The Songdo Beer Festival, to be held in Incheon this August. will run for an extended period of nine days offering craft beers, street food, live music and fireworks.
The Songdo Beer Festival will take place in Incheon this year from 22 to 30 August 2025, marking its longest run yet. Held at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park, the free-entry event will showcase an expanded programme featuring local and international craft brews, street food and nightly entertainment.
Organised by Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Tourism Organization, this year’s event continues the festival’s steady growth, hoping to build on the 770,000 attendees last year, and with aims to become one of the world’s premier beer festivals. The event will run from 16:30 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 13:30 to 22:00 on weekends.
At the heart of the festival will be the Brew Master’s Beer Zone, where dozens of Korean and overseas breweries will present a wide array of beers ranging from classic IPAs to crisp Korean lagers, as well as experimental brews and tasting flights.
Every evening will feature a busy live performance schedule with genres ranging from K pop and EDM to jazz, funk and indie. Highlights include headline acts such as Skull & Haha, Kim Bum soo, Ailee and Dynamic Duo; with nightly fireworks closing each day.
Visitors can indulge in Korean street food specialities such as fried chicken, grilled skewers and fusion snacks, served by numerous food trucks located throughout the venue. Interactive attractions will include SongdoKran water gun battles; a themed horror zone; photo booths, and a rodeo game.
The festival will also provide shaded family-friendly zones and alcohol free areas for non drinkers and children, to attract a broader audience.
The venue is located just 20 minutes from Incheon International Airport, and with English widely spoken in the festival zones and nearby hotels, the event is well placed to attract overseas visitors. Moonlight Festival Park is surrounded by the iconic glass towers and waterways of Songdo’s sleek urban landscape; and is well located for overseas visitors to also explore other nearby attractions post festival such as Songdo Central Park, Incheon Grand Park and Incheon Chinatown.
Detailed schedules, brewery listings and performer line ups will be released in due course via the festival’s official website.
