K-EXPO USA 2026 — Free K-Pop Expo at LA Live

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K-EXPO USA 2026 — Free K-Pop Expo at LA Live

Name: K-EXPO USA 2026 — Free K-Pop Expo at LA Live
Start: 2026-05-23T05:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-24T13:00:00-07:00
Location: LA Live Event Deck, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

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Sat, May 23 – Sun, May 24, 2026

Sat 5:00 AM PDT – Sun 1:00 PM PDT

LA Live Event Deck, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

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What it was like

Peacock Theater was sold out. The expo outside it wasn't.

For two days on the LA Live Event Deck, thousands of K-pop fans showed up for the free version — panels, brand activations, fan meet-and-greets, vendors, Jay Park headlining inside the building on Saturday night. K-EXPO USA 2026 ran May 23-24 alongside the ticketed concert, free and open, no registration required.

The people who come to K-EXPO without a concert ticket aren't the ones who couldn't get in. They're the ones who came for the culture, not the setlist.

Free. Both days. Just show up.

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