The Jardin d'Acclimatation 2023 Korean Festival, an immersion in Korea in Paris

The Korean Festival, also known as the Harvest Festival (Chuseok in Korean), takes place at the Jardin d'Acclimatation from September 16 to 17, 2023. On the program: martial arts demonstrations, cooking classes, concerts and workshops.

This year, the Harvest Festival will be held at the Jardin d'Acclimatation on September 16 and 17, 2023. This event, a must for the Korean community in Paris, takes place every year on the eve of the autumn equinox. In the Land of the Morning Calm,"Chuseok" pays tribute to the ancestors when the harvest begins. In Paris, it's an opportunity for Koreans to share a piece of their culture and traditions.

The event will be inaugurated on Saturday at 11am by the President of theAssociation of Korean Residents in France, SONG An-Sik , and the Korean Ambassador to France, H.E. CHOI Jai-Chul. Twenty years ago, Seoul City Hall presented Paris City Hall with a small piece of Korean land, which has since become the Korean Garden. With traditional parades, a K-Pop competition, cookery classes and an agricultural and craft market, this weekend you'll be taking a one-way trip to Korea, directly between the Korean Garden and the Grande Volière.

On the program

Inaugural parade

Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am, in the main alley

Enter the festival to the rhythm of Gilnori Pungmul, South Korean folk music, played by a percussion orchestra.

Traditional street food market

Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Bean paste, seaweed, ginseng, pickled cabbage... the Jardin d'Acclimatation is transformed into a temple of Korean street food with some fifteen stalls.

Cooking classes by Korean chefs

Saturday and Sunday at 12:30, 14:30 and 16:00

If you've always wanted to make kimchi, a preparation of black radish marinated in chilli and vegetables, or traditional bibimbap, a mixture of rice, beef and vegetables, now's the time! Come and cook with Chef Chan-Hee Han during the different weekend sessions.

K-Pop Contest

Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Korean pop music has become increasingly popular in recent years. At the Korean Festival, all dancers are invited to take part in a K-Pop competition open to all.

Introduction to martial arts by a Taekwondo master

Saturday at 11.45am and Sunday at 4.30pm

Taekwondo master Jun Tae Woo offers an introduction to this South Korean combat sport, which has been practiced for centuries.

Traditional costume parade

Saturday, 1 pm and Sunday, 11 am

Every Korean's wardrobe includes the hanbok, the country's traditional dress. Long, colorful dresses for women, hats, jackets and silk pants for men: the traditional costume parade takes place on Saturday and Sunday.

Discover Korean folk music and dance

Saturday at 11:30 am and Sunday at 4:45 pm

The Korean group A-UL combines traditional percussion, wind instruments and singing, with choreography, song and dance for a traditional performance right in the Garden.

Traditional Korean games

Saturday from 5pm

In Korean society, games are at the heart of social activity. For kids and grown-ups alike, you can try your hand at jegichagi, in which players toss a paper shuttlecock into the air and try to keep it weightless with their feet. Or try the tug-of-war challenge, a game of strength and balance popular in Korea, as seen in the Squid Game series.

Please note: all activities are free, but admission to the park is charged.