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Myeongdong, Seoul, at night on 21 August 2024 — shoppers walking past lit shopfronts and street-food carts on the main shopping street
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KOREA'S NATIONAL SALE: **18 DAYS.**. 29 Oct – 15 Nov 2026. What a visitor can actually use.
Geunjeongjeon throne hall at Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, with visitors (some in hanbok) on the stone courtyard steps, September 2014
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THE PALACES GO **FREE.**. Planned for 2026, sites not yet announced. In 2025: all four palaces and Jongmyo, **no booking**.
Changgyeonggung Palace, Seoul — the Myeongjeongjeon hall seen through the open red wooden Hyehwamun gate, June 2024
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FREE DOESN'T MEAN **OPEN.**. Closure days still apply: **Mon 2 & 9 Nov** Changdeok, Deoksu, Changgyeong. **Tue 3 & 10 Nov** Gyeongbok, Jongmyo.
The duty-free shopping area in the boarding lobby of Incheon International Airport, travellers with luggage trolleys walking past the shops (2006)
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DUTY-FREE: UP TO **50% OFF.**. 2026 plan (3 Jul): **26 stores, up to 50%.**
Gwangjang Market, Seoul, September 2022 — a crowded covered aisle of food stalls under strings of national flags, Korean shop signs on both sides
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NOT EVERY DEAL IS **FOR YOU.**. Lodging coupons: Korean nationals, not Seoul. Onnuri 10%: a resident app.
Deoksugung Palace, Seoul, seen from above on 4 November 2017 — yellow ginkgo and red maples around the palace halls, office towers behind
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WEDNESDAYS ARE FREE **ANYWAY.**. 4 & 11 Nov: Deoksugung, Changdeok, Changgyeong, Jongmyo — festival or not. Hanbok: free any open day.
Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, September 2022 — a red-pillared gate building and stone wall on a sunny forecourt with a few visitors
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KEEP THESE **DATES.**. Full guide → **epickor.com**

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KOREA SALE GUIDE · 코리아 그랜드 페스티벌

KOREA'S NATIONAL SALE: 18 DAYS.

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