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Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeondeunghoe)
UNESCO intangible heritage
The lantern parade before the Buddha’s Birthday, along Jongno, inscribed by UNESCO as intangible heritage.
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- Spring
- Address
- Jongno, Seoul
- Nearest metro
- Jonggak
450 m · 5 min walk
More distances
About Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeondeunghoe)
Yeondeunghoe, the lantern-lighting festival of Korea, is on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity; its parade passes along Jongno before the Buddha’s Birthday.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeondeunghoe) before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeondeunghoe), as the crow flies.
- Four Seasons Hotel Seoul750 m9 min walk
- Lotte Hotel Seoul1.0 km12 min walk
- Le Méridien Seoul Myeongdong1.3 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Lotus Lantern Festival (Yeondeunghoe) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- JonggakLine 1450 m5 min walk
- AngukLine 3500 m6 min walk
- GwanghwamunLine 5550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Gyeongbokgung800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Bukchon1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Changdeokgung1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The DDP2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 17 min
- N Seoul Tower2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 17 min
- COEX9.6 kmCar or taxi 40 min
- Lotte World Tower13 kmCar or taxi 50 min
Main railway stations
- Seoul Station2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Yongsan Station5.2 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Suseo Station (SRT)14 kmCar or taxi 55 min
Location
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