{
  "id": 7933897,
  "title": "Seoul Street Arts Festival to turn Han River, Seoul Forest into open-air stages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-street-arts-festival-to-turn-han-river-seoul-forest-into-open-7933897",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260917/seoul-street-arts-festival-to-turn-han-river-seoul-forest-into-open-air-stages"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Seoul Street Arts Festival 2026 is set to transform the Han River and Seoul Forest into vibrant outdoor performance venues over the weekend. Roughly 20 artistic works will be showcased in 62 separate presentations, featuring productions from France, Lithuania, Chile, Slovenia, and Brazil. The festival, orchestrated by the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, diverges from traditional performance settings, encouraging patrons to discover art while strolling along the Han River or transitioning between Ttukseom and Seoul Forest.\n\nA new initiative called Artrekking provides four curated routes that synthesize performances and interactive activities, catering to both family outings and individual exploration. Participants can choose between full or half-day courses. Travel between performance sites can be achieved via traditional means like walking, Ttareungi public bicycles, or Han River buses. Collectors can accumulate stamps at six designated locations to complete a festival postcard.\n\nAmong the highlights is a grand parade showcasing an eight-meter tall red giraffe puppet, alongside circus acts incorporating Chinese pole, tightrope walking, and juggling routines.",
  "summary": "Seoul Street Arts Festival 2026 will bring giant puppets, circus acts and other performances to Ttukseom Hangang Park and Seoul Forest this weekend, turning familiar walking and cycling routes into an open-air stage. The festival runs Saturday and Sunday, with 20 works presented 62 times, including productions from France, Lithuania, Chile, Slovenia and Brazil. Organized by the Seoul Foundation…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Street Arts Festival to turn Han River, Seoul Forest into open-air stages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-street-arts-festival-to-turn-han-river-seoul-forest-into-open",
        "published": "2026-09-17T02:52:03.000Z"
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  "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."
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