Korvia
Fall Party Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Dosan-daero
The Korvia Party Fall 2026 was a free party on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the KORVIA × KFTRA booth (Information booth 4) on Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul — inside the 15th Gangnam Festival, co-hosted with KFTRA. More than 150 people checked in for a quiz show run by Korvia Party MC Kesung Anderson, challenge games, and a MacBook raffle drawn at about 6:30 PM, in KORVIA's 20th year.
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Key facts
Published August 20, 2026 · last updated September 21, 2026 (KST) · Festival programme checked against visitgangnam.net.
- Event
- Korvia Party Fall 2026
- Occasion
- KORVIA's 20th anniversary (2006–2026) × the 15th Gangnam Festival
- Date
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 — National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol)
- Time
- Held on the day: check-in 1:00–2:00 PM at the KORVIA × KFTRA booth (QR) · events from 2:00 PM · raffle draw about 6:30 PM (planned 5:30, after the festival’s secret Pikachu parade) · no set end time
- Venue
- The KORVIA × KFTRA check-in booth — purple Information booth No. 4, right next to the BBQ zone — in the Food & K-Culture zone (Beer & Food Festa) on Dosan-daero near the Hakdong intersection, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The festival splits the street into two zones — Fashion & Beauty Festa at the Dosan Park approach, and the Food & K-Culture zone where our booth is. Check-in runs only in the Food & K-Culture zone; the Fashion & Beauty Festa is free to walk through as well. Check-in map: korvia.com/events/fall-2026/guide#check-in
- Price
- Free
- Who
- Everyone — Koreans and foreigners alike, all ages. English teachers (EPIK · GEPIK · SMOE · GOE · hagwon), expats, friends, and school & hagwon partners
- Hosts
- Korvia × Gangnam Festival — co-hosted by KORVIA & KFTRA · Festival host: Gangnam-gu (organized by the Gangnam Foundation for Arts & Culture)
- Status
- Completed on October 3, 2026 — more than 150 people checked in. RSVP and check-in are closed. Photos: alumni.korvia.com/moments/korvia-fall-2026
- K-POP Concert
- Not included. The free pass event for the Gangnam Festival K-POP Concert (Sun, Oct 4) has ended; passes went only to the final list emailed on September 28, with no waiting list and no passes on site. Book concert tickets on Ticketlink
- Language
- English
- Held during
- 15th Gangnam Festival 2026 — October 3–5 (Sat–Mon), National Foundation Day weekend, Dosan-daero area
Walked in free.
Someone walked out with a MacBook.
Raffle tickets were handed out at check-in — one for checking in, two for those who RSVP’d beforehand, three for people already in the Korvia system. Winners were drawn live at about 6:30 PM — an hour later than planned, after the festival’s secret Pikachu parade.
MacBook
★ Grand prize
iPad
Second prize
AirPods
Third prize
🎁
And more
On-site giveaways
All raffle prizes sponsored by KORVIA
Exact models and quantities stay secret until the party. Tickets come from checking in, and the draw took place on stage at about 6:30 PM, in front of everyone.
The K-POP Concert on Sunday is not part of the party
Special guest PSY, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, KiiiKiii, LUN8, SAY MY NAME and ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Sunday, October 4 at 6 PM on Dosan-daero. Coming to Korvia Party does not get you a concert ticket. The free pass event has ended and passes went only to the final list we emailed on September 28; there is no waiting list and no pass at the booth. To go, book on Ticketlink. Lineup, playable MVs and booking tips are on the concert page.
🎤 Concert lineup & Ticketlink info →
That's a wrap — thank you
The Korvia Party Fall 2026 took place on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the KORVIA × KFTRA booth on Dosan-daero, inside the 15th Gangnam Festival. Check-in and the 2 PM quiz show ran as planned; the raffle draw moved to about 6:30 PM, after the festival’s secret Pikachu parade. RSVP and check-in are now closed.
How the raffle worked on the day
1 ticket
Green
Walked in and checked in at the booth.
2 tickets
Purple
RSVP’d first, then checked in on the day.
3 tickets
Golden
RSVP’d, and Korvia already knew them — applied, taught, or their school works with us.
+1 ticket
Followed @korviaconsulting and showed our staff.
Our next official Korvia Party will be in spring 2027, most likely in April. We'll announce the date here first.
One party, a three-day weekend
October 3, 2026 is Gaecheonjeol — National Foundation Day, a Korean public holiday. It falls on a Saturday in 2026, so Monday, October 5 is a substitute holiday. That makes October 3–5 a three-day weekend across Korea, and the Gangnam Festival (Oct 3–5) sits right on top of it.
What's open on October 3, 2026?
On National Foundation Day most shops, cafés and restaurants in Seoul stay open, and public transit runs on a weekend schedule; banks and government offices close for the holiday. The Gangnam Festival programmes are free, and so is the Korvia Party Fall 2026.
The StagesDosan-daero becomes the stage
Gangnam's autumn festival fills Dosan-daero, the parks and Bongeunsa for the holiday weekend. Our booths sit on that same street.
KORVIA & KFTRA Booths · Dosan-daero
00 KORVIA STAGE
The party before the parade
The quiz show, the MacBook raffle, and the teachers who come out for parade day. Check-in ran from 1 PM; the Grand Parade rolled past at 4.
Along Dosan-daero
01 STAGE ／ 03
Parade at 4, concerts after dark
A parade fills Dosan-daero from Apgujeong-ro and the festival begins. The Family Concert and the K-Pop Concert turn the heart of the city into a live venue.
Along Dosan-daero
02 STAGE ／ 03
Cover dance, spicy dares, a beauty festa
The cover-dance final, the Fashion & Beauty Festa and the K-Spicy challenge zone all run along Dosan-daero. Times and details are in the programme cards below.
Bongeunsa · Bongeunsa-ro
03 STAGE ／ 03
Closing on a traditional note
The KBS gugak concert at Maru Park (Oct 3) and the temple music concert at Bongeunsa (Oct 5, an affiliated event) send the weekend out with drums and strings instead of speakers.
Festival signature programmes
Oct 3 · 16:00–18:00
Grand Parade
Seven G·A·N·G·N·A·M units fill Dosan-daero from Apgujeong Rodeo's Galleria to the Dosan Park intersection, with around 2,000 residents from 22 neighborhoods marching.
Apgujeong Rodeo → Dosan Park intersection
Oct 3 · 19:00–21:30
Family Concert
Six acts spanning generations, from national hits to trot and dance, with an EDM afterparty when the main stage goes quiet.
Special stage, Dosan-daero
Oct 4 · 18:00–21:00
K-POP Concert
Special guest PSY with ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, KiiiKiii, LUN8, SAY MY NAME and ALPHA DRIVE ONE. Advance tickets are on Ticketlink. KORVIA’s free pass event has ended, and the party does not include a concert ticket.
Lineup & Ticketlink info →Dosan-daero, in front of Hyundai Motorstudio
Oct 3 · 13:00–15:00
Global K-Pop Cover Dance Final
Famous choreographers judge the ten finalist teams, and the top three take home prize money.
Special stage, Dosan-daero 45-gil
Oct 3 · Event 14:00–15:00
Beer Festival
Ten beer booths, organized with the team behind Korea's national beer festival.
Beer zone, Dosan-daero
Oct 3 · Challenge 19:00–20:00
K-Spicy Zone
Samyang Buldak and Goesan's red-hot flavors in one spicy district. Challenges run across six booths.
Global food zone
Oct 3–4 · 10:00–20:00
Beer & Food Festa
Gangnam's favorite eateries share the K-Food zone with ten global chefs' booths — open all day, both days.
Near Hakdong intersection, Dosan-daero
Every festival programme is free: parades, concerts, zones, workshops. The K-POP Concert on October 4 and a few workshops need an advance booking (the concert is on Ticketlink; the party does not include a concert ticket).
Gangnam Festival 2026 official programme →
Festival programme is subject to official announcements by Gangnam-gu. Last verified: August 2026.
Oct 3–5 · Dosan-daero, Gangnam
15th Gangnam Festival × Korvia Party Fall 2026
Party first, festival all night
Check-in opens — KORVIA × KFTRA booth (Information booth 4), Dosan-daero
Scan the QR at the booth to check in — one raffle ticket, or two if you RSVP’d first
TERRA beer speed-drinking challengeTime may shift
Runs with the festival’s own Beer & Food programme, adults only (ID required)
Quiz Show — MC Kesung Anderson
Games, a dalgona round, prizes handed out on the spot
Grand Parade
Apgujeong Rodeo → Dosan Park intersection
Buldak fire-noodle speed-eatingTime may shift
Run together with Samyang at the festival’s K-Spicy zone, so bring milk
Raffle draw — MacBook · iPad · AirPods & more
Sponsored by KORVIA · planned for 5:30, drawn live on stage after the festival’s secret Pikachu parade
Family Concert & festival night
No closing time, so stay as long as you like
Check-in and the quiz show ran to plan; the raffle draw, planned for 5:30 PM, moved to about 6:30 PM for the festival’s secret Pikachu parade. The beer and buldak challenges run with the festival’s Beer & Food programme, so their exact times can shift on the day depending on setup — we announce them at the booth. Festival times are subject to official announcements by Gangnam-gu.
What happens at the party
🍜
Food & drinks nearby
Not provided at the party — but the festival's Beer & Food Festa and K-Food zone are steps away.
🧠
Quiz Show · from 2 PM
Games and prizes, hosted by Korvia Party MC Kesung Anderson.
🍺
TERRA beer challenge · 1–2 PM
A speed-drinking showdown to open the party. Adults only, bring your ID.
🔥
Buldak challenge · 5:15 PM
Fire-noodle speed-eating for whoever thinks they can take the heat.
🎸
Busking stages
Live street performances around the party all afternoon.
🎟️
Raffle draw · 6:30 PM
MacBook, iPad, AirPods and more, drawn live on stage.
Korean school and hagwon partners come too, invited through KFTRA. Koreans and foreigners, all ages: nobody needs a teaching contract to get in.
Your MC
Kesung Anderson — the Korvia Party MC
The voice of the Korvia parties is back on the mic, running the quiz show from 2 PM and calling the raffle draw at 6:30. If you've been to a Korvia party before, you know the energy.
From the Korvia Spring 2026 party: 100+ teachers came, and it filled up. RSVP early.
Share your Moments — win gifts 🎁
Upload your photos to Korvia Moments and tag @korviaconsultingon Instagram. We'll draw winners for gifts. Moments is for more than party shots. Teachers post classrooms, weekend trips, festival days, and whatever else their year in Korea looks like. It's all part of the Korvia Alumni community.
Photos from party day will be collected in the Fall 2026 collection after the event.
Post your Moment →Venue & directions
The festival stages run along Dosan-daero, from Apgujeong down to Bongeunsa, and the KORVIA × KFTRA check-in booth (purple Information booth No. 4, next to the BBQ zone) is right on Dosan-daero. Check-in ran there from 1 PM on October 3.
Exact booth locations & directions coming soon
As soon as the festival map is final, this section gets the booth pin, the nearest subway station and exit, and walking directions, with Naver Map and Google Maps links.
KFTRA — the association behind fair teacher recruiting
KFTRA, the Korea Foreign Teacher Recruiting Association (한국원어민강사리크루팅협회), is the industry association for native-teacher recruiting in Korea, founded in 2006. KORVIA is a certified KFTRA member.
Korean schools and hagwons that work with native teachers are invited through KFTRA. If you run a program, come meet the community your teachers belong to.
KFTRA (한국 원어민 리크루팅 협회) → (site in Korean)
Questions, answered
When and where is the Korvia Party Fall 2026?＋
The Korvia Party Fall 2026 took place on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at the Gangnam Festival in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Check-in opened at 1:00 PM KST at the KORVIA × KFTRA check-in booth (purple Information booth No. 4, right next to the BBQ zone) on Dosan-daero. The festival runs two zones on that street: check-in happens only in the Food & K-Culture zone (Beer & Food Festa) where our booth is, and the Fashion & Beauty Festa at the Dosan Park approach is free to walk through as well. The quiz show starts at 2:00 PM, and the raffle was drawn at about 6:30 PM — an hour later than planned, because the festival's secret Pikachu parade came down Dosan-daero first. There was no set end time, and many guests stayed for the festival night.
Is the party free?＋
Yes. The Korvia Party Fall 2026 is free to attend. Food and drinks are not provided, but the festival's Beer & Food Festa and K-Food zone are steps from the booths on Dosan-daero. The Gangnam Festival around it is free too: its programmes are free public events hosted by Gangnam-gu on October 3–5, 2026 in Seoul.
Do I get a free K-POP Concert ticket if I come to the party?＋
No. Korvia Party is free, but it does not include a K-POP Concert pass or ticket. The free pass event from KFTRA has ended: passes went only to the people on the final list, emailed on September 28, and there is no waiting list or on-site pass. To see the concert on Sunday, October 4 (special guest PSY, with ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, KiiiKiii, LUN8, SAY MY NAME and ALPHA DRIVE ONE), book a ticket on Ticketlink.
Is October 3, 2026 a holiday in Korea?＋
Yes. October 3 is National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol), a Korean public holiday. Because it falls on a Saturday in 2026, Monday, October 5 is a substitute holiday, making October 3–5 a three-day weekend.
Can I still RSVP or check in?＋
No. The Korvia Party Fall 2026 took place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, and RSVP and check-in are closed. More than 150 people checked in at the KORVIA × KFTRA booth on Dosan-daero. Photos from the day are on the Korvia Fall 2026 album at alumni.korvia.com/moments/korvia-fall-2026. The next official Korvia Party will be in spring 2027, most likely in April.
Could I bring friends?＋
Yes. Friends were welcome, and each person checked in on their own phone at the booth, so each person got their own raffle tickets.
Who can attend?＋
Everyone. Koreans and foreigners alike, all ages, including English teachers on EPIK, GEPIK, SMOE, GOE, and hagwon contracts, their friends, and school and hagwon partners invited through KFTRA.
Is this the same as Chuseok?＋
No. Chuseok 2026 falls on September 24–26 and is over before this starts. The Gangnam Festival runs October 3–5, 2026, with the Korvia Party Fall 2026 on Saturday, October 3 — a different holiday entirely, National Foundation Day. If you’re booking travel, these are two separate weekends.
What are the Gangnam Festival 2026 dates?＋
The 15th Gangnam Festival runs October 3–5, 2026 (Saturday–Monday) in the Dosan-daero area of Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the National Foundation Day long weekend. Main street programmes concentrate on October 3–4, and festival programmes are free.
What can I win at the raffle?＋
Raffle prizes at the Korvia Party Fall 2026 include a MacBook, an iPad, AirPods, and more — all sponsored by KORVIA. Exact models and quantities are revealed at the party. Tickets are handed out at check-in: one for checking in, two if you RSVP’d beforehand, three if you RSVP’d and are already in the Korvia system, plus one more for following @korviaconsulting and showing our staff. The draw took place live on stage at about 6:30 PM on October 3 (planned for 5:30 PM, held back for the festival's secret Pikachu parade) at the KORVIA & KFTRA booths on Dosan-daero.
Do I need to speak Korean?＋
No. The Korvia Party Fall 2026 is run in English.
Can I come alone?＋
Yes. The Korvia Party Fall 2026 ran on booth check-in and group games, not assigned seating, so plenty of people came alone. The 2 PM quiz show gave everyone something to do with strangers.
Who is organizing this?＋
The party is co-hosted by KORVIA, a Korea-based recruiter for native English teachers operating since 2006 (2026 marks its 20th anniversary), and KFTRA, the Korea Foreign Teacher Recruiting Association. The Gangnam Festival itself is hosted by Gangnam-gu.
Thank you for coming 🍂
A quiz show, a MacBook raffle, and a street full of people who came out for the same reason — in KORVIA's 20th year.
Were you there? Add your photos to the Korvia Fall 2026 album.
코비아 × KFTRA 원어민 강사 파티(Korvia Party Fall 2026)는 2026년 10월 3일(토·개천절) 서울 강남구 도산대로 강남페스티벌 현장의 코비아·KFTRA 부스(보라색 인포메이션 4번)에서 열렸습니다. 150명이 넘는 분들이 체크인했고, 오후 2시 MC Kesung Anderson의 퀴즈쇼와 래플 추첨(맥북·아이패드·에어팟 등, 코비아 제공)까지 모두 진행했습니다. 래플은 축제의 시크릿 퍼레이드(피카츄) 때문에 예정보다 1시간 늦은 오후 6시 30분경에 추첨했습니다. 사전 신청(RSVP)과 체크인은 마감되었습니다.
그날 사진은 Korvia Fall 2026 앨범에서 볼 수 있고, 직접 찍은 사진도 올릴 수 있습니다. 다음 공식 코비아 파티는 2027년 봄(4월경)으로 예정되어 있으며, 날짜가 정해지면 이 사이트에 먼저 알립니다.