| Dates | 19–20 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Parade 14:30 and opening ceremony 18:00 on 19 Oct; Peace Concert about 19:00 |
| Weather | October average 23/15 °C (73/58 °F), 80 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station. |
| Venue | Peace Park, beside the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea부산광역시 남구 대연동 707 (평화공원) |
| Admission | Free (KTO). The UN Memorial Cemetery next door is free too, open daily 09:00–17:00 from October to April (09:00–18:00 May to September). The Open Peace Forum on 23 October is free with online sign-up. |
| Next edition | 2025: 25–26 Oct 2025 |
Program
- Sat 19 Oct 14:30peace parade of about 300 people (police motorcycle escort, UN veteran-nation colour guard, military band, foreign and multicultural teams, taekwondo and K-pop dance)
- Sat 19 Oct 18:00opening ceremony and Peace Concert, with trot singer Lee Chan-won among the performers
- Sun 20 Oct 18:00evening music show
- 34 programmes in all, including culture booths run by foreign residents from seven countries, a peace OX quiz, a Korean exam for foreigners, Korean War food and world food trucks
Notes on the 2024 edition
26th edition; slogan 기억의 미래, 평화를 수놓다. The dates rest on a blog post (which labels them 2025, although the 2025 festival was 25–26 October) and a fan post from 19 October 2024 about the 26th festival's Peace Concert.
About the festival
The UN Peace Festival (UN평화축제) is a free festival in Peace Park, beside the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea in Daeyeon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, held each October around UN Day to remember the UN forces who fought in the Korean War. The 28th edition runs 23–25 October 2026 (Friday to Sunday), 10:30–21:00, under the slogan 열린 기억, 열린 미래 ("open memory, open future"), with a peace parade, six themed zones, world-culture booths, food and stage shows. Take Busan Metro Line 2 to Daeyeon Station, Exit 3; the cemetery, also free, is about 15 minutes' walk, with Peace Park next to it.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main UN Peace Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.