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2026 Seoul International Garden Show

Alongside the main show around Seoul Forest and Seongsu (May 1–October 27), a fall extension is running at Maeheon Citizen’s Forest from October 1–27, its 40th anniversary year. Seoul lists 51 gardens across the 180,000 m² site: four designer, five student, five citizen, six corporate/institutional, one Seoul citizen-gardener, five local-government, and 25 district gardens. The program also includes 20 garden-market stalls and public activities such as garden workshops, gardening, forest yoga, and singing-bowl meditation. This is a separate fall venue and count from the 167 gardens reported across the Seoul Forest–Seongsu area. The Maeheon site is at 99 Maeheon-ro, Seocho-gu; Yangjae Citizen’s Forest (Maeheon) Station on the Shinbundang Line, exits 1 or 5, is about 150 m away (under a five-minute walk). Visitor reports differ on crowding by visit time, so they should not be generalized; Seoul recommends public transport. Check the official site for dated programs and changes before travelling.

Start
May 1, 2026, 12:00 PM KST
End
Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 PM KST
Venue
Seoul Forest–Seongsu (main show); Maeheon Citizen’s Forest (October fall extension)
Address
273 Ttukseom-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Seoul Forest); 99 Maeheon-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Maeheon Citizen’s Forest)
Why it matters now

The Maeheon fall extension continues through October 27. Visitors who assume the show is only at Seoul Forest may miss this separate Seocho venue. Its 51 gardens and public activities make a woodland walk more eventful, and the site is close to Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station. Since visitor reports disagree about crowd levels, do not rely on them to predict weekend parking; prioritize transit and Seoul’s live parking information.