First Batch of Culture Ministry Performance and Exhibition Discount Vouchers Must Be Used by the 19th

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Arts Management Support Center and the Arts Council Korea, announced that the usage period for the first batch of performance and exhibition discount vouchers, issued from August 8, will end on September 19.

Once the usage period has passed, the issued discount vouchers will automatically expire, so they must be used within the designated timeframe. The first batch of discount vouchers can be used until 11:59 p.m. on September 19 at the designated online ticketing platforms (Nolticket, Melon Ticket, Time Ticket, Ticket Link, Yes24), and are only applicable to performances and exhibitions scheduled to take place by November 30.

To expand public access to cultural experiences, the Ministry allocated 10 billion won from the second supplementary budget for 2025 to distribute 500,000 performance discount vouchers and 1.6 million exhibition discount vouchers.

After the first usage period ends, the Ministry will issue a second batch of performance and exhibition discount vouchers starting September 25, utilizing any unused vouchers from the first batch. From the second batch onward, the issuance cycle will operate on a weekly basis, and the number of vouchers that can be issued per person for each category (performance and exhibition) at each online ticketing platform will increase from two per issuance period to two per week. New discount vouchers will be issued every Thursday until November 27, and the vouchers must be used by the following Thursday, when the next batch is released. Unused vouchers will expire after the usage period ends.

Some ticketing platforms will additionally issue two exclusive discount vouchers each for performances and exhibitions in non-metropolitan areas. In particular, to promote local consumption, the value of non-metropolitan exclusive performance and exhibition discount vouchers will be increased from 10,000 won to 15,000 won per performance voucher, and from 3,000 won to 5,000 won per exhibition voucher.

The Ministry also announced that it is recruiting additional online ticketing platforms to participate in the second batch of performance and exhibition discount voucher distribution. Detailed information on the additional recruitment of ticketing platforms can be found on the Center's website.

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