Korea’s largest cultural heritage festival set against the magnificent royal palaces the “2024 K-Royal Culture Festival” seeks volunteers, Goong-ee Doong-ee.

The Autumn K-Royal Culture Festival offers a host of programs to immerse in Seoul’s royal palaces.
We eagerly await your participation to guide visitors to every corner of the palaces!

 

1. Festival Details

○ Name: 2024 Autumn K-Royal Culture Festival

○ Period: 5 days, October 9 (Wed) – October 13 (SUN), 2024

○ Location: Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palac, Changgyeonggung Palace

○ Host: Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service

○ Organizer: Korea Heritage Agency

 

2. Eligibility

○ At least 18 years old, Korean citizen (and foreigners that can communicate in Korean)

※ Must be responsible for their own accommodation during the period

○ Must participate in major events, such as the opening ceremony, and must be able to actively participate during the festival period

○ (Preferred) have foreign language communication skills (English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, etc.)

 

3. Recruitment Summary

○ Number of Recruitment: About 50 persons *including 10 non-Koreans quota

○ Activities: Provide support for the festival programs’ on-site operations, Plan and lead creative activities(team planning)

※ Reference: Goong-ee Doong-ee volunteers’ activities video (https://youtu.be/Tn_oBhZ8nLI)

○ Recruitment Schedule

- Recruitment announcement and application submission : Aug 9 (FRI) - Aug 29 (THU) 23:00

- Announce results of application screening : Sep 5 (THU) 17:00

- Video interview submission(online interview) : Sep 5 (THU) - Sep 8 (SUN) 23:00

- Announce final results : Sep 13 (FRI) 17:00

※ Application screen and final results announcement: available on K-Royal Culture Festival home page and via email

 

○ Activity Schedule

- Opening ceremony (required) : Sep 23 (MON) 16:00~20:00

※ opening ceremony location: Korea Press Center(124 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul)

- Plan team activities : Sep 25 (WED) - Oct 8 (TUE)

- On-site activities : Oct 9 (WED) - Oct 13 (SUN)

- End of Programs

 

4. Application

○ Online submission (Fill out Google Form application)

- Korean Application : https://forms.gle/A8gNyg41atrpQfYYA

- Foreigner Application : https://forms.gle/ZtiZ2PBdR56R147D8

※ Application also available on K-Royal Culture Festival, the Korea Heritage Service, and the Korea Heritage Agency homepages.

○ Documents for submission

- Application Screening (Round 1): Fill out and submit Google Form application

- Video Interview (Round 2): Online video evaluation (applicants that have passed Round 1 will be contacted individually for further directions)

 

5. Volunteer’s Benefits

○ Approved volunteer hours (hours depend on each person’s on-site participation)

※ Must join 1365 Volunteer Portal (https://www.1365.go.kr)

○ Volunteer certification issued (must meet certification requirement; certification issued by President of Korea Heritage Agency)

○ Activity supply kits for K-Royal Culture Festival volunteers

○ Free admission to Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, and Jongmyo Shrine during festival period (admission is non-transferable)

○ Limited transportation expense and meals provided during on-site (offline) activity period

○ Eligible to be selected and awarded Excellent Volunteer

○ Official volunteer documents can be issued for college students participating during the week

 

6. Inquiries : 2024 Autumn K-Royal Culture Festival Volunteers Team(02-3210-4635) / royalculture1@kh.or.kr