Seoul Forest Garden Fair Guide: Hours, Gardens, and June Programs for the 2026 Seoul Garden Show

The Seoul Forest Garden Fair is the main visitor focus of the 2026 Seoul Garden Show, centered on Seoul Forest and connected with Seongsu, the Han River axis, and Gwangjin. The event opened on May 1, 2026, and is scheduled to run through October 27, 2026, with official daily operating hours from 12:00 to 19:00.¹

Seoul Forest Garden Fair at a Glance

For anyone planning a visit, Seoul Forest is the anchor point. Seoul City announced a 180-day event around Seoul Forest, with 167 gardens created across about 90,000 square meters in the Seoul Forest, Seongsu, Han River, and Gwangjin area.¹ The same official announcement described opening-week features including performances, docent tours, AR experiences, a food truck zone, and a direct market.¹

The opening day also showed how central Seoul Forest is to the event. Yonhap reported that the May 1 opening drew 300,000 total visitors, including 250,000 at Seoul Forest.² That figure does not guarantee future crowd levels, but it does indicate that Seoul Forest is likely to be the busiest and most visible part of the fair, especially near major gardens and program areas.

What to See Around Seoul Forest

The fair is built around a wide mix of gardens rather than a single exhibition format. Reported participants include companies, institutions, local governments, students, and citizens, with examples such as the Pokemon pop-up garden, Clio K-Beauty Garden, and Musinsa Brick Garden.⁴ Yonhap also identified Pokemon Garden and Kakao Garden as early popular sites during the opening period.²

The garden program also includes work and concepts connected to professional landscape design and public participation. A pre-opening press tour introduced gardens involving French landscape architect Henri Bava, landscape architect Lee Nam-jin, company and institutional donation gardens, and citizen and student participation gardens.⁵ The same report noted visitor tools and activities including an AR treasure hunt and a smart guide tour available in nine languages.⁵

For visitors who want more than a walk-through, the official June schedule is especially useful. It lists June garden culture programs including the Seoul Garden Festival, Seoul street performances, Seoul Forest commentary, biodiversity exploration, Maeryeok Vegetable Garden, farmers’ market, and garden cinema.³ The provided source confirms the program names, but not every individual session time in this material, so visitors should check the official schedule before choosing a date.

Seoul City framed the event as part of a larger identity project for the area. Acting Seoul Mayor Kim Seong-bo said the city would use the fair to “brand the Seoul Forest and Seongsu area as a garden city.”¹ For visitors, that means the route is best understood as a Seoul Forest-centered garden district rather than a single isolated display.

How to Plan a Visit

The most important planning detail is the operating window: 12:00 to 19:00 daily.¹ Visitors who want to see several gardens and attend a program should leave enough time for both walking and waiting near popular installations. The source material does not provide ticket prices, reservation rules, or transport instructions, so those details should not be assumed from the available records.

A practical route can start with Seoul Forest because that is where the fair is most clearly concentrated. From there, visitors can focus on specific gardens, join a listed commentary or cultural program if available on the chosen date, and then continue toward connected areas such as Seongsu or the Han River axis where the event’s garden belt extends.¹

The early visitor numbers suggest another practical point: avoid treating the fair as a quick stop if the goal is to see the headline gardens. The May 1 count of 250,000 visitors at Seoul Forest shows that the area can draw heavy attention during key periods.² Families, groups, and visitors with limited time should choose priorities in advance, especially if they want to see named gardens, use AR activities, or attend a scheduled program.

The fair also appears suited to different visit styles. Casual visitors can focus on the garden displays and open walking areas. Visitors interested in interpretation can look for Seoul Forest commentary or smart guide options. Those planning a June visit can use the official June program list to choose dates around garden culture activities, performances, biodiversity exploration, garden cinema, or market-related programs.³

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