Jeollanam-do
Gwangju Busking World Cup
광주버스킹월드컵
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This edition has ended. These dates describe the past event; a future edition has not been confirmed on this page.
This event has ended. The information below describes the past event.
Plan your visit
- Dates
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- Venue
- 5·18th Democratic Plaza
- Address
- 41, Geumnam-ro 1-ga, Dong-gu, Jeonnamgwangjutonghapteukbyeol-si, Geumnam Underground Shopping Center 5·18th Democratic Plaza
- Admission
- Free
- Organizer
- Gwangjugwangyeok-si Dong-gu / Gwangju Dong-gu Cultural Foundation
- Operating hours
- 13:00~22:00 (Korean original)
- Program
- 1. A busking competition featuring unique musicians from around the world - Date: 2026.10.07.~2026.10.11. - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 2. Busking live competition - Date: 2026.10.10. (Quarterfinals) / 2026.10.11. (Finals) - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 3. Guest musician performances / performances by last year's winning team and other guest performances - Date: 2026.10.11 - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 4. Busking fringe - street busking performances - Date: 2026.10.07.~2026.10.11 - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 5. International student busking - busking performances by students from across the country - Date: 2026.10.08. / 15:00 - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 6. Street dance battle - a showdown of dancers from around the world - Date: 2026.10.09. / 14:00 - Location: 5·18 Democracy Square 7. Stamp tour - a unique tour combining performances and alley tourism - Date: 2026.10.08~2026.10.11. - Location: Chungjangno area (including 5·18 Democracy Square) - 500 participants available for pre-registration 8. Food truck - transformed into a picnic-style music festival - Date: 2026.10.07.~2026.10.11. - Location: Chungjangno area (including 5·18 Democracy Square) 9. Welcome party - a venue for interaction among musicians from around the world - Date: 2026.10.09 / 16:00 - Location: Asia Culture Center
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Festival location
5·18th Democratic Plaza
41, Geumnam-ro 1-ga, Dong-gu, Jeonnamgwangjutonghapteukbyeol-si, Geumnam Underground Shopping Center 5·18th Democratic Plaza
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About the festival
The Gwangju Busking World Cup is an international street performance music festival held in the Dong-gu district of Gwangju. This event features domestic and international street performance artists showcasing a variety of musical performances in a competitive format, with stages for vocals, bands, acoustic acts, and performances across various genres. Participating teams go through preliminary rounds and finals to determine the ultimate winning team, with award winners selected by professional judges. This event, held in various locations throughout Gwangju's urban center, promotes cultural and artistic revitalization using urban spaces and aims to spread street performance culture while contributing to global cultural exchange and tourism activation as an international cultural event.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · TourAPI · TourAPI 2990881
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