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International Ki Sports Festival Daegu
- 📅 Dates
- Apr 11, 2026 – Apr 12, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 10 Exco-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu
- 🎫 Admission
- 1-day pass 50,000 won / 2-day pass 90,000 won
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00-21:00
- 🎪 Venue
- EXCO
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Ki Sports Festival
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-1811-6420
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
The International Ki Sports Festival is the only multi-sport event in Korea, with participation from both elite athletes as well as the general public who have an interest in sports. The festival is divided into four categories of competion, expo, conference, and additional events.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at International Ki Sports Festival Daegu
- Sports competition: bodybuilding fitness
- cross-fit
- football
- basketball
- arm wrestling
- expo
- etc.
- Sports lessons and programs, expo, etc.
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization for the most recent edition. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 북구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Aug 1.02 / Oct 1.09
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
Most sites only say "parking available." These are official figures from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, so you can judge before you drive.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
Nearby Attractions
Places within 12 km of the festival venue (straight-line distance), described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Travel time depends on roads and traffic, so only distance is shown.
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Pyounghwa Market Dakttongjip Street대구 평화시장 닭똥집 골목 Attractionapprox. 2.8 km
Pyounghwa Market Dakttongjip Street was established with the opening of Samatongdak in 1972, and is a street specializing in chicken gizzard dishes. It is said that the…
Korean address for map apps대구광역시 동구 아양로9길 6 -
MRNW Miraenongwon (MRNW) Cultural facilityapprox. 2.8 km
MRNW, standing for Miraenongwon, was started with the idea of creating a space one dreams about but does not exist in real life. Locating in nature, MRNW provides a…
Korean address for map apps대구광역시 북구 호국로 300-22 -
Daegu Fatima Hospital대구파티마병원 Attractionapprox. 2.8 km
Founded in 1956 by the Benedictine Sisters of the Missionary Order of Tutzing, the hospital aims to fulfill the Catholic Church's tradition of apostolic healing through…
Korean address for map apps대구광역시 동구 아양로 99 -
Ttangttang Chicken Land치킨체험 테마파크 땅땅치킨랜드 Attractionapprox. 2.8 km
Ttangttang Chicken Land opened its doors on September 1, 2018 in Daegu, the center of Chimac (chicken and beer). At Korea's first chicken theme park, visitors can enjoy…
Korean address for map apps대구광역시 동구 팔공로 220-2 -
Daegu Opera House대구오페라하우스 Cultural facilityapprox. 3.2 km
Daegu Opera House is the first municipal opera house that opened in Korea. It is equipped with high-tech audio and lighting system, a revolving stage and an audience…
Korean address for map apps대구광역시 북구 호암로 15
Google Maps cannot provide driving or transit directions inside South Korea. Paste the Korean addresses above into NAVER Map or KakaoMap — both work with these addresses and are what people here actually use.