Korea’s largest cultural heritage festival set against the magnificent royal palaces —

the “2025 K-Royal Culture Festival” seeks volunteers, Goong-ee Doong-ee.

The Fall 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: 2025 Fall K-Royal Culture Festival

○ Period: 5 days, Oct 8 (WED) – Oct 12 (SUN), 2025

○ Location: Four Major Palaces of Seoul (Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace,

                              Deoksugung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine

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

○ Organizer: Korea Heritage Agency

 

2. Eligibility

○ For South Korean citizens born before 2006 or Korean-speaking foreigners

※ 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

Aug 7 (THU) - 20 (WED) 23:00	▶	Aug 27 (WED) 17:00	▶	AUG 28 (THU) - 31 (SUN) 23:00	▶	SEP 5 (FRI) 17:00
Recruitment announcement and application submission		Announce results of application screening		Video interview submission (online interview)		Announce final results

○ Activity Schedule

SEP 10 (WED) 16:00~20:00	▶	SEP 10 (WED)-OCT 7 (TUE)	▶	SEP 25 (THU)-SEP 28 (SUN) OCT 8(WED)-OCT 12(SUN)	▶	End of Programs
Opening ceremony (required)		Plan team activities		On-site activities

 

4. Application

○ Online submission (Fill out Google Form application)

- Korean Application : CLICK 

- Foreigner Application : CLICK 

※ 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. Evaluation Criteria

A. Application evaluation for Korean applicants

- Application Evaluation Criteria *candidate pool is double the final selection in the order of high scorers

Evaluation Criteria		Details	Score
Qualitative	Motivation and activity plans	- Interest and enthusiasm toward the festival (15 points) - Level of understanding toward the festival and Goong-ee Doong-ee (15 points) - Sincerity of application content (10 points)	40 points
	Capabilities	- Ability to explain or have background in history, traditional culture, etc. (15 points) - Foreign language communication skills (15 points)	30 points
Quantitative	Attendance	- Number of days available for on-site participation · 10-6 days (20 points) / 5-3 days (10 points) / 2-1 day (0 points)	20 points
	Past festival experiences	- Similar experience at festival or programs hosted by another organization (10 points)	10 point
Total			100 points

- Video Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria	Details	Score
General	- Clear delivery of motivation for application and activity plans (15 points) - Interest in the festival (15 points)	30 points
Score by Prompt	- (Prompt 1) suitability of personal ability and festival activities - (Prompt 2) performance of related experiences and its relevance to the festival - (Prompt 3) originality and thoroughness of suggested activity plan	40 points
Miscellaneous	- Candidate’s eagerness to participate (15 points) - Communication skills, including the structure and delivery of presentation content (15 points)	30 points
Total		100 points

 

B. Application Evaluation for Non-Korean Applicants

- Application Evaluation Criteria *candidate pool is double the final selection in the order of high scorers

Evaluation Criteria		Details	Score
Qualitative	Motivation and activity plans	- Interest and enthusiasm toward the festival (20 points) - Level of understanding toward the festival and Goong-ee Doong-ee (20 points) - Sincerity of application content (10 point)	50 points
Quantitative	Attendance	- Number of days available for on-site participation · 10-6 days (50 points) / 5-3 days (30 points) / 2-1 day (0 points)	50 points
Total			100 points

- Video Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria	Details	Score
General	- Clear delivery of motivation for application and activity plans (25 points) - Interest in the festival (25 points) - Suitability of personal ability and festival activities (20 points)	70 points
Miscellaneous	- Candidate’s eagerness to participate (15 points) - Communication skills, including the structure and delivery of presentation content (15 points)	30 points
Total		100 points

6. 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, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, 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

 

7. Inquiries

○ 2025 Fall K-Royal Culture Festival Volunteers Team (02-3011-7726) / royalculture1@kh.or.kr