Seoul Silver Grass Festival 2026: Dates Oct 17-23, Free Entry, How to Get There

Bottom line: The 25th Seoul Silver Grass Festival runs daily from 10am to 9pm, October 17 (Sat) through October 23 (Fri), at Haneul Park inside World Cup Park in Mapo-gu. Admission is free. Take Seoul Subway Line 6 to World Cup Stadium Station, exit 1 or 2, walk to the park entrance (Nanji parking lot), then climb the gentle slope or the 'Sky Stairs' up to the hilltop park — wear shoes you can walk in.

If you didn't know: The stretch from the entrance to the hilltop isn't flat — it's roughly 1.4km of uphill walking in total. It's about a 20-minute walk from the subway exit to the park entrance, and then more uphill climbing to reach the top, so showing up in heels or sandals makes the walk far harder than expected. The festival also only runs for 7 days, through October 23 — miss the window and the silver grass won't look like this again until next year.

At the top of Haneul Park, silver-grass stalks sway like a pale sea under the autumn sun — a striking scene made more so once you learn the hill used to be a landfill. Wooden boardwalks wind along the ridge, grass stalks rustling underfoot, and every gust sends the silvery seed heads leaning in one direction like a wave. Near sunset, the golden light and the silver grass together draw crowds of photographers. A paid shuttle cart runs for anyone who can't manage the climb, but it isn't free, so if you have the time and legs for it, walking up slowly is the better way to see it.

Journey stage: ② First hour · Verified 2026-10-18 · Source Seoul Metropolitan Government