How to enjoy the weekend,
Saturday to Sunday
Two free days of K-culture on Dosan-daero in Gangnam. Here’s the plan: eat your way in before noon, check in with us between 1 and 2 PM, play for prizes all afternoon, catch the parade, and be back for the 5:30 PM raffle. Sunday is K-POP Concert night.
Check-in opens in …
In short
Korvia Party runs on Saturday, October 3, 2026, inside the Gangnam Festival K-Culture Street on Dosan-daero near the Hakdong intersection in Seoul. Arrive before noon for food and culture, then check in at the Korvia Party booth (purple Information booth No. 4, right next to the BBQ zone) between 1 and 2 PM by scanning the QR code, which gets you your raffle tickets. In between, try the four free booth events in the Event Zone. Join the Global Quiz Show and challenges on the Beer & Food Festa stage, enjoy the parade and the Fashion & Beauty Festa, and come back around 5:30 PM for the raffle draw: MacBook, iPad, AirPods and more. The festival and the party are free.
Your Saturday game plan
Times follow the festival’s published plan and can shift on the day. The ★ steps are the Korvia Party ones.
Before 12 PMBeer & Food Festa, Dosan-daeroHappening nowUp next
Arrive hungry and explore
Graze the Global Food booths run by chefs from ten countries, the K-Food zone from Apgujeong and Cheongdam eateries, BBQ chicken, K-Spicy (Samyang Buldak) and the TERRA beer booths. A K-POP dance workshop runs on the stage from 11 AM, and the four Event Zone booths hand out free tastings and prizes (see below).
★ 1–2 PMPurple Information booth No. 4 · next to BBQHappening nowUp next
Check in at the Korvia Party booth
Scan the QR code at the booth to check in and pick up your raffle ticket: one for checking in, two if you RSVP’d first. On the festival map it’s purple Information booth No. 4 (KFTRA · KORVIA), on the top row right next to the red BBQ zone and opposite the pink Graffiti Photo Wall.
★ 2–3 PMBeer & Food Festa stageHappening nowUp next
Global Quiz Show and challenges
Play the Global Quiz Show for extra prizes, then try the beer challenge, jegichagi (Korean shuttlecock kicking) and the party games. Coming alone is fine: this is where strangers become teammates.
3–4 PMFashion & Beauty Festa, Dosan Park approachOptionalHappening nowUp next
Fashion & Beauty Festa
If you’re curious, walk up to the Dosan Park approach for the K-POP makeup show, K-beauty pop-ups and designer brand booths. It’s optional: you can skip it and head straight to the parade.
From 4 PMDosan-daeroHappening nowUp next
Catch the parade
The parade heads down Dosan-daero and reaches the festival grounds around 5 PM. Big screens along the street show it live if you can’t get to the front.
★ 5:30 PMBack at the Korvia Party areaHappening nowUp next
Raffle draw: MacBook, iPad, AirPods and more
Head back for the live raffle draw. Prizes are sponsored by KORVIA, and you have to be there when your number is called.
6 PM onwardBeer & Food Festa · festival stageHappening nowUp next
Stay for the night
The Global Party on the Beer & Food Festa stage at 6 PM, house music with DJ Jiggy at 7, the TIOT celebration show at 8, then an after-party EDM set with DJ Aster until 10 PM. The Family Concert runs on the special stage from 7 PM.
Before you head out
0/5Where to check in
Look for purple Information booth No. 4, listed as KFTRA · KORVIA on the festival map. It sits on the top row of booths right next to the red BBQ zone, opposite the pink Graffiti Photo Wall and just above the rest zone.
- Check-in point
- Information booth No. 4 (purple) · KFTRA · KORVIA
- Landmark
- Right next to the red BBQ zone, opposite the pink Graffiti Photo Wall
- Area
- Beer & Food Festa, Dosan-daero near the Hakdong intersection
On Google Maps
The Beer & Food Festa fills Dosan-daero just west of the Hakdong intersection. Head for the intersection and follow the festival crowds.
Open in Google Maps →Full festival map and stage schedule
The official Beer & Food Festa poster: booth map, Fringe and Beer & Food Festa stage programs for both days, and the Event Zone. Tap to open it full size.
Four free booth events to try
The festival’s Event Zone booths are a few steps from our check-in. Good windows: before check-in (12–1 PM) or between the parade and the 5:30 PM raffle.
- EVENT 1
TERRA Beer Festival
📍 Green Beer Festa TERRA booth · EVENT 1
Beer on sale and the TERRA moving pub. Three mini games for a gift: stop the timer at exactly 7 seconds, drum for 10 seconds to fill the TERRA gauge, or roll the ball onto the target.
- EVENT 2
HEY Benson ice cream
📍 K-Spicy booth 1 · EVENT 2
Taste real premium ice cream. Beat the stopwatch game on Benson’s Instagram for a souvenir keycap and ice cream. Miss it and you still get the ice cream.
- EVENT 3
Samyang Buldak Hot! Event
📍 K-Spicy booth 2 · EVENT 3
Buldak Stepper: drum for 10 seconds to push the spicy gauge up. Peppertouch: tap the spots that light up at random for 10 seconds and win rewards by score.
- EVENT 4
Goesan Red-Hot Festival
📍 K-Spicy booth 3 · EVENT 4 · 🕑 Sat 2 PM & 5 PM · Sun 11 AM
Free tasting of Goesan chili fritters (gochu twigim), first 300 people each round. The Saturday 5 PM round fits right before the raffle.
Each booth runs its own event, as listed on the festival poster. Prizes and times can change on the day.
K-POP Concert Sunday
The festival keeps going on Sunday, and the night ends with the K-POP Concert on Dosan-daero.
12–3 PMBeer & Food Festa stageHappening nowUp next
Global Chef Cooking Contest
Chefs from around the world face off on stage at 12 PM and again at 2 PM, with the food booths open around them.
1–5 PMFashion & Beauty Festa, Dosan Park approachHappening nowUp next
Designer fashion shows
Four Korean designer brands take the runway, one show an hour, with a DJ Aster set in between.
3–6 PMBeer & Food Festa stageHappening nowUp next
Live band and random play dance
An indie band set at 3 PM, then a K-POP random play dance session from 4 PM. Jump in if you know the choreography.
★ From 6 PMMain stage, Dosan-daeroHappening nowUp next
K-POP Concert
A pre-show from 6 PM, then the main K-POP Concert from 7 PM with special guest PSY, ZEROBASEONE, P1Harmony, KiiiKiii, LUN8, SAY MY NAME and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
Got a concert pass from us?
Passes are handed over only in person at Korvia Party check-in on Saturday. Once you enter the concert area, you can’t leave until the concert ends, as instructed by the event staff. No pass? You can still book on Ticketlink.
Share the day, see everyone’s
Upload your photos from the day and they join the Korvia Fall 2026 album, where you can scroll through what everyone else captured.
Getting there
Apgujeong Rodeo Station
Suin-Bundang Line, Exit 5
Gangnam-gu Office Station
Line 7 and Suin-Bundang Line, Exit 3-1
No driving
Dosan-daero is closed to traffic for the festival
Both stations are a short walk from Dosan-daero. Follow the festival crowds toward the Hakdong intersection for the Beer & Food Festa.
Questions
What time should I arrive at Korvia Party?
Come before 12 PM on Saturday, October 3 if you want time for food and culture first. Check-in at the Korvia Party booth runs from 1 to 2 PM, and the raffle draw is around 5:30 PM.
Where is the Korvia Party check-in booth?
At purple Information booth No. 4 (KFTRA · KORVIA) in the Beer & Food Festa on Dosan-daero, on the top row of booths right next to the red BBQ zone and opposite the pink Graffiti Photo Wall.
How do I get raffle tickets?
Scan the QR code at the Korvia Party booth when you check in. You get one raffle ticket for checking in, and two if you RSVP’d for Korvia Party first.
What can I win?
The 5:30 PM raffle includes a MacBook, an iPad, AirPods and more, all sponsored by KORVIA. The Global Quiz Show at 2 PM has extra prizes of its own.
Is the Gangnam Festival free?
Yes. Entry to the festival and Korvia Party is free. Food and drinks at the booths are paid.
Where can I share my photos from the day?
Upload them at alumni.korvia.com/moments/korvia-fall-2026/up, and see everyone’s photos in the Korvia Fall 2026 album at alumni.korvia.com/moments/korvia-fall-2026.
Schedule based on the festival’s plan of September 15, 2026. Times can change on the day.
See you on Dosan-daero
Korvia Party took place on October 3, 2026. Thank you for coming — share your photos and see everyone else’s on the Korvia Fall 2026 wall.