N Seoul Tower silhouetted against a golden sunset over the city

용기를 내어라 Take courage,
we're going to Seoul

World Youth Day, 3–8 August 2027, returning to Asia after thirty-two years. Jesus Youth Canada is taking a delegation, and this is everything you need to come with us.

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Part 1

JY Conference

The Jesus Youth delegation gathers for its own conference before World Youth Day opens, teaching, prayer and worship together.

Jul 29 – Aug 2 →
Part 2

World Youth Day

Opening Mass, catechesis each morning in English, the Way of the Cross, then the overnight Vigil and the Closing Mass.

Aug 3 – 8 →
Part 3

Way of the Martyrs

Three optional days beyond the Closing Mass, out of Seoul to where the Korean martyrs were born, imprisoned and buried.

Aug 9 – 11 →
Bukchon Hanok Village rooftops with N Seoul Tower on the horizon
Bukchon, Seoul
Counting down

Until the
Closing Mass

8 August 2027, Seoul. The closing Mass of World Youth Day, celebrated by Pope Leo XIV.

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용기를 내어라, 내가 세상을 이겼다

“Take courage! I have overcome the world.”

John 16:33 · Theme of WYD 2027

The last thing Christ says to his friends before the Passion. The logo is Korean brushstroke calligraphy: the strokes form a cross, and read 서울, Seoul, at the same time.

St Andrew Kim Taegon St John Paul II St Carlo Acutis St Josephine Bakhita St Frances Xavier Cabrini
The Han River running through Seoul at dusk
The route

Three cities, one arrival

Canada is wide, so the delegation departs from three cities and meets on the ground in Korea.

Toronto, Calgary & Vancouver 28 July YYZ 15h · YYC 12h · YVR 12h
Incheon 29 July All three meet here
JY Conference 29 Jul – 2 Aug Our own gathering first
Seoul 3 – 8 August The main week
Way of the Martyrs 9 – 11 August Optional · Solmoe, Haemi, Mirinae
What it costs

Two packages.
One pilgrimage.

Build your trip

Or price it yourself

World Youth Day$1,600
29 July – 8 August. The Jesus Youth conference, the main week in Seoul, and the Closing Mass.
Way of the Martyrs+$650
9 – 11 August, beyond the Closing Mass, Solmoe, Haemi, Jeonju and Mirinae, where the Korean martyrs were born, died and are buried.
Group flight booking (limited seats)
Booking your own is usually cheaper. See our advice below.

Your pilgrimage

Total$1,600
CAD · land only
Register for WYD

Our advice on flights Book your own, if you can. Individual fares are almost always cheaper than our group rate, and there are still returns to Seoul around $2,000 to $2,500 from much of Canada. You keep control of your dates, your routing and your points, and you can extend the trip either side. Fares are already rising out of Eastern Canada, so it is worth looking now rather than waiting.

The one thing we ask: arrive at Incheon by 7:00 PM on 29 July, which for most of us flying from Canada means departing on the 28th. Tell us your flight and we will meet you.

Securing your place: a non‑refundable deposit of $500 on or before 24 October, or $750 from the 25th. The same amount whichever package you take, and it counts toward your total.

Day by day

Departure to homecoming

Open any day for the detail. The map follows as you scroll, twenty places, from the Seoul venues to the martyr shrines.

Practical

What to know
before you fly

Weather, visas, getting around, and what to put in your bag. The practical things worth sorting early.

A five-storey pagoda at Gyeongbokgung seen through golden ginkgo leaves, with traditional tiled roofs in the foreground
Hongdae at night, neon signs and crowds
Come with us

See you in 서울

Registration is open. Secure your place with the delegation, and we will be in touch with everything you need before you fly.

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