{
  "id": 3179103,
  "title": "Seoul's bridge festival returns for eight Sundays of autumn fun",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/seouls-bridge-festival-returns-for-eight-sundays-of-autumn-fun-3179103",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T03:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20260825/seouls-bridge-festival-returns-for-eight-sundays-of-autumn-fun"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul's popular pedestrian festival, the Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival, will return for eight Sundays this fall. The city government announced that the event will take place every Sunday from September 6 to October 25, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Jamsugyo Bridge and the surrounding Banpo Hangang Park. Since its inception in 2022, the festival has attracted approximately 6.47 million visitors, with 1.17 million attending during the first half of this year.\n\nSeptember's festival will focus on play and participation, kicking off with a water gun battle on September 6. The battle will accommodate 800 participants over two sessions. Throughout the month, the festival will offer performances and activities organized by university clubs, a sports day featuring games like tug of war, and traditional performances from various countries, including Korea, Argentina, Bulgaria, Russia, Panama, and Kazakhstan on September 27.",
  "summary": "For eight Sundays this fall, Seoul will trade traffic for food trucks, traditional performances and illuminated nights on Jamsugyo Bridge as its popular pedestrian festival returns. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that the 2026 Car-Free Jamsugyo Bridge Festival will run every Sunday from Sept. 6 through Oct. 25, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Jamsugyo Bridge and nearby Banpo Hangang…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul invites 500 dog families to walk the Han River at autumn festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/seoul-invites-500-dog-families-to-walk-the-han-river-at-autumn",
        "published": "2026-08-25T03:32:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}