This year’s Chicago Korean Festival will be held on August 9-10, between 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m, at 3200-3400 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. The weekend event brings tens of thousands in attendance to share the Korean culture and heritage through food and traditional and modern performances.
The K-Fest Main Event Concert is a new element to the festival. [pullquote]2 Fast 2 Furious MC JIN will headline the show which features Hip Hop’s J-Reyez, Lil Crazed, Rob Chapman and Jargon. The show will be hosted by Megan Batoon and Gabe from B96 Radio. The concert will take place inside Northside Prep High School, adjacent to the festival, on Sunday, August 10 from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.[/pullquote]
International Asian music stars are making their way to the Windy City to perform at the 19th Annual Chicago Korean Festival. Big profile stars and Internet sensations will be performing at Northside Prep High School Auditorium on Sunday, August 10 at 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For the first time ever, 2 Fast 2 Furious MC JIN and Rob Campman (aka Southstar) will headline the 2014 K-Fest Main Event Concert.
Canada’s Korean star, J-Reyez, and Minnesota’s own Lil Crazed will also be performing, along with the hometown Chicagoan, Jargon. The concert will be hosted by the World of Dance megastar, Megan Batoon and Producer Gabe from the B96 Morning Show. Tickets for K-Fest’s Official Music Concert are not free, and are available at: http://www.ChicagoMainEvents.com/
TICKETS are HALF-OFF if you use the passcode: ASCENE
The Korean Festival takes place adjacent to Northside Prep High School on Bryn Mawr Avenue between Kedzie and Kimball on Saturday and Sunday August 9-10, between 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Come an share the Korean culture and heritage through food and traditional and modern performances. There will be a 5K race and the ever-popular annual singing contest. There will also be an array of Korean food vendors and a Ssireum Tournament (Korean wrestling).
[pullquote]”We are in this as a family, not just a Korean family but a Chicago family, our volunteers and staff are White, Black, Asian, etc… makes no difference,” said K-Fest Main Event Concert Co-Producer Samuel Bain. “Our love for Korean culture is what brings us together. We will strive to make each year better than the year before, and we are already looking forward to next year’s 20th year anniversary of K-Fest.”[/pullquote]
Chicago Korean Festival: http://www.ckacc.org/k-fest.html
K-Fest Main Event Concert Tickets available at http://www.ChicagoMainEvents.com/
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