Seoul International Garden Show 2026
The largest and longest-running Seoul International Garden Show
Overview
- Period: 1 May – 27 Oct, 2026 (180 days)
- Venue: extending through Seoul Forest, Seoul
- Programs:
Garden Exhibitions (167 gardens, 90,000 sqm)- International designer gardens — including The Garden of Eternal Flow by French landscape architect Henri Bava; Garden of Waiting by Korean landscape architect Lee Nam-jin (Byron)
- Corporate & Brand Gardens — Pokémon Korea Pop-Up Garden (30th anniversary, featuring Pikachu and 9 Eeveelutions), Kakao Friends Pop-Up Garden (10th anniversary), Musinsa, Nongshim, CLIO
- Global Citizen Gardens — up to 10 gardens by foreign residents in Korea
- Korea Racing Authority Welcome Garden — Starting Line of the Forest, referencing the site’s history as a racetrack
Cultural & Community Programs
- Docent-led garden tours — including multilingual tours for international visitors
- Seoul Forest Jazz Festival
- Seoul Forest Hip-Hop Festival
- Creative × Seongsu — local cultural programs across Seongsu-dong
- QR code instant guides in 9 languages at each garden installation
- Autumn Special: Maeheon Citizens’ Forest Festival (Oct 1–27)
Accessibility
- Customised accessibility programs for visitors with limited mobility
- Information available in 9 languages via on-site QR codes
