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With warm weather and a steadily increasing number of people spending time at outdoor public facilities, there is increasing interest in open-air activities.

What's best about the season, however, is that many of these events are available free of charge.

The Seoul City Hall Plaza - in the summer a grassy field, in the winter an ice skating rink - has come over the years to be at the forefront of many of Seoul's cultural activities. From May 16 through Oct. 10 of this year, there will be a permanent stage on the plaza offering performances free of charge every evening at 7:30 p.m. for an hour and a half.

Performances will display dances such as ballet, tango, jazz and salsa as well as music performances in genres such as hip hop and rock. The specific calendar of events is available at www.caps.or.kr. But as the site is only available in Korean, you can call the Seoul Global Center at 1688-0120 for more information.

If you're not satisfied with staying in one place, how about joining a free tour group?

The Gangnam District Office offers a free city tour bus for expats that runs every Tuesday and Friday from COEX. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. the course travels from a set of royal tombs to "E-Government, Gallery in Aisle," to a taekwondo performance and experience and then finally Bongeun Temple, before returning to COEX at 12:30.

From 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. is another tour bus, traveling from COEX to the Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation to watch a performance, then to Rodeo Drive in Apgujeong, and to the Kimchi Museum back at COEX. This tour usually costs 10,000 won, but is currently being offered free of charge. For more information and to reserve a place, call (02) 318-0345.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/07/22/200907220050.asp

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