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2026 Seoul International Garden Show
The 2026 Seoul International Garden Show runs May 1-Oct 27 around Seoul Forest, with a Maeheon Citizen's Forest autumn program scheduled for Oct 1-27.
Published Jul 25, 2026 · Updated Jul 10, 2026
Editorial review
What matters before you go
The six-month headline contains two locations and different program windows. Seoul Forest is the main May-to-October visit, while the Maeheon Citizen's Forest program is an October special.
- Choose Seoul Forest or Maeheon Citizen's Forest before opening a map.
- Outdoor gardens are sensitive to heat, rain, maintenance, and bloom timing.
- Search 서울숲 for the main site and confirm the current gate or zone on the official page.
Practical plan
Place, timing, weather
- Hours
- 12:00-19:00 on the Visit Seoul visitor listing.
- Program hours
- Seoul City says gardens are open anytime from May 1, with participatory programs generally 12:00-20:00.
- Address
- 273 Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Transportation
- Suin-Bundang Line Seoul Forest Station exits 3, 4, 5; walk toward Seoul Forest about 2 minutes. Line 2 Ttukseom Station exits 7 or 8 is an alternate walk.
- Use the official garden website before visiting because the show spans Seoul Forest, nearby river routes, Seongsu, and an October Maeheon Citizen's Forest program.
- For Seoul Forest, use Seoul Forest Station exits 3, 4, or 5; Ttukseom Station exits 7 or 8 also works if you are starting from Seongsu cafes.
- Scan the QR smart guide signs on site for garden details; official Seoul guidance says 9 languages are supported, with audio and text in Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.
- Summer heat and rain matter for this long outdoor event, so use the current KMA weather note before making it the center of a day.
KMA short-range forecast
Weather at the event area
Low / High26° / 27°
Low / High26° / 30°
Low / High26° / 32°
Source record
What we checked
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