Seoraksan National Park hosts bookshop on 24 October

Seoraksan National Park is hosting Seoraksan Bookshop in Sokcho on 24 and 25 October 2026, with reading spaces, workshops and live sessions at the national park visitor centre. The event forms part of a wider autumn programme in Seorak-dong, where the 2026 Seorak Autumn Foliage Festival is also taking place.

Seoraksan Bookshop brings reading into the park

Seoraksan Bookshop runs at the Seoraksan National Park visitor centre from 1pm to 5pm on both 24 and 25 October 2026. The Sokcho Cultural Tourism Foundation arranged the programme with the Seoraksan National Park Office, Sokcho Education and Culture Centre, Sokcho Education Library and local reading groups.

The organisers are setting up book carts and outdoor reading picnic spaces for children and families. A local authors’ book-sharing session will present works by writers from the area, while a section on carbon-neutral practice will focus on books about nature and the environment. The programme also includes pressed-flower bookmarks, nature-print handkerchiefs and activities using Seoraksan scenery as a theme.

A picture-book author discussion is scheduled for 2pm on 24 October 2026. The following day, the park office will join a forest concert at 2pm. Both days include a 3pm autumn reading session, when residents and children can share poems and passages from books. Most activities allow participation on site, while some craft sessions are limited by available places.

Autumn programme links the visitor centre with the mountain

The bookshop is part of two public events announced for Seorak-dong by Sokcho. The 2026 Seorak Autumn Foliage Festival is held at the C district car park on 24 and 25 October, while the bookshop occupies the national park visitor centre during the same weekend. This places a literary programme beside the access point for visitors exploring the mountain.

The wider festival is hosted by Sokcho and organised with the Seorak Hwache Village Management Social Cooperative. Its programme includes performances, activities and a guided Pigol walking tour with local interpretation. The tour follows a route of about 2 km and is offered in five sessions across the two days, according to Yonhap’s event report.

The connection between the two venues is practical rather than symbolic. Visitors can pair the festival’s outdoor programme with reading, crafts or the forest concert without treating the bookshop as a separate city event. The weekend therefore offers a dated activity at the park itself, while the surrounding festival uses Seorak-dong as its base.

Seoraksan’s protected mountain setting

Seoraksan National Park spans Sokcho and the neighbouring counties of Inje, Goseong and Yangyang in Gangwon Province. Seoraksan Mountain reaches 1,708 metres above sea level, and Daecheongbong is the highest of roughly 30 peaks in the park.

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism says the mountain became the country’s fifth national park in 1970 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1982. The eastern area around Sokcho includes the park information centre and access to the cable car, which reaches Gwongeumseong Fortress at 800 metres, according to the ministry’s Seoraksan and Sokcho guide.

That setting gives the October programme a clear local focus. The bookshop’s nature section, craft activities and forest concert are tied to the same landscape that defines the park’s protected status and autumn visitor season.

Visiting Seoraksan National Park: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Seoraksan Bookshop is scheduled for 24 and 25 October 2026 from 1pm to 5pm at the Seoraksan National Park visitor centre.
• The bookshop is separate from the foliage festival at the Seorak-dong C district car park; vehicles are directed to the B district car park for the wider programme.
• Sokcho is the main city named for the park’s eastern area, which also includes the visitor centre and access towards Gwongeumseong Fortress.
• The terrain is mountainous, with Daecheongbong rising to 1,708 metres and the cable car reaching Gwongeumseong Fortress at 800 metres.
• South Korea uses Korean as its official language and the won as its national currency.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Seoraksan National Park

When does Seoraksan Bookshop take place at Seoraksan National Park?

The programme runs on 24 and 25 October 2026 from 1pm to 5pm at the national park visitor centre.

What is planned at Seoraksan Bookshop?

The programme includes reading spaces, a local authors’ book-sharing session, nature-themed crafts, a picture-book author discussion and a forest concert.

Where is Seoraksan National Park and how do you get there?

The park’s eastern area is in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, and the wider autumn festival directs vehicles to the Seorak-dong B district car park.