“Enjoy a colorful evening at Gyeongbokgung Palace

this autumn!”

 - Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour, second half of 2025 (September 3-28).

Reservations are accepted on a first-come,

first-served basis (from Aug. 27 at 10 a.m.).

The Night Tour offers performances of royal court music

and a reenactment of the royal family’s walk through the palace,

“The Walking of the Royal Family’,” etc.

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (Director Cho Kyu-hyung) of the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center will run the “Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour” for the second half of 2025 from September 3 to 28. Members of the public are invited to enjoy the autumnal nightscape of the palace.
Online reservations (on a first-come, first-served basis) will begin at 10:00 a.m. on August 27.
* Operating Period: September 3 to 28, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Last admission at 8:30 p.m.)
* Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
* Open Areas: Gwanghwamun Gate, Heungnyemun Gate, Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeonghoeru Pavilion, Sajeongjeon Hall, Gangnyeonjeon Hall, Gyotaejeon Hall, and Amisan Garden.

This year’s “Gyeongbokgung Palace Night Tour” for the second half of 2025 offers more diverse cultural experience programs, including a performance of traditional royal court music.
First, Gangnyeonjeon Hall will host a special performance by the Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind (KTMOB) on September 11, while Sujeongjeon Hall will host a performance by musicians from the National Gugak Center of various pieces of court music, including Yeominrak, Suryongeum, and Daechwita, which received a highly enthusiastic response from the audience during the night tour program held in the first half of the year from September 17 to 20.
Furthermore, during this year’s Night Tour, the Korea Heritage Service’s Royal Palaces and Tombs Center (Director Lee Jae-phil) and the Korea Heritage Agency (President Lee Gwi-young) will present the highly popular “The Walking of the Royal Family” program at the K-Royal Culture Festival and other events.
This program is a reenactment of a scene in which members of Joseon’s royal family stroll through the grounds of the palace, which is presented by performers dressed in the traditional attire of the king, queen, crown prince, and crown princess among others.
The program will run for 50 minutes at 7 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout September.

Tickets for the Night Tour will be available on a first-come, first-served basis through Interpark Ticket (https://tickets.interpark.com) from 10:00 a.m. on August 27 to 11:59 p.m. on September 27. A total of 3,000 tickets per day will be available, with a maximum of 4 tickets per person. However, foreign visitors can purchase tickets at the Gwanghwamun Ticket Office after presenting their passport or other valid ID on the day they wish to attend the Night Tour. Tickets for foreign visitors are limited to 300 per day, with a maximum of 2 tickets per person.

Persons who are eligible for free admission may enter the venue upon presenting their ID or another valid form of ID at the Heungnyemun Gate (entrance) to confirm their eligibility. For further details, please visit the Gyeongbokgung website (https://royal.khs.go.kr/gbg) or call☎ 02-3700-3900～1.

* Domestic Visitors Eligible for Free Admission
(1) Infants and children under 6 years of age. (Their parents/guardians must purchase a ticket.)
(2) Seniors aged over 65.
(3) Individuals who attend the Night Tour dressed in Hanbok.
(4) Persons of national merit and their spouse (including war veterans), persons with severe disabilities and one accompanying person, persons with mild disabilities, and holders of the certificate for bereaved families of persons of national merit.

* Free Admission for Foreign Visitors
(1) Infants and children under 6 years of age. (Their parents/guardians must purchase a ticket.)
(2) Seniors aged over 65.
(3) Individuals who attend the Night Tour dressed in Hanbok.

The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center hopes that visitors will enjoy a delightful cultural experience and many other interesting attractions amid the beautiful autumnal nightscape of Gyeongbokgung Palace. We will continue to develop a variety of engaging programs so that everyone can enjoy and appreciate our valuable cultural heritage in their daily lives.


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