[Autumn Festival in Korea] Seoul Silver Grass Festival (서울억새축제) at Haneul Park

Silver Grass at Haneul Park

Silver Grass Festival is the festival that represents Autumn. One of the famous Silver Grass Festival (also known as Seoul Eulalia Festival) is held in Haneul Park every year during Autumn. Haneul Park is filled with silver grass (eulalia) from end of September to October and it is always full of people visiting this beautiful scenery.

Seoul Silver Grass Festival

This year, Seoul Silver Grass Festival is happening from 13 Oct - 19 Oct, from 10:00 ~ 22:00. On normal days, Haneul Park is only opened during day time. However, during the festival, Haneul Park is opened at night too!

The crowd at Seoul Silver Grass Festival

Stairs going up to Haneul Park

To get to Haneul Park, you can take the Seoul Subway Line 6 to World Cup Stadium. It is also near to Digital Media City Station (Airport Railroad Line & Gyeongui Jungang Line). If you get off at World Cup Stadium, you just walk for 20 minutes and you will be able to see the stairs that lead to Haneul Park.

View of World Cup Stadium

There are 558 steps at the staircase. Each steps you take, you can see the number that is written on it. It is fun to count how many steps you have taken instead of making you feel tired and bored.

Take the tram to Haneul Park

If you want to go to Haneul Park in a more comfortable way, you can take the tram that costs KRW2,000 (one way), KRW3,000 (return). This tram is available from 09:00 ~ 20:00, and it operates every 3 mins.

Silver grass at Haneul Park

Beautiful Scenery from Haneul Park Observatory

Every year, many people will come to Haneul Park to take photos with the silver grass. Especially during the Silver Grass Festival, please expect big crowd and try to come here earlier to avoid the crowd.

Haneul Park

Haneul Park observatory

Haneul Park observatory

Seoul Silver Grass Festival

During the festival, you can visit Haneul Park at night. Don't forget that this year's Seoul Silver Grass Festival is happening until 19 October 2017 only! You can still come here after the festival to take photos of the silver grass but please keep in mind that you can only stay at this park until sunset. So, please make an early visit to Haneul Park!

< Information about Seoul Silver Grass Festival >

Period: 2017.10.13 (Fri) - 2017.10.19 (Thurs)
Opening hours: 10:00 ~ 22:00
Venue: Haneul Park
Website: http://parks.seoul.go.kr/template/sub/worldcuppark.do (Korean only)