The Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office (Chief Choi Jae-hyeok) of the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office announced that Gyeongbokgung Palace will be opened at night (7:00 PM ？ 9:30 PM) from September 1 through November 6 (for 52 days).

The last visitor should arrive at the ticket office by 8:30 PM).

The annual night opening of Gyeongbokgung Palace is so popular that admission tickets are sold out before you know it. The annual night opening is available during the spring and autumn season, and during this second half of the year, visitors are welcome to enjoy the crisp atmosphere of autumn night at the palace.

To pay a night visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace during the event period, you have to make a reservation in advance through the website (https://ticket.11st.co.kr/) or buy onsite ticket at the entrance on the very day. Non-Koreansmay purchase an admission ticket at the manned ticket office at Gwanghwamun on the day of visit. You can make a reservation from 10:00 AM on Monday, August 25 for the first period (Sep. 1 ？ 30) or from 10:00 AM on Friday, September 23 for the second period (Oct. 1 ？ Nov. 6). Reservation can be made at least one day before the day of visitif there is a remaining ticket. You may get a refund for a reserved ticket when you cancel by 5:00 PM on the day before the date of the scheduled visit

Those exempted from paying the admission fee: persons of national merit and their spouses; a person with severe disability and a person accompanying him/her; a person with minor disability; a holder of a certificate as a bereaved family member of persons of national merit; children under the age of 6; seniors aged 65 years or older; a hanbok wearer. Those stated here can enter the palace at Heungyemun Gate by simply presenting their ID without reservation or ticket.

Those accompanying a child below 6 years must make a reservation or buy onsite tickets.

We sincerely hope that visitors have a pleasant night at Gyeongbokgung Palace, which is one of the country’s leading cultural heritage. For more details about the event, please visit the homepage of the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office. We at the Gyeongbokgung Palace Management Office of the CHA will continue striving to provide more opportunities for people to have a good time at olden-day palaces.