South Korea: 2016 Seoul Lantern Festival

2016 Seoul Lantern Festival

This has been an annual activity in Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul, where lanterns sit on the water.

Accessibility: Purple Line No. 5 Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5 [Map]

Links: Official Site, Visit Korea, My 2011 Visit

2016 Themes:

• Han River Theme Lanterns
• Municipal government's and overseas' lanterns
• Participating corporation's lanterns
• Artists' lanterns
• Children's character lanterns

Summary of 4 days itinerary in 2016 Seoul Trip:

Day	Places to see	Food and Restaurants	Where to Sleep
Day 1	Gwanghwamun Square Gyeongbokgung Palace Insadong Seoul Lantern Festival at Cheonggyecheon Stream	Dumb and Dumber Insadong Hongdae	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 2	English Village Paju Camp Hyeri Art Village Ewha University Exhibition in Doota, Dongdaemun	English Village The Farmer's Table Coffeesmith	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 3	Morning Calm Kyung Hee University	Cafeteria Good Morning Café University Cafeteria	Swanhouse in Hongdae
Day 4	Myeongdong Church Myeongdong Shopping Street N Seoul Tower Yeouido Hangang Park	Dunkin Donuts Somoon	Swanhouse in Hongdae

Itinerary Reference

For further sample itinerary, expense, trip reports and PDF guides, please visit links below:

• South Korea: Seoul: Itinerary for First-time Visitors v2011 | PDF
• South Korea: Itinerary for Jeju & Seoul v2011
• South Korea: Seoul: Itinerary, Chasing the Snow v2014 | PDF
• 2014 Oct: South Korea: Autumn Itinerary (University Hopping)
• South Korea: 2 weeks Itinerary for Southern Provinces
• Long Layover in Incheon Airport: Quick Seoulful Escape
• 2016 Nov: Autumn Itinerary to Seoul v2 | PDF