What’s Hot in Gyeonggi Now: Events & New Spots

Right now in Gyeonggi: APAP Artwork Tour (APAP 작품투어 (안양공공예술프로젝트)) · Ssokssokdeul-i Festival (국립극장 쏙쏙들이페스티벌) · 63rd Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (theme: ‘Saebit Hongmin’). Festivals from the Korea Tourism Organization’s listings, plus new places, pop-ups and things to do reported in the last 45 days — each with the outlet and date it came from. We have not visited them; check the source before you go.

On now (7)

Festival / event	Dates	Where
APAP Artwork Tour (APAP 작품투어 (안양공공예술프로젝트))	Mar 10 – Nov 30	180 Yesulgongwon-ro, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
Ssokssokdeul-i Festival (국립극장 쏙쏙들이페스티벌)	Mar 14 – Dec 26	16 Heyri-ro, Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do
Gombaengi Teotta (곰뱅이텄다)	Apr 4 – Nov 29	경기도 안성시 보개면 남사당로 198-2
Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale (경기도자비엔날레)	Sep 18 – Nov 1	263 Gyeongchung-daero 2697beon-gil, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Han River Walk (한강수계 걷기행사)	Sep 19 – Nov 7	174-3 Daegok-ri, Gapyeong-eup, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do
Suwon Hwaseong Media Art (수원화성 미디어아트)	Sep 19 – Oct 6	Jangan-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Goyang Autumn Flower Festival (고양가을꽃축제)	Oct 1 – Oct 11	595 Hosu-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do

Starting in the next 45 days (6)

Festival / event	Dates	Where
Anseong Namsadang Baudeogi Festival (안성맞춤 남사당 바우덕이축제)	Oct 2 – Oct 5	198, Namsadang-ro, Bogae-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do
Suwon Hwaseong Festival (수원화성문화제)	Oct 4 – Oct 11	825, Jeongjo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
GHOST Festival (Gyeonggi Hallyu OST Festival) (GHOST(경기 한류 OST) 페스티벌)	Oct 9 – Oct 11	148-40 Imjingak-ro, Munsan-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do
Korea AI Content Awards (대한민국 AI 콘텐츠 어워즈)	Oct 15 – Oct 16	134 Sehwa-ro, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Yeoju Ogoknaru Festival (여주오곡나루축제)	Oct 23 – Oct 25	290-3, Cheonsong-dong, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do
Beautysum Suwon (뷰티썸 수원)	Nov 5 – Nov 7	140 Gwanggyojungang-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

New & trending — from recent news (5)

Collected from news published in the last 45 days and from official event pages with current dates. One line per item, in the source’s own terms; follow the link for the details.

• 🎉 Event — 63rd Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival (theme: ‘Saebit Hongmin’) (October 4–11, 2026 (nighttime pavilion program starts Oct 3))
  Eight-day festival recreating King Jeongjo’s 1795 royal procession: a 2,200-person parade (60 horses, 1,000 costumed participants + 1,200 citizens) through downtown Suwon; immersive nighttime show ‘Time Travel: That Night, Haenggung Nightscape’ in five pavilio · Suwon Hwaseong — Haenggung Square, Hwaseong Haenggung, Yeonmudae, Yongyeon, Suwon Center f
  Reported by en.nocutnews.co.kr, Sep 29
• 🎉 Event — Autumn Night Light Garden at Ilwon & Yeongheung Arboretums (Every Friday & Saturday, October 2–31, 2026)
  Night openings every Fri/Sat with garden lighting. Ilwon: pink-themed plantings (garden mums, asters, pink muhly) and a grass garden with 130+ species; greenhouse exhibition ‘Thumbelina, the Girl Born from a Flower’; visitor-center exhibit ‘Suwon’s Village Cre · Ilwon Arboretum and Yeongheung Arboretum, Suwon
  Reported by asiae.co.kr, Sep 10
• 🎉 Event — 21st Paju Kaesong Ginseng Festival (October 17–18, 2026)
  Direct sales of 10 tons of six-year-old ginseng and local farm products at 15–20% below market price; National Jangdan Three Whites Cooking Contest (25 teams), ginseng bibimbap making, ginseng health marathon, ‘Find the Ginseng Master’ auction; new Heo Jun Her · Imjingak Plaza and Peace Nuri Park, Paju
  Reported by en.sedaily.com, Sep 30
• 🎉 Event — 2026 Yangjae Art Salon Autumn Market (Oct 2–3, then every weekend Oct 10–25, 2026, 1 p.m.–8 p.m.)
  Craft/culture market along the ‘Salon Stream’ stretch of Yangjaecheon-gil (from Yangjaecheon waterfront stage to Yeongdong 1 Bridge), with exhibitions, sales and events. Note: located in Seoul (Seocho-gu), bordering Gyeonggi — included for proximity. · Yangjaecheon-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
  Reported by biz.heraldcorp.com, Sep 30
• 🎉 Event — ‘Yajoh’ — King Jeongjo’s nighttime military training reenactment (Every night 8 p.m., October 7–11, 2026)
  Equestrian performances and synchronized choreography recreating the night drills of Jangyongyeong, King Jeongjo’s royal guard; torchlight processions and group military dances; ~100 citizen performers appear as court ladies, generals and soldiers. Expanded to · Yeonmudae special stage, Suwon Hwaseong
  Reported by mk.co.kr, Sep 30

Where foreign visitors went in Gyeonggi (Aug 26 – Sep 1)

Foreign visitor-days by district from roaming mobile data (each day counted, so a three-day stay counts three times) — the latest week published, about a month behind. Gyeonggi as a whole: 565k foreign visitor-days that week (-8% vs the week before).

District	Foreign visitor-days, 7 days	vs previous week
Pyeongtaek-si 평택시	78k	-15%
Ansan-si Danwon-gu 안산시 단원구	45k	-20%
Gimpo-si 김포시	41k	-7%
Goyang-si Deogyang-gu 고양시 덕양구	37k	-22%
Hwaseong-si Manse-gu 화성시 만세구	30k	-6%
Siheung-si 시흥시	28k	-3%
Paju-si 파주시	26k	-20%
Suwon-si Paldal-gu 수원시 팔달구	25k	-15%
Seongnam-si Bundang-gu 성남시 분당구	22k	-8%
Bucheon-si Wonmi-gu 부천시 원미구	21k	+55%

Where people are heading in Gyeonggi (August 2026)

The places most often used as a destination in each district, from Tmap car-navigation data published by the Korea Tourism Organization for August 2026. It is a ranking, not a head count, and it reflects people driving — mostly locals — so it shows what Koreans are heading to right now. Hotels and local facilities are left out.

District	Top places	Shopping
Pyeongtaek-si 평택시	Pyeongtaek Ho Tourist Complex 평택호관광단지 Sopungjeongwon 소풍정원 Baedari Eco Park 배다리생태공원	AK Plaza · Pyeongtaek AK플라자/평택 PPO
Ansan-si Danwon-gu 안산시 단원구	Bangameori Beach 방아머리해변 Daebudo Island 대부도 Dal Observatory 달전망대	NC Department Store · Gojan branch NC백화점/고잔점 Lotte Department Store · Ansan branch 롯데백화점/안산점
Gimpo-si 김포시	Daemyeongpogu Port 대명포구 Aegibong Peace Ecological Park Jogang Observatory 애기봉평화생태공원조강전망대 Gimpo Hangang Yasaengjoryu Eco Park 김포한강야생조류생태공원	Hyundai Premium Outlets · Gimpo branch 현대프리미엄아울렛/김포점 Daemyeonghang Fish Auction Market 대명항어판장
Goyang-si Deogyang-gu 고양시 덕양구	Haengjusanseong Fortress 행주산성 Seooreung Royal Tombs 서오릉 Goyang Children’s Museum 고양어린이박물관	Starfield · Goyang 스타필드/고양 Wondang Market 원당시장
Hwaseong-si Manse-gu 화성시 만세구	Gungpyeong Port 궁평항 Jebudo Island 제부도 Jeongok Port 전곡항	Gungpyeonghang Seafood Market 궁평항수산물직판장 Sagang Market 사강시장
Siheung-si 시흥시	Oido Red Lighthouse 오이도빨강등대 Marine Ecology Science Museum 해양생태과학관 Murwanghosu Lake 물왕호수	Shinsegae Premium Outlets · Siheung branch 신세계프리미엄아울렛/시흥점 Jeongwang Market 정왕시장
Paju-si 파주시	Heiriyesul Village 헤이리예술마을 Odusan Unification Observatory 오두산통일전망대 Peace Nuri 평화누리	Shinsegae Premium Outlets · Paju branch 신세계프리미엄아울렛/파주점 Lotte Premium Outlets · Paju branch 롯데프리미엄아울렛/파주점
Suwon-si Paldal-gu 수원시 팔달구	Suwon Hwaseong 수원화성 Suwon World Cup Stadium 수원월드컵경기장 Gyeonggi Arts Center 경기아트센터	AK Plaza · Suwon AK플라자/수원 NC Outlet · Dong Suwon branch 뉴코아아울렛/동수원점
Seongnam-si Bundang-gu 성남시 분당구	Yuldong Park 율동공원 Pangyo Museum 판교박물관 Daegwangsa Temple 대광사	Hyundai Department Store · Pangyo branch 현대백화점/판교점 AK Plaza · Bundang AK플라자/분당
Bucheon-si Wonmi-gu 부천시 원미구	Korea Manhwa Museum 한국만화박물관 Ungjin Play Dosi 웅진플레이도시 Bucheon Lake Botanical Garden Supia 부천호수식물원수피아	Hyundai Department Store · Jungdong branch 현대백화점/중동점 Lotte Department Store · Jungdong branch 롯데백화점/중동점
Suwon-si Yeongtong-gu 수원시 영통구	Gwanggyo Lake Park 광교호수공원 Suwon Convention Center 수원컨벤션센터 Aqua Planet · Gwanggyo 아쿠아플라넷/광교	Galleria Department Store · Gwanggyo branch 갤러리아백화점/광교점 Lotte Mall · Gwanggyo branch 롯데몰/광교점
Yongin-si Giheung-gu 용인시 기흥구	Korean Folk Village 한국민속촌 Gyeonggi Childrens Museum 경기도어린이박물관 Giheung Lake Park 기흥호수공원	Lotte Premium Outlets · Giheung branch 롯데프리미엄아울렛/기흥점 AK& · Giheung AK&/기흥

Climbing since May 2026

• Joiking Sports 조이킹스포츠 — Bucheon-si Sosa-gu: new in the district top 20, now #4
• Gubongdonakjo Observatory 구봉도낙조전망대 — Ansan-si Danwon-gu: new in the district top 20, now #8
• Hyundai Department Store · Jungdongjeom WEST 현대백화점/중동점WEST — Bucheon-si Wonmi-gu: new in the district top 20, now #9
• Hwaseong Golden Coastal Trail · 3 Section 화성황금해안길/3구간 — Hwaseong-si Manse-gu: new in the district top 20, now #9
• Dasanhyeondaepeurimieo Campus Mall 다산현대프리미어캠퍼스몰 — Namyangju-si: new in the district top 20, now #11
• Play World · Ansan branch 플레이월드/안산점 — Ansan-si Sangnok-gu: new in the district top 20, now #14
• Metapolliseu Mall 메타폴리스몰 — Hwaseong-si Dongtan-gu: new in the district top 20, now #15
• Okgilgujang 옥길구장 — Bucheon-si Sosa-gu: new in the district top 20, now #17
• Hwaseong Golden Coastal Trail · 2 Section 화성황금해안길/2구간 — Hwaseong-si Manse-gu: new in the district top 20, now #20
• Myojeoksa Valley 묘적사계곡 — Namyangju-si: #78 → #15

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FAQ

What’s on in Gyeonggi this weekend?

APAP Artwork Tour (APAP 작품투어 (안양공공예술프로젝트)) (Mar 10 – Nov 30); Ssokssokdeul-i Festival (국립극장 쏙쏙들이페스티벌) (Mar 14 – Dec 26); Gombaengi Teotta (곰뱅이텄다) (Apr 4 – Nov 29) — from the Korea Tourism Organization’s festival listings. The news list below the festivals adds pop-ups and openings.

How do you pick the news items?

A web search collects reports from the last 45 days; we keep an item only if its source link opens and has a publication date, and show it with that outlet and date. We do not rank or endorse places.

How old is the visitor data?

It is the latest week the Korea Tourism Organization has published — usually about a month behind — so it shows where foreign visitors have been going, not today’s crowds.

Sources: Korea Tourism Organization festival data (TourAPI), big-data visitor counts (SK Telecom mobile data) and district destination rankings (Tmap navigation), all via data.go.kr; news items are linked to the outlet that reported them. Page rebuilt 2026-10-01.