Autumn Rooftop in Seoul, Bibigo Kits on Palace Tours, Busan Awards

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Three news items from Korea: a rooftop event with travel tips from seven regions, Bibigo food kits for international tourists on palace tours, and the Vision Awards winners at the Busan International Film Festival. ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍂 Local Trip Fall Picnic: Seven Regions on One Rooftop The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization are hosting Local Trip Fall Picnic from Oct. 21 to 25. It takes place at the Regional Tourism Antenna Shop in central Seoul, with a view of the stone-wall road at Deoksu Palace. Activities run daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event presents tourism information, regional food and local products from Gyeonggi Province, Gangwon Province, South Chungcheong Province, North Gyeongsang Province, Andong, North Jeolla Province and Jeju Island. For example, there are wellness retreats and leisure destinations in Gyeonggi, festivals and nighttime attractions in South Chungcheong, and seasonal festivals in North Gyeongsang. You'll also find specialty liquor from Andong, tourism products from North Jeolla and souvenirs from Gangwon and Jeju. Local food and beverage brands offer treats made with regional ingredients, such as apple-based desserts from Mila Pla and Yeoju-inspired offerings from Soundish. There are also drinks and desserts featuring Jeju citrus and Gangwon-grown wasabi leaves. A Seoul exhibition highlights the Seoul Edition 25 attractions of the city's 25 districts and gives information about major seasonal events, including drone light shows. For hands-on fun, you can make your own landmark key rings inspired by the seven regions, sample traditional regional liquor and play a ring toss at signs pointing to possible travel destinations. You can also collect stamps at the regional booths, hunt for hidden messages and enjoy busking performances in the Live in Every Corner program. The Antenna Shop, opposite Seoul City Hall, opened in September 2025 and, according to the report, has welcomed more than 220,000 visitors this year. 👉 For you: If you're in Seoul and looking for ideas for an autumn getaway, you can drop by between Oct. 21 and 25, any day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 🔗 Source: The Korea Times https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261015/seoul-rooftop-festival-brings-7-regions-fall-flavors-travel-gems-to-city-center ━━━━━━━━━━ 🏯 Bibigo Food Kits for Palace Tour Guests CJ CheilJedang will distribute Bibigo food kits to 6,000 international tourists from October through December. They are joining guided palace tours in Seoul. The initiative is funded by the Food Safety and Mutual Growth Foundation, which CJ CheilJedang established. The tours are organized by the Korea History Interpretation Promotion Institute. They take visitors through Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung, where Korean guides introduce the country's history and culture. Each Bibigo Welcome Kit contains shelf-stable Korean snacks and convenience foods, including glutinous rice seaweed crisps, Oh My God mini yakgwa and cup tteokbokki. The packages also include information pointing to Olive Young's Central Myeong-dong Town and N Seongsu stores. According to CJ CheilJedang, some recipients showed interest in the snacks and asked their guides about the brand and where to buy it. The company plans similar initiatives with public-interest foundations affiliated with CJ Group. 🔗 Source: Korea Herald https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10903632 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🎬 Busan: "Zogsool" Sweeps the Vision Awards The Mongolian-German feature Zogsool was the big winner in the Vision Awards at this year's Busan International Film Festival. It took four prizes: the Vision of Jiseok Award, the NETPAC Award, the FIPRESCI Award and one of two Hylife Vision Awards. The film was directed by Sakhya Byamba, a former cinematographer. It was filmed on the Mongolian grasslands and portrays the chaos of the early days of the Covid pandemic. Other films also won multiple awards. Full Moon by Jeong Jihye won the CGV Award, the K-Movie Award and the Songwon Vision Audience Award for a Korean film. Selvi by India's Sailesh Rathnakumar took the other Hylife Vision Award and the Taipei Film Commission Award. Birds In The Dark by Shashank Walia won the Songwon Vision Audience Award for an Asian film. The BIFF Mecenat Awards went to Agaar by Yang Bo (China-France) and Can I Talk To You? by Yi Seungjun. A Woman Dancing On The Waves by Choi Se-Dam received a Special Mention. The Heart Of Eurasia Award went to Ria by Arvin Belarmino. According to the report, the awards ceremony for the main competition section was set for October 15. 🔗 Source: Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/10/busan-vision-award-zogsool-mongolia-selvi-full-moon-1237156643/ ━━━━━━━━━━ 💬 Have you ever visited an event or tour in Seoul where you discovered new travel destinations in Korea, and what would you recommend? 📍 More from: Seoul Metropolitan Government: https://www.instagram.com/seoulcity/ Bibigo Global: https://www.instagram.com/bibigo.global/ Busan International Film Festival: https://www.instagram.com/busanfilmfest/ 📲 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lebeninkorea_en/ 📸 Photos: MakoMakt, Konrad Ziemlewski, Marek Piwnicki, Marissa Lewis (Unsplash); Cultural Heritage Administration, 부산광역시 (KOGL Type 1)