World Youth Day 2027 will be held in Seoul, South Korea. The gathering will bring young people from around the world together with Pope Leo XIV. August 3 – 8, 2027. World Youth Day 2027 will be a Catholic festival taking place in Seoul, South Korea from August 3–8, 2027. It was announced by Pope Francis at the end of the closing Mass of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal. Following Francis’ death in 2025, Pope Leo XIV will lead the event, making it the first World Youth Day under his papacy. It will also be the first World Youth Day to take place in Asia since Manila, Philippines in 1995, as well as the first to ever be held in a Christian-minority country. Wiki link From Wikipedia's 2027 article: Wiki link