Festival Overview
2019 Seoul Friendship Festival, the largest urban festival in Korea held for the enjoyment of visitors from all over the world

2019 Seoul Friendship Festival, the largest urban festival in Seoul with a long history inviting over 60 sister cities will spectacularly unfold in Seoul Plaza, Mugyo-ro, and Cheonggyecheon-ro.

Seoul’s special culture festival is a place where foods and customs from all over the world come together, offering performances by visiting overseas performance groups

Period: August 31 (Sat.) – September 1, 2019 (Sun.)
Venue: Seoul Plaza, Mugyo-ro, Cheonggyecheon-ro
Event: Performances by visiting sister cities, world foods exhibition, world tourism promotion, world sharing exhibition, world city parade, etc.
Website: https://seoulfriendshipfestival.org/sff/2019/en/ [Go to the website]

Festival Program
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World City Parade & Greetings from Performance Groups of Sister Cities
Date & Time: August 31, 2019 (Sat.), 15:00-16:00
Venue: Cheonggyecheon-ro → Mugyo-ro → Seoul Plaza, Main Stage
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Opening Ceremony
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 16:00-16:40
Venue: Seoul Plaza, Main Stage
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Performances by Visiting Sister Cities
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 17:00-21:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-16:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza, Main Stage
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Music Cafe
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Cheonggyecheon-ro, Auxiliary Stage
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Greetings from the People of the World
People from all over the world get together to say, “Hello” in their respective languages!
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza, Mugyo-ro, Cheonggyecheon-ro
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Stamp Rally
Take a world tour with your festival ticket!
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza, Mugyo-ro, Cheonggyecheon-ro
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World Tourism Promotion
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza
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World Food Exhibition
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Mugyo-ro, Cheonggyecheon-ro

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World Sharing Exhibition
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza
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World City Imagination Playground
Date & Time: August 31 (Sat.), 12:00-18:00
September 1 (Sun.), 12:00-17:00
Venue: Seoul Plaza

Festival Schedule

August 31 (Sat.)
Time Seoul Plaza Mugyo-ro & Cheonggyecheon-ro
Main Stage Plaza Music Cafe Street
12:00-13:00 Rehearsal of Visiting Performance Groups -World Tourism Promotion
-World Sharing Exhibition
-World City Imagination Playground
-World City Exchange Exhibition Traditional Performances by Visiting Performance Groups World Food Exhibition
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00 Korean Wave Festival for World Community
15:00-16:00 World City Parade World City Parade
16:00-17:00 Opening Ceremony World Instrument Concours
17:00-18:00 Performances by Visiting Performance Groups Traditional Performances by Visiting Performance Groups
18:00-19:00
19:00-20:00
20:00-21:00

September 1 (Sun.)
Time Seoul Plaza Mugyo-ro & Cheonggyecheon-ro
Main Stage Plaza Music Cafe Street
12:00-13:00 Traditional Performances by Visiting Performance Groups -World Tourism Promotion
-World Sharing Exhibition
-World City Imagination Playground
-World City Exchange Exhibition Traditional Performances by Visiting Performance Groups World Food Exhibition
13:00-14:00
14:00-15:00
15:00-16:00 Korean Wave Festival Citizens of the World
16:00-17:00 Closing Ceremony

* Some programs and their schedules are subject to change.