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Busan's international events in 2008

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Busan City is ready to establish itself as a global city, as it has attracted a number of international events for 2008. The city will host huge cultural events and conventions, aiming to foster its image as an internationally known city.

Busan will receive international attention when it hosts the 2008 Busan World TreX-Games from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2. Over 10,000 athletes and staff from some 100 countries will take part in traditional and extreme sports and e-sports like "Starcraft.'

Also scheduled during the same period is the International Olympic Committee Sports Education Culture Forum, which is expected to attract some 1,000 global sports leaders to Busan.

Later this month, the city plans to launch the Busan Port's North Harbor Redevelopment Project. It will also begin the construction of an innovative city, in an aim to expand its urban infrastructure in full scale.

Busan also plans to step up its effort to attract more tourists from home and abroad by hosting several cultural events, such as the Busan Multimedia Fireworks Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, or PIFF, Busan Sea Festival, and the Jagalchi Culture and Tourism Festival.

Also slated are the 2008 Busan International Motor Show, from May 2 to 11, the Busan Festival, the central event of Josen Tonsingsa Korea-Japan Cultural Exchange Program, from May 3 to 4, the Korea Festival Fair, from June 25 to 29, and the Busan International Magic Festival, from June 25 to 29.

Other major international events include the 2008 JCI Asia-Pacific Conference, scheduled from May 28 to June 1, and Busan International Rock Festival, from Aug. 2 to 3. There will also be major international sports events such as the 2008 Marine Sports Busan from Aug. 2 to 4.

2008 Event Schedule

Month	Event	Date	Venue
Jan.	Launching ceremony of Busan Port's North Harbor Redevelopment Project	Undecided	North Port
Mar.	Busan Open Challenger Tennis Championship	15~23	Geumjeong Tennis Court
Apr.	Pret-a-Porter Busan	Undecided	BEXCO
May	2008 Busan Int'l Motor Show	2~11	〃
	Joseon Tongsinsa Korea-Japan Cultural Exchange Project	3~4	Mt. Yongdu Park
	2008 International Contents Creators Convention	14~16	BEXCO
	The 5th International Conference on Aquapolises	21~23	Nurimaru APEC House
June	2008 JCI Asia-Pacific Conference	28~June 1	BEXCO
	2008 KCTA Exhibition and Conference	14~7	〃
	Korea Festival Exposition	25~29	〃
	International Magic Festival	〃	〃
July	2008 Busan International Beach Dance Festival	26~Aug.2	Gwangalli Beach
Aug.	The 13th Busan Sea Festival	1~10	Haeundae Beach
	2008 Marine Sports Busan	2~4	〃
	Busan International Rock Festival	2~3	Dadapo Beach
Sept.	2008 IT EXPO BUSAN	3~6	BEXCO
	2008 Busan International Travel Fair	5~9	〃
	2008 Busan Biennale	6~Nov.15	Busan Metropolitan Art Museum
	The 6th IOC Sports Education Culture Forum	25~29	BEXCO
	The 4th Busan World TreX-Games	26~Oct.2	Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Oct.		6~9	BEXCO
	2008 BIFCOM	〃	Haeundae Grand Hotel
	The 4th Busan Fireworks Festival	Undecided	Gwangalli Beach
	Jagalchi Culture and Tourism Festival	〃	Jagalchi Market
	2008 Busan International Architectural Culture Festival	〃	BEXCO
	Busan International Challenger Tennis Championship	25~Nov.2	Geumjeong Sports Complex Tennis Court
	Nov.	6th Busan Seafood and Fisheries Expo	13~16	List Confirmed Autonomous Districts Jung-gu Office Seo-gu Office Dong-gu Office Yeongdo-gu Office Busanjin-gu Office Dongnae-gu Office Nam-gu Office Buk-gu Office Haeundae-gu Office Saha-gu Office Geumjeong-gu Office Gangseo-gu Office Yeonje-gu Office Suyeong-gu Office Sasang-gu Office Gijang-gun Office Related Agency Websites Related to Busan Affiliated Office Local Public Enterprises Busan Metropolitan Council City-Invested and -Funded Institutions Busan-based Public Institutions Sister Cities Kaohsiung Los Angeles Shimonoseki Barcelona Rio de Janeiro Vladivostok Shanghai Surabaya State of Victoria Tijuana Ho Chi Minh Auckland Valparaiso Western Cape Montreal Istanbul Dubai Fukuoka Chicago St. Petersburg Phnom Penh Mumbai Thessaloniki Casablanca Cebu Yangon Mombasa Luanda Dar es Salaam Privacy Policy City Hall Hours & Directions Site Map Help 1001, Jungang-daero, Yeonje-gu, Busan, 47545, Republic of Korea Phone: +82 (51) 120 Copyright © Busan Metropolitan City. All rights reserved. close search TOP