Visiting with children
Nursing rooms, pushchair hire and age limits for visiting with young children.
Families
Seoul
ParkingNational Theater of KoreaNational Theater of Korea, Haeoreum Theater: parking rates, 50% discounts, pre-payment kiosks, cloakroom and shuttle bus (as of September 2026)The National Theater of Korea's garage holds 583 cars, runs 05:00–23:00. Audience members pay 5,000 won for under 5 hours by scanning the ticket barcode (10,000 won daily cap); compact, disabled, national-merit, low-emission, multi-child and veterans' vehicles get 50% off if they leave before 23:00. The Haeoreum Theater cloakroom in the 1st-floor lobby is free from an hour before curtain to 10 minutes after, and a free shuttle runs from Dongguk Univ. Station Exit 6.
ParkingSejong Center for the Performing ArtsSejong Center Grand Theater: are the 2nd and 3rd floor seats really worse than the 1st? Seat counts and sightline photos for all 20 zones (checked September 2026)The 2nd floor of 세종대극장 (Sejong Grand Theater) is close to the 1st floor seen from further back, while every 3rd-floor zone looks down on the stage, so for the same budget the upper-floor centre (2nd floor D, 3rd floor D and E) beats the 1st-floor sides A and E. The official plan gives 1,030, 964 and 1,028 seats by floor; the zone counts match the 1st and 2nd floors exactly and leave the 3rd floor 40 short.
ParkingSeoul Arts CenterSeoul Arts Center Concert Hall seat views: floors 1 to 3, the boxes and the choir seats compared, plus the 6,000 won parking rate (checked September 2026)The 2,505 seats of the 예술의전당 콘서트홀 (Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall) split into 1,508 on floor 1 (including 274 choir seats behind the stage), 568 on floor 2 and 429 on floor 3. For a head-on view take floor 1 block C, for the whole orchestra layout floor 2 block C, and for value and a full view of the hall floor 3 block D. Concert-goers park for a flat 6,000 won for five hours (9,000 won at weekends and holidays), the first 30 minutes are free, and lockers cost 1,000 won.
Parking소월아트홀 (성동문화회관)Sowol Art Hall seat views, parking rates and the 3rd-floor cloakroom: 520 seats by the official plan (checked September 2026)소월아트홀 (Sowol Art Hall) in Seongdong-gu, Seoul seats 520 by the operator's own count, including 6 wheelchair spaces, in front sections of 90 and 80 seats and rear sections of 172 each; the best sightlines are front centre and the rear seats beside the central aisle. Parking is free for 30 minutes, then 1,000 won to the hour and 500 won per 10 minutes, half price with a ticket, and the 3rd-floor cloakroom opens an hour before each show.
Parking티켓링크 1975 씨어터(구.능동 어린이회관)Ticketlink 1975 Theater: seat views, parking discounts and lockersTicketlink 1975 Theater (티켓링크 1975 씨어터) in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul seats 1,010 on a single raked tier with no balcony, so structurally obstructed views are rare and the centre block B is the safest choice. The ticket-holder parking rate — 4,000 won for 4 hours, 6,000 for 6 — is issued only at the settlement desk inside the theatre, and a fee already paid at the exit machine cannot be refunded.
Parking강동아트센터Gangdong Arts Center: seat views and parking, hall by hall (checked September 2026)Hangang seats 850 with only 18m from the stage edge to the back wall, so even row 19 sees the whole stage, and the balcony's front-facing seating is just five rows deep. Dream seats 232, and its last row is 10, not the 9 usually quoted. Parking is 3,000 won for five hours with a ticket, card or Samsung Pay only.
Families at a glance, venue by venue
- 3.15아트센터경상남도 창원시 마산회원구 삼호로 135 (양덕동)
Children under 8 are not admitted as a rule, but those from 3 years old up to primary-school age can be left in the children's playroom on presentation of a performance ticket.
- Busan Cultural Center부산광역시 남구 유엔평화로76번길 1 (대연동)
The children's playroom on the Grand Theater's third floor is free for ages 3 to 7 before school age, open from an hour before curtain until just before the show ends.
- Daejeon Arts Center대전광역시 서구 둔산대로 135 (만년동)
Children below primary-school age cannot enter the auditorium, but from 36 months they can use the free supervised playroom (capacity 40) on presentation of a performance ticket.
- EXCO대구광역시 북구 엑스코로 10 (산격동) 대구전시컨벤션센터
The family nursing room and first aid room are by the Hall 1A entrance on West Wing level 1, and the East Wing nursing room is beside the Hall 6 entrance; all open 09:00-18:00.
- Gyeonggi Arts Center경기도 수원시 팔달구 효원로307번길 20 (인계동) 경기도문화의전당
Free childcare rooms sit by gate 2 in the Grand Theater and gate 1 in the Small Theater, open from 10 minutes before curtain for ticket holders aged 3 to 7 — but they hold only about 15 and 10.
- HD아트센터(구 현대예술관)울산광역시 동구 명덕로 10 (서부동)
The main hall is on level 2 of building B and the small hall on basement level 1 of building A, which it shares with Cinema 1 and 2, while the art museum and cafe sit beside the lobby on level 1 — easy to combine either side of a performance.
- National Theater of Korea서울특별시 중구 장충단로 59 (장충동2가)
There is a nursing room in the Haeoreum 1st-floor lobby, and the Raonnuri children's playroom on level L is a free, teacher-staffed space from 30 minutes before curtain until the end (02-2280-4213).
- Sejong Center for the Performing Arts서울특별시 종로구 세종대로 175 (세종로)
The free 'Larva Kids' childcare room for children from 24 months to pre-school age is inside the 2nd-floor business lounge, from 30 minutes before the show until 10 minutes after (closed Mondays, same-day ticket holders only).
- Seongnam Arts Center경기도 성남시 분당구 성남대로 808 (야탑동)
The childcare room opposite the Opera House box office looks after the children of that day's audience, aged 3 to 7, free of charge. It takes 15 children, must be booked ahead on 031-783-8288, and opens an hour before curtain until 30 minutes after the performance ends.
- Seoul Arts Center서울특별시 서초구 남부순환로 2406 (서초동)
The nursing room at Vitamin Station opens 10:00 to 19:00 (closed Mondays), and the 1101 Children's Lounge (+82-2-580-1101) is in the same building.
- 강동아트센터서울특별시 강동구 동남로 870 (상일동)
The children's playroom on the second floor of the main theatre runs from 30 minutes before curtain until the end, but only for Hangang productions rated 8 and over; it takes about eight pre-school children aged 36 months to 7 years, and guardians cannot go in with them.
- 강릉아트센터 (구. 강릉문화예술관)강원도 강릉시 종합운동장길 84 (교동)
The family room on the third floor of Saimdang Hall opens 30 minutes before the performance and needs an accompanying adult and a ticket; there is also a nursing room on level 2.
- 경주예술의전당경상북도 경주시 알천북로 1 (황성동)
The nursing room is on level 2 outside Hwarang Hall gate 203, changing tables are in the level 1 women's toilets and the nursing room, and booster cushions for small children are lent at the Hwarang Hall auditorium entrance on the day.
- 고양어울림누리경기도 고양시 덕양구 어울림로 33 (성사동)
A children's room on the first floor takes ticket-holders' children aged 36 months to seven free of charge, from 30 minutes before curtain until the show ends; first-come, and you need the ticket and ID.
- 국립과천과학관경기도 과천시 상하벌로 110 (과천동)
The Toddler Hall takes 120 per session with a four-person cap per account, the 11:00 and 13:00 sessions are the longest at 80 minutes, and under-7s enter the permanent exhibition free.
- 국립대구과학관대구광역시 달성군 유가읍 테크노대로6길 20
Planetarium sessions carry different age ratings. With a young child pick the 11:30 or 15:30 screening, both rated ★, and note that pushchairs are not allowed inside the dome.
- 낙동아트센터부산광역시 강서구 명지국제1로 141 (명지동)
A nursing room with a sink and changing table is open at all times beside the Ensemble Theatre on the first floor, but the official FAQ limits performances to elementary-school age and up, and entry is refused if age cannot be evidenced even with a guardian.
- 논산아트센터(구. 논산문화예술회관)충청남도 논산시 시민로 270 (내동)
The etiquette guide asks that children under seven not be brought except to children's shows.
- 대전컨벤션센터 (DCC)대전광역시 유성구 엑스포로 107 (도룡동)
A nursing room and a first-aid room are on the ground floor of Exhibition Building 2; Building 1 has neither.
- 밀양아리랑아트센터경상남도 밀양시 밀양대공원로 112 (교동)
The childcare and nursing room is on the ground floor (small hall level) and the snack bar on the 2nd floor (main hall level); the main hall balcony is on the building's 4th floor, so take the lift there with a balcony ticket.
- 백제문화전당충청남도 공주시 고마나루길 73 (웅진동)
Children up to 36 months enter the exhibition free with proof of age but cannot attend the show or workshops; children 8 and under and Gongju residents get 50% off.
- 부평아트센터인천광역시 부평구 아트센터로 166 (십정동)
Basement level 1 has a 22.12 m² nursing room with a sofa, cot, washbasin and chairs, and a 23.44 m² play room with play equipment and mats next door.
- 소월아트홀 (성동문화회관)서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로 281
The 1st-floor playroom runs 9:00 to 18:00 on weekdays, 9:30 to 17:00 at weekends and until the show ends on performance evenings, and the nursing room is also on the 1st floor.
- 송도달빛축제공원인천광역시 연수구 센트럴로 350 (송도동)
It is a 30,000-capacity open-air festival ground with no permanent restaurant, café, shop or nursing room — shade and food depend on the event's own stalls.
- 아르코예술극장서울특별시 종로구 대학로8길 7 (동숭동)
A family area for visitors with children under seven sits at the rear of the Grand Hall's level 1, taking up to 12 people including infants, by advance reservation only.
- 의정부예술의전당경기도 의정부시 의정로 1 (의정부동)
The level 3 kids' room takes accompanied preschoolers aged 3 to 7 from 30 minutes before curtain until the performance ends; under-threes cannot be left there.
- 제주아트센터제주특별자치도 제주시 오남로 231 (오라이동)
A children's playroom runs for the duration of each performance, and there is a nursing room.
- 창원과학체험관경상남도 창원시 성산구 충혼로72번길 16 (중앙동)
The safety course is for children born in 2020 or earlier; primary grade 3 and below need a guardian, and preschoolers get free admission to the Science Center exhibition halls.
- 천안어린이꿈누리터 (구. 천안시 어린이 회관)충청남도 천안시 동남구 옛시청길 39 (문화동)
A family nursing room and pram store (4) are on the ground floor, a breastfeeding room and pram store (5) on B1, and wheelchairs are loaned at the ground-floor desk.
- 티켓링크 1975 씨어터(구.능동 어린이회관)서울특별시 광진구 광나루로 441 (능동)
The first-floor nursing room has two feeding rooms and a changing table, and the accessible women's toilets on all three floors have changing tables too.