For those wanting to plan ahead, here is a list of all potential Korean events in the UK in 2009 which have “Festival” in their title. I’ll update this obviously work-in-progress post as I get more information. Clearly, everything’s provisional until the organisers send out their official press release or put details up on their websites.
What? | Where? | When? | Who’s in charge? | How was it last year? | More details |
Dano Festival | Trafalgar Square | Not happening in 2009 | Korean Cultural Promotion Agency | Here | N/a |
New Malden Arts Festival | New Malden / Kingston | 16 June – 11 July 2009 | Theatre 4 All | Here | Here |
Korean Food Festival | Fountain Pub, New Malden | 11 July 2009 | Korean Restaurants & Supermarkets Association | Here | N/a |
Kingston Korean Festival | Fairfield Recreation Ground, Kingston | 15 Aug 2009 | Korean Resident’s Society | Didn’t happen last year. Here’s 2007 | Here |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe | Edinburgh | 7-31 Aug 2009 | Edinburgh Fringe | Here | Here |
Thames Festival | South Bank | 12-13 Sept 2009 | The Mayor’s office | Here | Here |
London Korean Film Festival | Barbican, followed by Nottingham and Manchester | London 5-11 Nov 2009 | Korean Cultural Centre UK | Here | Here |
the korean festival is happening this year and it is on august the 15th
Thanks Becky. I’ve now updated the above post to take account of your info
Philip