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K-Wave Dance Festival 2023 in Seoul, South Korea

K-웨이브 댄스 페스티벌 2023

Oct2023
21 –22
Sat–Sun Programme 16:00–20:30 on 21 October and 15:00–20:30 on 22 October
Past edition

21 October 2023 to 22 October 2023 · Programme 16:00–20:30 on 21 October and 15:00–20:30 on 22 October

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the K-Wave Dance Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Venue this year. Outdoor stage on Yebitseom, Banpo Hangang Park.

Dates21–22 Oct 2023
HoursProgramme 16:00–20:30 on 21 October and 15:00–20:30 on 22 October
WeatherOctober average 20/11 °C (68/51 °F), 52 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenueItaewon-ro, from the Noksapyeong Station intersection to Itaewon Station Exit 1서울특별시 용산구 이태원로 일대 (녹사평역 교차로~이태원역 1번 출구)
AdmissionEntry: Free
Next edition2024: 4–6 Oct 2024

Program

  • 21 Octline dance by the Han River, young dancers' battle, opening ceremony at 17:30, opening showcase, citizens' K-WAVE DANCE performance, media show and open DJ dance
  • 22 Octperformers' workshop, line dance, young dancers' battle, K-Art relay dance, closing showcase and Yebit busking

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree

Notes on the 2023 edition

First edition, selected for Seoul's support programme for privately run festivals; about 60 foreign citizens took part.

About the festival

The K-Wave Dance Festival (K-웨이브 댄스 페스티벌) is a free two-day dance festival in Seoul, run since 2023 by the Korea Contemporary Dance Promotion Association, that mixes ballet, contemporary and traditional dance with K-pop random play, a world dance parade and foreign volunteer performers. The 2026 edition ran on 3–4 October, 12:00–21:00, on a 480 m car-free stretch of Itaewon-ro from the Noksapyeong Station intersection to Itaewon Station Exit 1 (Line 6), and the organisers estimated about 60,000 visitors. The 2027 edition is expected on an October weekend, but its dates and venue have not been announced; the first three editions were held by the river in Banpo Hangang Park.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main K-Wave Dance Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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