Together Day Teahouse Guide: Seoul Immigration Office’s May 15 Cultural Performance and One-Day Cafe

The Together Day Teahouse was the Seoul Immigration Office’s one-day cafe and cultural performance program for the 18th Together Day. It took place on May 15, 2025, at Cafe Publico in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, so readers looking for visit details should treat the schedule as a completed 2025 event rather than an upcoming booking opportunity.¹

The program was announced as a “Cultural Performance & One-Day Teahouse” connected to Together Day, a Ministry of Justice observance focused on coexistence and social integration. The official event notice described its purpose as a special time for people from different backgrounds to come together.¹

Together Day Teahouse: When and Where It Happened

The core visitor information was straightforward. The event ran from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on May 15, 2025. The venue was Cafe Publico, located at 47 Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul.¹ Because the event date has already passed, the most useful way to read the details now is as a record of the 2025 Seoul-area Together Day program rather than as a current ticketing guide.

The Seoul Immigration Office operated the cultural performance and one-day teahouse with people from immigrant backgrounds. Reports and official follow-up materials identify the organizers as the Seoul Immigration Office, the Seoul Office Social Integration Council, the Immigrant Network, and the Naturalized Citizens Volunteer Group, with support from the Korea Immigration Foundation and YBM Edu.²³

For anyone tracking why the event mattered, the ticket proceeds were not described as ordinary admission revenue. Reports stated that proceeds from entrance ticket sales were to be used for scholarships for descendants of independence patriots, social service activities, and Immigrant Network activities.² Yonhap also reported a ticket price of 10,000 won and said the proceeds would support the same types of causes.⁴

What Visitors Could Expect From the Program

The teahouse format was paired with cultural performances and community participation. Ministry of Justice follow-up materials said the program included a multicultural youth orchestra, an immigrant choir, Indonesian traditional dance, Mongolian traditional dance, violin performance, and a talent show, presenting the event around the theme of integration and harmony.³

A separate event report listed several specific performance groups and activities: a Seoul Office Social Integration Council dance performance, a Gangseo-gu Family Center multicultural youth orchestra, a Dongdaemun-gu immigrant choir, and an Indonesian traditional dance by foreign students from Sogang University.⁵ These details show that the one-day cafe was not simply a refreshment stop; it functioned as a community event built around performances, volunteer participation, and cultural exchange.

The event also included the appointment ceremony for new Seoul Immigration Office ambassadors. Sam Hammington, Sruong Pheavy, Mapo Lore, and Jocelyn Clark were named as new ambassadors in connection with the 18th Together Day program.⁴ Event coverage after the program said the ambassador appointment ceremony and ambassador performances were held alongside the cultural performance and one-day teahouse.⁵

Two short comments from organizers help clarify the intended tone of the day. Choi Gi-dong, chair of the Seoul Office Social Integration Council, said he hoped it would become a “shared harmony gathering.” Ban Jae-yeol, head of the Seoul Immigration Office, said he hoped it would be a “meaningful occasion.”² These comments match the official framing of the event as a meeting place for people with different backgrounds rather than a conventional cafe promotion.

How It Fit Into the 18th Together Day Events

The Seoul teahouse was one part of a broader 18th Together Day schedule. The Ministry of Justice held the 18th Together Day ceremony on May 20, 2025, at Gwacheon Civic Center under the slogan “A Future Dreamed Together, a Republic of Korea Taking Flight.” The ceremony drew about 500 attendees, including diplomatic representatives from 18 countries, the UNHCR representative in Korea, and the commissioner of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration.⁶

The Ministry’s event status materials also listed the Seoul Immigration Office’s May 15 Cafe Publico cultural performance and one-day teahouse among the related Together Day activities.⁶ This matters for readers comparing event names: the cafe program and the May 20 national ceremony were connected to the same 18th Together Day observance, but they were separate events held on different dates and at different venues.

For practical purposes, the key distinction is timing. The Together Day Teahouse happened on May 15, 2025, in Seoul, while the central Ministry of Justice ceremony took place on May 20, 2025, in Gwacheon.¹⁶ Search results may surface both because they shared the same annual observance.

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Patrick Choi

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