The week, in order

Offices shut, KTX sells out, roads take twice as long.

• Confirmed
  Chuseok public holidayNationwide

  Banks and independent shops close Thu-Sat.

  What is open
• Confirmed
  Five royal palaces, free entryCentral Seoul

  All five palaces and Jongmyo, free over the holiday.

  Palace hours

The week starts before anyone has a badge.

• Confirmed
  RADE Fantasy Day Trading, Chart Raiders10:00 - 11:00 · Online

  ChartRaiders.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Namsan Hike with T1gers10:00 - 13:00 · National Theater of Korea, Jung-gu

  Avalanche Team1 Korea.

  RSVP

Nine events, almost all in Gangnam. Pick a side of the river.

• Confirmed
  The Bridge Summit09:00 - 17:30 · Josun Palace, Teheran-ro, Gangnam

  Bridge34.

  RSVP
• Invite only
  Hyperliquid Seminar Korea14:00 - 17:30 · Seoul

  Invitation only.

  Apply
• Confirmed
  Crypto House Seoul 2614:00 - 17:00 · WeWork Seolleung II, Gangnam

  Avalanche Team1 Korea.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Perp-Dex Day with ReboundX16:00 - 20:00 · SJ Kunsthalle 5, Gangnam

  ReboundX.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  AI Meets the Chart, a Horizon Series event17:00 - 21:00 · Alver Coffee Gangnam

  GAEA Ventures, K1 Research.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  KBW 2026 Private Yacht Soiree, Epoch 117:00 - 21:30 · Han River, venue TBD

  Covey, Saffron, CryptosBatman.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Agentic Payments Onchain18:00 - 23:00 · near Gangnam, address on registration

  Ripple, t54, Tenity.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Global Financial Institution VIP Seminar and Dinner18:00 - 21:00 · Conrad Seoul, Yeouido

  R25 and xCrypton.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Security Night with Zircuit, Quantstamp and Common Defense19:00 - 22:00 · venue TBD

  Common Defense.

  RSVP
• Check first
  Ethereum Korea WeekConrad Seoul and Seongsu

  Not on the official KBW calendar. Check with the host.

The badge starts Wednesday. Tuesday is the day to take meetings.

• Invite only
  Upbit Institutional SummitSeoul

  Upbit and FACTBLOCK. Policymakers and institutions.

  Official page
• Confirmed
  GWDC 2026 KOREA10:00 - 19:00 · aT Center, Seocho

  Web3Labs.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  CODED@KBW15:00 - 20:00 · Google Startup Campus, Gangnam

  Optimum, Google Cloud, Four Pillars, LINE NEXT, Auros.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Han River Sunset, The Next Onchain Economy16:00 - 19:30 · venue TBD

  Featured partner event.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Crypto Compliance and Legal Roundtable16:30 - 19:30 · Yulchon, Parnas Tower, Gangnam

  Solidus Labs, Yulchon.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Seoul Index18:30 - 22:00 · People the Terrace, Cheongdam

  071labs.

  RSVP
• Confirmed
  Chimaek and Chill19:00 - 22:00 · Gangnam-daero 98-gil

  CREDIT SCEND.

  RSVP
• Invite only
  Speaker ReceptionSeoul

  Invite only.

  Official page

Two days at Walkerhill, three more conferences running against them.

• Confirmed
  KBW2026 main conferenceGrand Walkerhill Seoul, Gwangjin

  3 stages, 100+ sessions, 300+ speakers.

  Tickets
• Invite only
  Solana Summit Korea30 Sep · Yeouido

  Institutional, stablecoins, capital markets. Approved delegates free.

  Apply
• Confirmed
  SCAN 2026, Secure Crypto-Asset Network1 Oct, 15:00 - 17:00 · Walkerhill

  750+ investigators, 70+ countries, 2 BTC prize.

  Official page
• Confirmed
  Hack Seasons Conference Seoul1 Oct · Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam

  Infrastructure, AI, RWAs, stablecoins.

  RSVP

Banks shut. Flights out are priced like a holiday.

• Confirmed
  National Foundation DayNationwide

  Public holiday, the Saturday after KBW.

Six days after KBW closes, with the Grand Prix the weekend after.

• Confirmed
  TOKEN2049 SingaporeMarina Bay Sands, Singapore

  Both trips together is a fortnight: the 15-day plan.

  Tickets
• Confirmed
  Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix9-11 Oct · Marina Bay Street Circuit

  The weekend after TOKEN2049.

  Tickets