Biannual palace festival tickets now on sale
Tickets are on sale for a nine-day palace festival in Seoul that includes interactive programs and performances across the city's five Joseon-era (1392-1910) palaces and Jongmyo, the royal shrine.
Twenty-four programs, including royal scene reenactments, will be available, many of them taking place at Gyeongbokgung, the main palace, and others at Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, Changdeokgung, Gyeonghuigung and Jongmyo.
'Time Travel: Sejong,' a series of nighttime tours of Gyeongbokgung, will start the festivities on April 26, inviting participants to look inside palace halls previously not open to the public.
'The Royal Table' at Deoksugung will present a variety of royal dishes that participants may sample. A guide will be available to elaborate on royal cuisine in English.
'Say Hello to Hanbok' at Changgyeonggung will invite guests to try on hanbok, the traditional Korean clothing, and stroll around the palace compound on a tour that includes photo opportunities and sampling of royal desserts.
'Morning at Changdeokgung' is a tour offered this year in English to foreign nationals, who will stroll around with a guide who explains the palace history.
Admission prices range from 5,000 won to 20,000 won, and there is no separate palace entry fee. Tickets are available on Ticketlink for Korean citizens and Creatrip for foreign nationals.
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