The Korean Cultural Heritage Festival is a free event at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium that showcases Korean culture, food and music in the summer.
This article contains the following information about the festival:
What Happens at the Korean Festival? | Schedule of Events | Other Information
Korean Cultural Festival
The Korean Cultural Heritage Festival takes place in the summer at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. The stadium is located at 3883 Imperial Street in Central Park not too far from the Patterson SkyTrain Station.
Typical hours of operation for the festival are from around 10:30 am until 7:00 pm. In 2025, the events happened on July 19th.
What Happens at the Korean Festival?
The Korean Cultural Heritage Festival is a fairly simple, yet enjoyable cultural event. It’s not huge, and tends to attract primarily people of Korean descent, but it’s open to everyone. The festival is free and offers a variety of things to see and do.
Activities at the festival include Taekwondo demonstrations, live music, art exhibits and crafts, games and face painting for children. There are community organization displays and a small number of food vendors selling both Korean and other types of food most years.
If you’re interested in Korean culture and Asian food, and you’re in the area, then this can be an interesting event.
TIP: Swangard Stadium is located in the northwest corner of Burnaby’s Central Park which is full of forested trails and features a fabulous children’s play area, Pitch and Putt Golf, a couple of ponds and an outdoor swimming pool. While in the area, go for a stroll and explore the park!
Example Schedule of Events
The 2025 Korean Cultural Heritage Festival featured Taekwondo demonstrations, a K-Pop competition and all sorts of other live entertainment.
The festival hasn’t published its schedule of events online for a number of years. To give you an idea what to expect, the 2025 entertainment lineup was listed below.
- 10:30 am – Traditional Gilnori Parade
- 10:45 am – Little Mountain Brass Band
- 11:05 am – Opening Ceremonies
- 11:25 am – Korean Traditional Dance
- 11:50 am – K-Pop Dance
- 12:00 pm – Taekwondo Demonstrations
- 12:20 pm – Little Mountain Brass Band
- 1:00 pm – Live band with Playground and The Bridge
- 1:45 pm – Viva Mexico: Rhythm and Roots
- 2:00 pm – Brazil Samba Dance
- 2:15 pm – Traditional Filipino Folk Dance
- 2:30 pm – Live Music Band with K2 Band
- 2:50 pm – Hanbok Fashion Show
- 3:00 pm – Tuk of War Tournament
- 3:30 pm – Korean Traditional Dance
- 3:50 pm – Taekwondo Demonstrations
- 4:10 pm – K-Pop Dance
- 4:20 pm – Random Play Dance
- 5:00 pm – K-Pop Contest and Awards Ceremony
Other Information
For more information about the event, visit the Korean Culture Heritage Festival‘s website.
If you enjoy this type of event and want to experience even more Asian culture, then check out the Powell Street Festival which takes place in late July or early August. The Powell Street event is a two-day Japanese-Canadian festival that’s also free and offers even more activities and food truck options.
For a list of other things to do this month see Vancouver’s June Calendar or click Festivals & Events.
Other great Asian-themed cultural events in the Lower Mainland include the following:
- Kimchi Food Festival – a Korean food festival in September.
- LunarFest – a series of events celebrating the Lunar New Year in January or February.
- Taiwanfest – a multicultural festival in downtown Vancouver on the Labour Day long weekend in September.
- Nikkei Matsuri – a Japanese festival in Burnaby on the Labour Day long weekend in September.
- South Asian Family Festival – a multicultural festival with rides and entertainment at the PNE Fairgrounds in July.
- Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Festival – a multicultural festival showcasing Taiwanese and other cultures on the Canada Day long weekend in July.
