Seollal, or the Lunar New Year, will be on February 10. Most Koreans would be going to their hometown and spending this time with their families. Some people would be using this time to go on a vacation somewhere. If you didn't have anything planned, here are some events that you can check out.
Seollal Events:
| Seollal Events at National Gugak Center | Feb 10 – 11 | Seocho | Seoul |
| Korean Folk Village New Year's Celebration | Feb 2 – 11 | Yongin | Gyeonggi-do |
| Celebrate Seollal with the KTO | Feb 7 – Feb 16 | Jung-gu | Seoul |
Festivals:
| Korea Grand Sale | Jan 11 – Feb 28 | various | |
| Jeju Field-Burning Festival | Mar 8 – Mar 10 | Jeju-si | Jeju-do |
| Ganghwa Bingeo Festival | Dec 22 – Feb 24 | Ganghwa | Incheon |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 14 – Mar 3 | Yeonsu | Incheon |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 22 – Mar 3 | Changwon | Gyeongsangnam-do |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 15 – Mar 3 | Gumi | Gyeongsangbuk-do |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 15 – Feb 24 | Seo-gu | Gwangju |
| Yeongwol Donggang Winter Festival | Jan 11 – Feb 3 | Yeongwol | Gangwon-do |
| Pyeongchang Trout Festival | Dec 22 – Feb 3 | Pyeongchang | Gangwon-do |
| Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival | Jan 25 – Feb 3 | Taebaek | Gangwon-do |
| Daegwallyeong Snow Festival | Jan 9 – Feb 5 | Pyeongchang | Gangwon-do |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 19 – Feb 17 | Yuseong | Daejeon |
| Happy Winter Festival | Dec 21 – Feb 24 | Buk-gu | Daegu |
Exhibits/Museums:
| Van Gogh in Paris | through Mar 24 | Seocho | Seoul |
| Tim Burton Exhibition | Dec 12 – Apr 14 | Jung-gu | Seoul |
| The World Animals: Exhibition Project | through Mar 3 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| Pine Tree: Looking Ahead 1000 Years | Through Feb 17 | Jongno | Seoul |
| History in Glass | Through Feb 27 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| I Am an Artist Exhibition | Through Mar 31 | Seocho | Seoul |
| Musei Vaticani Collection | Through Mar 31 | Seocho | Seoul |
| Anish Kapoor Exhibiiton | Through Feb 8 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| American Impressionism Exhibition | Through Mar 29 | Seocho-gu | Seoul |
| Sparkling Secrets -Swarovski | Through Feb 17 | Jongno | Seoul |
| Label Market Exhibition | Through Feb 17 | Mapo | Seoul |
| Year of the Snake Exhibition | Through Feb 25 | Jongno | Seoul |
| Asian Wedding Rituals | Through Feb 11 | Jongno | Seoul |
| Joseon Dynasty Life | Jan 15 – Feb 24 | Jongno | Seoul |
| Engraving Exhibition-Baptiste Fompeyrine | Jan 15 – Feb 24 | Jongno | Seoul |
| Maden Pictures 13 | Jan 15 – Mar 3 | Cheongdam | Seoul |
| Israel in Photography | Jan 22 – Feb 7 | Jung-gu | Seoul |
| Art Across America | Feb 5 – May 19 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| The Peranakan World: Cross-cultural Art from Singapore and the Straits | Mar 19 – May 19 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| Mongolian Archeological Excavation Result Exhibition | Apr 23 – Jun 23 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| A Painter’s Life: Kang Sehwang and Literati Culture | Jun 11 – Aug 11 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| Buddhist Guardian Paintings of Late Joseon | May 14 – Sep 8 | Yongsan | Seoul |
| Memory of Landscape I have never seen | Jan 25 – Apr 21 | Jung-gu | Seoul |
| Snake Exhibition at Seoul Zoo | Jan 1 – Feb 28 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Lim Choong-sup Exhibition | Through Feb 24 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Caricatures of Korean Presidents | Through Mar 31 | Bucheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Dream Walking in the Magical Reality | Through Aug 11 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Donated Photographs 2012 | Through May 26 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| The Poetic Object - Contemporary Crafts | Through Mar 31 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Beyond the Plate/ Beyond the Sketch and Study | Through Feb 11 | Gwacheon | Gyeonggi-do |
| Korean Life & Customs of Modern Times (Free) | Through Feb 28 | Jung-gu | Daegu |
| Alive Gallery - Living Art | Through Mar 3 | Buk-gu | Daegu |
| Contemporary Video Art in China | Through Feb 24 | Cheonan | Chungcheongnam-do |
| Journey to the World-Renowned Art Museums | Jan 5 – Feb 28 | Haeundae | Busan |
| Cinema Prism | Jan 11 – Jan 30 | Haeundae | Busan |
Others:
| National Gugak Center Music Classes | Mar 7 (deadline) | Seocho | Seoul |
| International Gugak Workshop | Mar 26 (deadline) | Seocho | Seoul |
| Wednesday Midday Concerts | 3rd Wed of each month | Jung-gu | Seoul |
| Sledding Hill | Dec 15 – Feb 17 | Hangang | Seoul |
| Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 | Apr 20 – Oct 20 | Suncheon | Jeollanam-do |
| Five Color Starlight Garden Exhibition | Dec 7 – Mar 3 | Gapyeong | Gyeonggi-do |
| Special Olympics World Winter Games | Jan 26 – Feb 6 | Pyeongchang | Gangwon-do |
| Daegu Ice Rink | Through Feb 11 | Daegu | Daegu |
| Traditional Music & Dance | Saturdays 2013 | Busan | Busan |
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