Itaewon Global Village Festival


Itaewon Global Village Festival held in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, is cultural festival held in Itaewon, Korea. It is hosted by the Itaewon Tourism Zone Association, and sponsored by the Seoul-si and Yongsan-gu.
Itaewon Global Village Festival was firstly held in 2008 to combine the Korean traditional culture and foreign culture in Itaewon, activate the Itaewon area and attract foreign tourists. It has been positioned as a major festival in Seoul to be held in fall with many attractions, and it brings joy to the tourists with various culture exchange events such as charming sights with food exhibition from all around the world, parades with more than 800 participants, concerts of K-pop artists that make up the center of the Korean Wave, World Culture Zone etc.

Name and dates

The name of the festival in English is 'Itaewon Global Village Festival' and '이태원 지구촌 축제' in Korean, held every October.