{
  "id": 7967482,
  "title": "Seoul Hanok Week returns with record lineup of tours and craft workshops",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T06:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260917/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft-workshops"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul Hanok Week is set to return this October with an expanded lineup of tours and craft workshops, offering international visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the capital's rich heritage. The fourth edition of the event, which will run from October 2nd to 11th, will feature 82 programs across the historic neighborhoods of Bukchon and Seochon. This year's festival marks a significant increase from last year, when it attracted around 74,000 visitors and showcased 66 programs.\n\nAmong the highlights of this year's Hanok Week is \"Beyond the Gate, Hanok,\" an open-house program celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Seoul Exemplary Hanok program. The festival will offer 17 exhibitions, 15 neighborhood walking tours, 29 hands-on craft workshops, nine live performances, and 12 special events. Attendees can expect to explore the elegant curved tile roofs and serene courtyards of traditional Korean homes, experiencing them as dynamic cultural stages rather than static symbols of the city's past.",
  "summary": "For generations, the elegant curved tile roofs and serene courtyards of \"hanok\" — Korea’s traditional vernacular housing — have served as living symbols of the capital’s heritage. Seoul is inviting international travelers to step past the threshold of these historic homes and experience them as dynamic cultural stages. City officials said Thursday that Seoul Hanok Week will return this October…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul Hanok Week returns October 2-11 with expanded lineup",
    "82 programs across Bukchon and Seochon historic neighborhoods",
    "Highlights include 17 exhibitions, 12 special events"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This year's Seoul Hanok Week offers an unprecedented level of cultural immersion for international visitors, solidifying its position as a premier event showcasing the city's rich heritage and traditional Korean lifestyle.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul Hanok Week returns with record lineup of tours and craft workshops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/seoul-hanok-week-returns-with-record-lineup-of-tours-and-craft-7969675",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:52:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}