Dates

20 Jun – 7 Jul 2025

Weather

June average 29/19 °C (84/66 °F), 129 mm of rain
July average 31/23 °C (87/73 °F), 224 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Daegu station.

Venue

Daegu Culture & Arts Center, Kolon Outdoor Music Hall (Duryu Park) and theatres across Daegu대구광역시 달서구 공원순환로 201 (대구문화예술회관)

Admission

Opening and closing package, VIP seat: ₩80,000 · Opening and closing package, R seat: ₩60,000

Previous edition

2024: 21 Jun – 8 Jul 2024

Next edition

2026: 19 Jun – 6 Jul 2026

Program

20–28 Junopening production Tesla (Hungary), DIMF's first Hungarian invitation, at the Daegu Opera House; it won the grand prize

3–5 Julclosing production Panda (China), a Korea–China co-production first staged in Chengdu in 2022, at the Daegu Opera House

Other invited worksContre-Temps (France) at Eoul Art Center, Misaeng (Japan) at CGV Daegu Hanil, Molly's Magic Adventure (Taiwan) and After Life at Bongsan Culture Center, Sisyphus at Ayang Arts Center

4–6 Julchildren's musical Ttubi and the Moonlight Knights at Suseong Artpia; 4–12 Jul: Seolgongchan at Palgong Hall

University Musical Festival with nine universities, including Mahidol University, Thailand

Opening ceremony and galacancelled because of rainy-season weather

Item

Price

Note

Opening and closing package, VIP seat

₩80,000

List price ₩140,000

Opening and closing package, R seat

₩60,000

List price ₩100,000

'Happiness for ₩10,000' ticket

₩10,000

All works, at a booth in front of CGV Daegu Hanil on Dongseong-ro; up to two per person per work

Notes on the 2025 edition

19th edition: 29 productions from six countries (30 productions and 106 performances were announced in May). 33,867 tickets for 52,664 seats, 64.31% occupancy, similar to 2024, with some shows above 80%. 175 volunteers helped with interpretation, promotion and operations.

About the festival

The Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) is an 18-day festival of Korean and overseas musicals staged in theatres across Daegu each June and July, with an outdoor opening gala at Kolon Outdoor Music Hall in Duryu Park and an awards night at the end. The 20th edition ran 19 June–6 July 2026 with 34 productions from seven countries; 2027 dates had not been announced as of 19 October 2026, but the last three editions opened on the third Friday of June. Tickets are sold show by show: the 2026 opening production was on NOL Ticket, which links to its English site NOL World, and foreigners got 30% off with a passport, while a festival booth sells ₩10,000 tickets to the main shows and the University Musical Festival is free. The main venue, the Daegu Culture & Arts Center, is in Duryu Park, reached by KTX to Dongdaegu (₩39,000 from Seoul Station) and Daegu Metro.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Daegu International Musical Festival page, which covers every edition.

Daegu International Musical Festival 2025 in Daegu, South Korea

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