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2010 Los Angeles Koreatown Festival

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

It’s the 37th annual Korean Festival in Los Angeles!

2010 Los Angeles Koreatown Festival

September 30 (Thursday) to  October 3 (Sunday) at Seoul International Park

Highlights include the Opening Ceremony featuring Yuna Kim on Thursday at 7:00 pm.

On Friday, the main stage will start showing performances at 1:00 pm, with the main event being the appearance of the Wonder Girls at 9:00 pm.

Things start earlier on Saturday with a Bibimbap Fest at 11:30 pm.  The much-awaited annual Korean Parade down Olympic Boulevard will commence at 3:00 pm.  Traditional Korean dance, singing contests and talent shows will be on stage from 5:00 pm to around 9:00 pm.

Sunday, there are more traditional and modern Korean cultural showcases of dance and martial arts (Tae Kwon Do, hip hop…) starting at 1:00 pm. The 2010 Miss Hi-Teen Korea Contest is at 6:00 pm. The festival will start winding down after 9:00 pm.


Venue: Seoul International Park, 8th and Normandie
Address: 3250 San Marino St., Los Angeles, CA 90006

2009 LA Koreatown Parade: Cute Kids!!

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

These cute little girls provided one of the best performances during the Korean Festival Parade along Olympic Boulevard on the afternoon of September 19.

Realize how hard it is to dance down a street in unison and in full Korean costume with headgear! Saw other, older participants who couldn’t even be bothered to walk along properly… Props to the adults who taught these children to dance so well.

Am imagining what these girls are going to be when they grow up… I have additional video clips of them and of the maypole (?) around which the young Korean women right behind them danced. Posting soon…