Los Angeles Korean Festival 2026

The Los Angeles Korean Festival is the largest Korean cultural festival in the United States — four days in October at Seoul International Park in Koreatown, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors with food booths, Korean products, artisan goods, cultural exhibitions, performances, and experiences that span the full range of Korean culture from traditional to contemporary.

This is a genuine community celebration, not a tourism event. The Korean-American community in Los Angeles is the largest outside of Korea, and the festival reflects that depth: the food alone represents dozens of regional Korean cuisines, the performance stages cover traditional music alongside K-pop, and the marketplace has goods that are not available anywhere else in Southern California.

Seoul International Park, at Normandie and Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90006. October 1-4, 2026, 10 AM to 10 PM daily. Free admission. Street parking is limited — the neighborhood has significant foot traffic during festival days, so arrive by Metro (Vermont/Beverly or Vermont/Santa Monica on the Purple Line). The food section fills quickly on weekends — Saturday and Sunday are the fullest days, Friday and Monday are more manageable.