K-FAN Festival 2026

K-FAN (K-Pop Festival & Next Generation) - A stage like no other.
About this Event

Introduction

K-FAN" is more than just a K-Pop dance festival. It is the first major trainee casting opportunity overlooking a variety of competitive dance opportunities. 13 Major Entertainment companies have traveled all the way from South Korea to NYC with one collective goal: to find the next big K-Pop star.

Following its debut in June of 2025, this dance festival became the perfect opportunity for K-Pop lovers all over the world to gather, learn from the most revered K-Pop artists, share their passion on the most professional of stages, and learn if they have what it takes to become K-Pop’s next big thing. Debuting the hottest groups like SEVENTEEN, ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM ZEROBASEONE, and P1HARMONY, the most well-known casting companies will observe their dedication through 4 main events, and a new idol could be born from K-FAN!

Contestants will give it their best shot through the Special Stage, Survival Workshop, Multi-Label Audition, and K-FAN Competition. This intensive lineup is jam-packed with a survival workshop by a select famous K-Pop choreographer, a $2k total jackpot prize dance cover contest, a solo-audition process, and a 3-month rehearsed performance medley.

Will you make your K-Pop debut at K-FAN?

K-FAN 2026 Schedule :

• Date: October 4th.
• Location: Ailey Citigroup Theater, (405 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019).
• Get ready to watch the performances of K-Pop dancers all over the world!

Participating Agencies:

• PLEDIS Entertainment (HYBE)
• WAKE ONE
• SOURCE MUSIC (HYBE)
• FNC Entertainment
• THE LIVE LABEL
• ABYSS Company
• INKODE
• A2O
• RETOPIASALON
• HIGH UP
• JELLYFISH
• MODHAUS
• RBW

Credits

• Presented by: i KADA Dance Company

• Title Sponsored by:
• Sponsored by: M2M Education, Discovery Learning Center, Bloom Chicken, & Gallery Marie.
  

Contact

• If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]
• Check out our Instagram: @ikadacontemporarydance @ikadadancecenter

Agenda

🕑: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
K-FAN Festival 2026
Host: i KADA Dance Company Inc.

Info: "K-FAN" or K-Pop Festival And Next Generation, is a global K-Pop Dance Festival hosted by i KADA Dance Company, Inc. Come and watch the Survival Workshop/Multi-Label Audition/K-Pop Dance Cover Competition/Special Stage of K-Pop dancers all over the world! Participating companies: PLEDIS (HYBE), WAKE ONE, SOURCE MUSIC (HYBE), FNC Entertainment, THE L1VE LABEL, ABYSS, INKODE, A2O, RETOPIA SALON, HIGH UP, JELLYFISH, MODHAUS, and RBW. Sponsors: M2M EDUCATION, DISCOVERY LEARNING CENTER, BLOOM CHICKEN, GALLERY MARIE.