Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026
부산인디커넥트페스티벌 2026
Korea's largest indie game festival, the BIC Festival has been held annually since 2015. Under the slogan "Buff your Indie Spirit," over 250 global indie games will be showcased alongside stage events and streaming content. The online festival runs from August 7–28 on bicfest.org, while the offline event takes place August 15–17 at Bexco Exhibition Hall 1, Hall 2. The program includes indie game conferences, gaming sessions, awards, and character parades.
- Dates
- Aug 14, 2026 → Aug 16, 2026
- Venue
- 55 APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan · 🌊 Busan
- Price
- ₩12,500 – ₩150,000
- Ticketing
- Official event site
Practical information
- Opening hours
- - 8월 14일 09:00~17:00- 8월 15일/16일 10:00~17:00
- Age
- All ages
- Exact location
- BEXCO 제1전시장 2홀
- Organiser
- (사)부산인디커넥트페스티벌조직위원회, (재)부산정보산업진흥원, 인디라!인디게임개발자모임, (사)한국모바일게임협회
- Phone
- 070-8855-5058
🎟️ How to book — Official event site
- 1
Most regional festivals are free entry
Korean municipalities fund a huge number of free festivals (flowers, food, light shows) — free entry is the norm, not the exception, sometimes with paid stalls or activities on site.
- 2
Check the event's official site
The link sits on the event's VisitKorea page — it's the most reliable source for the program, hours, and any last-minute changes.
- 3
Book via a Korean platform if a reservation is required
When a festival has paid premium activities or an attached concert, booking usually goes through NOL or YES24 — see the matching guide on this page.
- 4
Call 1330 when in doubt
Korea's tourism hotline answers in English, Chinese and Japanese, 24/7 — handy for confirming a time or address when the official site is Korean-only.
💡 Good to know
When a price shows as "see details", the organiser simply hasn't published one in advance: in almost all of those cases entry is free and only some on-site activities are paid. Bring a little cash — many stalls don't take cards.
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Source : TourAPI