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Korean Culture Festival — K-pop, taekwondo and a cello-piano concert

Catch a three-day Korean cultural celebration at B1 Mall, with live performance highlights including EMOTI:M, a taekwondo demonstration by Master Lee, and a cello-piano duet by Cho Boseong and Yun Yeonjung. Come for the cultural programme; buying food, beauty products or other goods is optional.

Representative photograph: Kukkiwon taekwondo demonstration in Washington, DC, June 2011. Not this Dubai festival or its announced performers.

Al Barsha, Dubai · B1 Mall, Al Barsha 1, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

6–8 November 2026, 10am–10pm. Performance highlights: 6 November 8pm; 7 November 5pm; 8 November 5pm and 7pm.

Who can go

Families welcome; numerical age limits not published

Organiser explicitly says bring friends and family; no numerical age restrictions are given.

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What’s free & what to know

  • Free festival entry is explicitly advertised; shopping and food are optional paid extras, not included.
  • Family and friends are expressly welcome. Numerical age limits and any activity-specific restrictions are not published; check with the organiser before taking young children.
  • Free entrance is advertised from 10am to 10pm each day, with performances at the specific advertised times. Arrive for the programme you want to see.
  • 6 November: EMOTI:M concert is listed at 8pm; the organiser also lists a competition at that time, so reconfirm the running order. 7 November: EMOTI:M fan signing at 5pm. 8 November: Master Lee taekwondo performance at 5pm and cello-piano concert at 7pm.
  • Competition entry, colour-analysis services, purchases and any unpriced workshop extras are outside this listing.
  • No advance ticket or registration requirement is advertised on the organiser page. Attendance and performance schedules remain subject to organiser updates.
  • The day planner uses the confirmed Sunday performance starts; individual performance finish times are not published.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

Inspected original GKT Media festival programme and About page on 29 October 2026. GKT describes producing Korean cultural events; poster bears Gulf Korean Times organiser logo and confirms 6–8 November 2026. Event page explicitly says FREE ENTRY and 10AM–10PM. Page body contains one year typo 2926; heading, event dates, poster and weekday/date alignment confirm 2026. Free general cultural programme is distinct from the optional commercial booths and competitions. No required ticket, purchase or paid companion appears. Individual performance times verified; running-order conflict on 6 November retained visibly. Mapcarta gives B1 Mall building coordinates. Unique Commons taekwondo photo and licence checked; visually inspected. Not a service trial.

Gulf Korean Times / GKT Media — Korean Culture Festival 2026 Vol.2

GKT Media organiser background

Official festival poster with 2026 dates and organiser logos

Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized and compressed for display; derivatives retain the source licence.