2023 Korea Week : K-Fest

Schedule

Sat Jun 10 2023 at 01:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Location

Lansdowne Park, Great Lawn | Ottawa, ON

Come celebrate Korean culture with "K-FEST", a day filled with festivities including K-pop, K-food, and fun activities. Don't miss out!
About this Event

In celebration of the 60th diplomatic anniversary between Korea and Canada and as the main event of KCC's 2023 Korea Week, we are delighted to host the largest festival yet, "K-FEST", a full day of events for everyone.

Starting from 1PM, we will have cultural booths where you will have a chance to explore a variety of Korean culture, including Hanbok (traditional clothes), traditional food exhibition, activites and more by the Institute of Traditional Korean Food, Korea Tourism Organization, Korean Community Association of Ottawa and Korean Culture Box. There will also be many Korean and local food vendors to excite your taste buds such as Hotteok, K-corn dog, Gimbap, Dakgangjoeng and more!

At 5PM, the opening ceremony will ignite the start of the main performances of the night, showcasing different performing teams.

From 7PM, the most anticipated K-Pop event of the year "2023 K-Pop Dance Festival" will be taking place on stage, hosted in collaboration with Seol Shinmun. Top 12 teams moving on from Round 1 Preliminary will be competing for their chance to repesent Canada in the KCDF Global Round.

For the grand finale, we have special guest artists from Korea who will be decorating the stage. Solo K-pop artist, and former leader of IZ*ONE, KWON EUN BI will be featured, along with K-Pop boy group, KINGDOM, meeting Canadian fans on stage for the first time in Ottawa.

*The event is FREE but please RSVP in advanced to get email notification of important event details.

**There will be no parking available on site. Paid parking will be available at Carleton University and free shuttle services will be running to and from Lansdowne from 4PM. More details on these services will be updated soon.

***This is an outdoor standing event , rain-or-shine. In case of severe weather conditions, the event location may change or be cancelled. You may bring your own chairs or towels to sit near the back of the crowd.

****This event will be a smoke-free (including marijuana), and alcohol-free event. You will not be permitted to bring your own alcoholic beverages. Guests disregarding these rules will be asked to leave the event site.

Important notices and further information will be updated on this Eventbrite page, the KCC's website and eventbrite emails so please RSVP to receive updates.

Thank you very much, and we look forward to seeing you soon.