To make the most of June, you need to prepare for the temperatures that are slowly rising. If you’re planning to go out after the long May bank holiday, Memorial Day and Election Day, take note. From festivals to beat the early summer heat to art, fashion, and other culture-loving exhibitions. Here’s where to go in June.
1. Seoul International Book Fair
One of the most popular fairs at COEX, with endless lines to get in every year. The Seoul International Book Fair is back this year. The theme of the Seoul International Book Fair 2025 is “The Last Resort” (The Last Resort). For more information, including a list of exhibitors, visit their website.
📍 COEX Hall A&B1 (Naver Map)
🗓️ June 18 (Wed) – June 22 (Sun)
2. World DJ Festival
World DJ Festival is the symbol of EDM festivals. World DJ Festival 2025 boasts a stellar lineup, including star DJ Anima and legendary Allen Walker, who headlined the last year-end show at the Las Vegas Sphere. If you forgot to buy tickets, it’s not too late to snag one of the last remaining tickets.
📍 Gwacheon Seoulland (Naver Map)
🗓️ June 14 (Sat) ~ June 15 (Sun)
3. Car-free Submarine Bridge Tuk Tuk Tuk Festival
The Han River Submerged Bridge Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Festival is back. From a parade to food trucks, a flea market, a silent DJ party, and more, there are plenty of programs. It takes place every Sunday from 1pm to 9pm until June 22nd. Check out the full program here.
📍 Diving Bridge and Banpohan River Park (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ June 22 (Sun)
4. Alex Quito Photo Exhibition
From Yoshigo, who loves the blue Mediterranean Sea, to Kyungjun Lee, who captures the light of New York. Since then, GroundCiso’s photography exhibitions have become the ones to look forward to. This time, the discerning Groundsiso is introducing a new artist, Alex Kito. A gentle guide that suggests that it may be up to our hearts to recognize and hold on to the small moments of life, you can reserve tickets for Alex Quito’s exhibition here. Groundsiso East, where Alex Quito is exhibiting, is also hosting Jonathan Bertin. Don’t miss out on the extra discount for combined tickets to both shows at Fever.
📍 Groundsiso East (Naver Map)
🗓️ May 23 (Fri) – September 28 (Sun)
5. Surrealism and Modern Korean Art
If you think Salvador Dali, René Magritte, and Surrealist art are only in the West, you’re wrong. ‘Surrealism and Korean Modern Art’ introduces surrealist artists and works that have been little known in Korean art history. The exhibition examines how surrealism developed in Korea from the perspective of cultural translation and highlights the various aspects of Korean surrealism that have historical and aesthetic differences from Western and Japanese surrealism. It is on view through July 6 at the Deoksugung Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.
📍 Deoksugung Palace, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Naver map)
🗓️ ~ July 6 (Sun)
6. Ron Muik Solo Exhibition
Ron Muik’s solo exhibition is the most popular exhibition at the moment at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul. The exhibition talks about human existence, life and death. It is the first solo exhibition in Asia of hyperrealist sculptor Ron Muik, who is known for his large skeleton pile sculptures and elaborate portraits.
📍 National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ July 13 (Sun)
7. Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams
Christian Dior’s couture and artwork are on display at the DDP in a three-dimensional exhibition. You don’t have to be able to afford it to enjoy luxury. ‘Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams” will showcase the iconic images of the House of Christian Dior, such as the New Look and Lady Dior, as well as the craftsmanship of the House that has been practiced for over 75 years.
📍 Dongdaemun Design Plaza (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ July 13 (Sun)
8. Pierre Huyghe: Liminal.
Alongside the Ron Muik exhibition, the beloved Pierre Huygues exhibition is also on display at LIUM. It is the first solo exhibition in Asia of the French artist who explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, human and non-human. It will be open until early July, so if you’re interested, be diligent.
📍 Rium Museum of Art (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ July 6 (Sun)
9. Tom Sachs Exhibition
Popular space-loving artist Tom Sachs returns to Seoul with ‘Hyundai Card Culture Project 29 Tom Sachs Exhibition’, a large-scale solo exhibition of Sachs’s representative work ‘Space Program’. It consists of more than 200 large-scale installations and sculptures that reimagine the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) space exploration plans.
📍 Dongdaemun Design Plaza (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ September 7 (Sun)
10. Marc Chagall Special Exhibition: Beyond Time
If you’ve ever wondered how Chagall earned his regal nickname of the Poet of Color, this is your chance to find out. The Marc Chagall Special Exhibition is an exhibition that combines Chagall’s original paintings and media art, and seven unpublished original paintings will be on view for the first time in the world.
📍 Hangaram Museum of Art (Naver Map)
🗓️ May 23 (Fri) ~ September 21 (Sun)
11. Bam Bam Festa Busan, South Korea
If you want to get out of Seoul for a weekend getaway, head to Busan. On Saturday, June 14, the 2025 Korea Bam Bam Festa will be held at Haeundae Beach. There will be a candlelight concert by the sea, a K-night picnic zone, Haeundae Silent Party, Starbadaebusan Rose Night Yoga, and more. More informationcan be found here.
📍 Haeundae Beach Area (Naver Map)
🗓️ June 14 (Sat)
12. Kotori Kawashima Solo Exhibition: Saran Ran
The Seoul Museum of Art in Seokpajeong is hosting a solo exhibition by Japanese photographer Kotori Kawashima, who captures the beauty in small and insignificant things. Pick a nice day to stroll around Buam-dong and take in the beautiful images here, and you’ll have enough energy to last for days.
📍 Seokpajeong Seoul Museum of Art (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ October 12 (Sun)
13. The Masters of New York
Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Even if you’re not interested in art, you’ve probably seen their works at least once, but the exhibition of New York’s abstract expressionist masters, “Masters of New York: Friends of Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko” is on view at the Nowon Art Museum.
📍 Nowon Art Museum (Naver Map)
🗓️ ~ July 12 (Sun)