Korea’s big festivals
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)
Asia’s biggest film festival, with hundreds of films, open-air screenings and red carpets at the Busan Cinema Center in Centum City and events by Haeundae Beach.
- When
- Usually ten days in early October
Tips
- Tickets go on sale online about two weeks before and the popular screenings sell out in minutes.
- The outdoor theatre at the Busan Cinema Center holds about 4,000 people.
- Centum City station (Line 2) is next to the main venue.
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Other festivals
Exact dates come from the Korea Tourism Organization festival calendar once announced; check the official festival site before you travel.