Korea-U.S. Friendship Cultural Festival
- Food
- Tradition & History
- Performing Arts
- Activities
Shopping Road 1, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do
Festival dates
EndedSat, Oct 24, 2026 – Sun, Oct 25, 2026
2 days · Ended
Things to do
- Hours
- 13:00 - 20:00
- Venue
- The area around Shinjang Shopping Mall in front of the K-55 main gate
- Program
- 1. Stage Program - Opening Ceremony, Celebratory Performance, Stage Events 2. Booth Program - English Festa Zone, Korea-US Food Experience Zone, Korea-US Culture Experience Zone, Kids Zone 3. Celebratory Performance - U.S. Eighth Army Jazz Band
- Admission
- Free (Some food and experience booths charge a fee)
- Contact
- 02-3488-8375
- Website
- Visit
- Source
- Korea Tourism Organization
The 2026 Korea-U.S. Friendship Cultural Festival is an event to be held from Saturday, October 24 to Sunday, October 25, 2026, in the area around Shinjang Shopping Mall in front of the main gate of K-55 in Pyeongtaek. This event is a representative local festival of Pyeongtaek aimed at promoting cultural exchange and friendship between Korea and the United States. The main operating hours are from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM on both days. The event is broadly divided into experiential booth programs and stage programs. The booth programs include an English Festa Zone for learning English through experience, a Korea-U.S. Food Experience Zone for tasting Korean and American cuisine, and a Korea-U.S. Culture Experience Zone for directly experiencing the cultures of both nations. The stage programs include an opening ceremony, celebratory performances, and stage events. In particular, this event features diverse content themed around hamburgers and Budae-jjigae, the signature foods of Shinjang Shopping Mall. The ‘National Korea-U.S. Burger Contest: Find the Taste of Songtan’!, held for the first time this year, will showcase a variety of hamburgers reflecting the unique characteristics of the Sinjang region and serve as a competition to promote the taste and appeal of the region’s representative burgers. This event is designed as a festival where Pyeongtaek citizens, U.S. Forces Korea personnel and their families, and local residents can participate together to understand each other's cultures and share friendship.