Unsan Pyolshin Festival (February to March) is held near Puyo. The festival is a series of religious rituals, originally staged every three years but now an annual event, held in memory of the soldiers who died attempting to save the Paekche Kingdom, which fell in 660AD. Shamanic rites are performed to bless the soldiers' souls and the priestesses, known as mudang, go into trances and appear to take on the voice and manners of the deceased in ceremonies known as kut.

Sokchonje: (March and September) Confucian shrines and Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul hold this event. Hear traditional court orchestras and watch costumed rituals.

Royal Guard Changing Ceremony: (March to December) is held at the Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul from Tue-Sun every 30 minutes, 10am-1pm. Visitors can experience a re-enactment of Korean military tradition - the changing of the Royal Guards here. This ceremony has been re-enacted since 1996. In traditional costumes, the sentries change the guard at the main gates of Gyeongbokgung, Deoksugung and Changdeokgung Palaces in central Seoul. Palace gate guardsmen end their sentry duty, present arms and parade. The ceremony has become something of a tourist trap, but worth it.