light DDP Summer Event (Jul.31 to Aug.10)
2025 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival will be held in Songdo (Aug.01 to Aug.03)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization will operate the 2025 Vacation Support Program until December
Issuance of nationwide consumer recovery coupons (Jul.21 to Oct.31)
National heatwave warning · Continuation of tropical nights
Thailand · Cambodia conflict occurs / South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues special travel advisory to both countries
2025 Boryeong Mud Festival opens (Jul.25 to Aug.10)
The musical "Mamma Mia!" performing at the LG Arts Center in Seoul from July 26 to October 25
Damage occurred due to nationwide heavy rainfall
Gen G, League of Legends (LoL) won the 2025 LoL Mid-Season Invitational (MSI)
Gen G, the winner of the League of Legends (LOL) Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025
Ulleungdo "Fatty Pork Belly" Controversy
A tourist boat accident occurred in Halong Bay, Vietnam
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries issues high-temperature crisis alert
Athlete Woosanghyuk, winner of the men's high jump at the 2025 World Athletics Diamond League
The 29th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival held (Jul.03 to 13)
performance in Seoul Bluesquare (Jul.12 to Oct.26)
A nationwide heat wave warning has been issued
Nationwide "love bug" spread
Waterbomb Seoul 2025 will be held at KINTEX (Jul.04 to 06)
Israel and Iran agree to a comprehensive ceasefire
Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin player, World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Zagreb 2025 Mixed Doubles Champion
Netflix, 'Squid Game Season 3' released
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism · Korea Tourism Organization, nationwide opening of 'Korea Night Night Fiesta'
G7 Summit
The United States directly bombed Iran's nuclear facilities
2025 Korea Beauty Festival opens (Jun.19 to Jul.18)
The 19th Daegu International Musical Festival will be held (Jun.20 to Jul.7)
2025 Korea Travel Festa opens
Israel - Iran conflict
2026 FIFA North America World Cup 3rd round qualifier, South Korea vs. Kuwait (June.10)
2025 FIFA Club World Cup to be held (Jun.14 to July.13)
2025 Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) opens at BEXCO (Jun.11 to 14)
Daegu Craft Beer Festival held (Jun.13 to 15)
2025 Pohang International Light Festival held (Jun.14 to 22)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a special travel advisory for Israel and Iran (Level 2.5)
21st Presidential Election: Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, elected (Jun.03)
Memorial Day (Jun.06)
Athlete Woosanghyuk, 2025 World Athletics Federation Rome Diamond League Men's High Jump Champion
An Se-young player, won the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Indonesia Open
2026 FIFA North America World Cup 3rd round qualifier, Iraq vs. South Korea (Jun.06)
The 21st Busan International Dance Festival opens (Jun.04 to 08)
The 40th Seoul International Tourism Fair opens
21st Presidential Election Early Voting (May.29 to May.30)
Paris Saint-Germain FC Wins 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League (Jun.01)
2025 BTS FESTA Opens (Jun.01 to Jun.14)
2025 Korea Summer Welcome Hotel Sale Festa Coupon Issuance: Regional Special Edition (May.28 to May.30)
2025 Seoul Tourism Food Festival Opens (May.31)
COVID-19 Resurgence in Neighboring Countries Including Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan
Tottenham Hotspur Wins 2024–2025 UEFA Europa League (May.22)
Pope Leo XIV Ascends the Papacy
Woo Sang-hyeok Wins High Jump Competition ‘What Gravity Challenge’
Nationwide Rose Festivals (Bear Tree Park Romantic Rose Garden Party, Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival, Ulsan Grand Park Rose Festival, etc.)
Children’s Day / Buddha’s Birthday (May.05)
Substitute Public Holiday (May.06)
India-Pakistan Military Clash
Pro Golfer Hae-ran Ryu Wins LPGA Black Desert Championship
2025 Fantasia Daegu Festa Opens (May.08 to May.17)
Labor Day (May.1)
Seo Chae-hyun athlete, 2025 IFSC Seoul Climbing World Cup champion
The 26th Jeonju International Film Festival Opening (Apr.30 to May.9)
Car-Free Jamsu Bridge Strolling Festival (May.04 to Jun.22)
Pope Francis' death (Apr.21)
Seoul Half Marathon held in 2025, with 20,000 participants.
2025 Goyang International Flower Exhibition opens (Apr.25 to May.11)
Customs and Korea Duty Free Association to hold Korea Duty Free Fiesta (Apr.27 to Jun.28)
SK Telecom SIM card information leak incident (Apr.19)
Coldplay kicks off their concert in Korea (Apr.16 to Apr.25).
Spring pollen and fine dust warning
Nationwide cherry blossom festivals held (Yeouido, Yeongrangho in Sokcho, Gwangmyeong City, etc.)
South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in Myanmar (Burma).
Kim Hyo-joo wins the LPGA Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass.
2025 BAMA 14th Busan International Art Fair opens (Apr.03 to Apr.06)
The national cherry blossom festival opens (Seokchon Lake, Busan, Gangneung Gyeongpo, etc.)
A large sinkhole occurred in Myeongil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul.
The South Korean government declares Andong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, and Yeongdeok as special disaster areas due to 'forest fire damage'.
Russia and Ukraine agree on 'Black Sea ceasefire'.
2026 FIFA North America World Cup qualifiers, South Korea vs. Jordan (Mar.25)
The structure collapse accident at Changwon NC Park (NC Dinos Baseball Stadium) resulted in one spectator's death.
The opening of 'Jinhae Gunhangje' in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do (Mar.28 to Apr.06)
Daejeon Municipal Museum of Art to hold exhibition 'Immortal Artist Van Gogh' (Mar.25 to Jun.22)
2025 Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF) opens (Mar.28 to Apr.06)
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Association Central Association to hold 'My Country Travel Expo'.
Nationwide wildfires occurred (in Sanchung, Uiseong, Ulju County).
Seoul heavy snow warning and Gangwon/Jeonnam heavy snow advisory.
Cherry blossom blooming (Mar.22 to Apr.04)
African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
2026 FIFA North America World Cup qualifiers, South Korea vs. Oman (Mar.20)
2025 KBO League Opening (Mar.22~)
An Se-young player, wins the women's singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 All England Open.
Athlete Woosanghyuk, wins the men's high jump at the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships.
Hobby Fair 2025 will held at SETEC in Seoul (Mar.22 to Mar.23)
Heathrow Airport in the UK closed due to a power outage.
Gangwon Heavy Snow Advisory
The Gangneung International Arts Festival opens (Mar.14 to Apr.20).
Nationwide festivals held (Jeju Fire Festival, Yeongdeok Snow Crab Festival, Gurye Sansuyu Flower Festival, etc.)
Independence Movement Day substitute holiday (Mar.03)
Cancellation of President Yoon Seok-yeol's Arrest
Pocheon fighter jet bombing incident
2025 KBO League exhibition games held (Mar.08 to Mar.18)
Exhibition 'Kawashima Kotaro: Saranran' opens at Seokpa Jeong Seoul Museum of Art (~Oct.12.)
G-Dragon's media exhibition 'Ubermensch' held at The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido (Mar.09 to Mar.19)
'Robot Dream: Nam June Paik's Factory Archive', opens at Sejong Art Museum (Mar.05 to Apr.27)
Gwangyang Maehwa Festival opening (Mar.07 to Mar.16)
Independence Movement Day (Mar.01)
Capital area, Gangwon Province, heavy snow warning.
Sejong-Pocheon Expressway Bridge Collapse Accident (Feb.25)
2025 South Korea Spring Accommodation Sale Fiesta held (Feb.28 to Mar.30)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to enforce standards for enhanced in-flight safety management of auxiliary batteries and electronic cigarettes.
G20, series of meetings with 7 countries (UK, Australia, Spain, EU, etc.)
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0 occurred in the sea off Taean, Chungnam.
2025 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships to be held in Mokdong, Seoul (Feb.19 to Feb.23)
Kawashima Kotori's solo exhibition "Sarangran" will be held at Seokpa-jeong Seoul Museum of Art (Feb.26 to Oct.12).
Heavy snow warning for central region.
2025 K League 1 opening (Feb.15 to Nov.30)
Nationwide cold wave, heavy snow warning.
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in Chungju, Chungbuk.
The 9th Harbin Winter Asian Games (Feb.7 to Feb.14)
Kim Arim Pro, LPGA Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions Winner
Park Yoon-jae (16 years old), the first Korean man to win at the Swiss Lozan International Competition.
2025 F/W Seoul Fashion Week will open at DDP (Feb.05 to Feb.09).
Taebaeksan Winter Festival Opening (Feb.7 to Feb.16)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a special travel advisory for Santorini and nearby areas in Greece.
A plane-helicopter collision accident occurred in Washington, USA (Jan.29).
A small aircraft crash occurred in Philadelphia, USA (Feb.1)
Fire incident on an Air Busan passenger plane (Jan.28).
Lunar New Year holiday (Jan.25 to Jan.30)
Temporary public holiday (Jan.27)
Donald Trump, inauguration as President of the United States
Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza war
Daegwallyeong Snowflake Festival Opening (Jan.24 to Feb.2)
GC company(여기어때), acquired Online Tour
The Anti-Corruption Commission executes an arrest warrant for President Yoon Seok-yeol. (Jan. 15)
President Yoon Suk-yeol, arrested and detained (Jan.19)
Squid Game 2 achieves 3rd highest viewership in Netflix history
Hongcheon River Ice Festival (Jan.18 to Feb.1), Winter Gong-ju Gunbam (Chestnut) Festival (Jan.16 to Jan. 20) opened.
Influenza epidemic (highest number of influenza patients since 2016)
International oil prices rise, gasoline prices increase for the 13th consecutive week.
Ans: Player Ahn Se-young, wins the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Opened
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival opened (Jan.11 to Feb.2)
Na Hoon-a's final retirement concert held held in Seoul from January 10th to January 12th.
Wildfires in Southern California, USA (Jan.7 to Jan. 31)