{"id":805382,"date":"2026-08-07T05:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805382\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T05:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:16:08","slug":"k-pop-festival-kcon-2026-comes-to-l-a-from-august-14-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/805382\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Pop Festival KCON 2026 Comes To L.A. From August 14-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready, K-pop fans, because Los Angeles is about to once again become the epicenter of K-pop fandom. <a data-data-layer=\"{&quot;triggerOn&quot;:0,&quot;payload&quot;:{&quot;label&quot;:&quot;ev booking&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;GP Engagement&quot;,&quot;affiliate_partner&quot;:&quot;ticketnetwork.com&quot;,&quot;affiliate_link_type&quot;:&quot;in_content_link&quot;,&quot;affiliate_link_location&quot;:&quot;main_content&quot;}}\" href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.timeout.com\/tickets\/7818717\/KCON-LA---Sunday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KCON LA<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest K-pop festival, returns August 14\u201316\u00a0for another massive celebration of Korean music, culture, fashion, food and entertainment, bringing together some of the biggest names in the genre and thousands of fans from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 installment\u00a0takes over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/los-angeles\/things-to-do\/los-angeles-convention-center\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Convention Center<\/a> and Crypto.com Arena for three days, transforming DTLA into a weekend-long\u00a0celebration packed with concerts, fan experiences, panels, merchandise, beauty activations and plenty of looks.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/los-angeles\/restaurants\/best-korean-restaurants-in-los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The best Korean restaurants in Los Angeles for barbecue, soups, noodles and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the 34 acts scheduled to perform are NCT 127, ZEROBASEONE, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, TREASURE, ILLIT, P1Harmony, JO1, MEOVV, and &amp;TEAM.\u00a0But KCON LA\u00a0is about much more than\u00a0the music. During the day, fans can explore the convention floor, meet fellow K-pop lovers, discover the latest and greatest Korean beauty and fashion brands, sample Korean food and generally\u00a0celebrate every\u00a0aspect of Korean culture.<\/p>\n<p>For many attendees, those offerings are just as compelling as the performances. There will be the usual dance activations, interactive stages and photo\u00a0ops. But there will also be a\u00a0K-Beauty Zone that spotlights Korean skincare and makeup trends,\u00a0a K-Food Zone serving up street food favorites and\u00a0the K-Story Zone, celebrating Korean dramas, films and storytelling, all of which have become almost as big worldwide as K-pop itself.<\/p>\n<p>Initially a niche gathering that first launched in 2012 in Irvine, the\u00a0yearly fest has grown into one of the most important\u00a0weekends on the K-pop calendar, helping to introduce American audiences to Korean culture while providing fans\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to meet and dance together.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is a fitting home. With one of the largest Korean American communities in the country, L.A. has long been a crossroads for American and Korean culture. And each year, KCON brings that connection to life, filling downtown with fans traveling from across the country and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to buy tickets, click <a href=\"https:\/\/kconusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get ready, K-pop fans, because Los Angeles is about to once again become the epicenter of K-pop fandom.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":805383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[253399,88,216,253400],"class_list":["post-805382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-categories-music","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-news-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/805383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}