SEOUL, South Korea , Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, in collaboration with the Korea Heritage Agency, will host the 2024 K -Royal Culture Festival – Fall Edition from October 9 to 13 at Seoul’s four royal palaces: Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Changgyeonggung, and Deoksugung. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the K-Royal Culture Festival is the largest cultural heritage festival in Korea, offering visitors a chance to immerse themselves in traditional culture within the beautiful settings of the royal palaces.
Held biannually in spring and fall, this year’s spring festival attracted over 600,000 domestic and international visitors. This year’s fall festival, coinciding with Hangeul Day (a national holiday celebrating the creation of the Korean alphabet ‘Hangeul’) and the weekend, visitors can enjoy Hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) experiences, lectures, exhibitions, and various interactive programs. At Gyeongbokgung , various Hanbok-themed programs will be held as the main event for the nationwide campaign for promoting Hanbok.
The “Walking of Royal Family,” a reenactment of the royal family strolling through the palace, will be featured, along with Hanbok-related cultural contents including Gugak (traditional Korean music) performances, all of which can be enjoyed amidst the evening ambiance of the palace during the “Hanbok Royal Banquet” on October 9 . Visitors wearing Hanbok can enter th.