Accordingly, the Korean Cultural Festival 2017 will be held at the Bishop’s College Auditorium on the 1st July. The event is organized in partnership with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Culture Affairs of Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.

The Festival consists of two main events: the Quiz-on Korea and the K-Pop World Festival. The Quiz-on Korea is a survival quiz competition where the questions will be on generic topics on Korea, including Korean lifestyle, traditional culture, history and language. The winner will be invited to learn and experience Korea this September, and compete with national representatives from different countries around the world to win the top prize. The K-Pop World Festival is a K-pop performance competition, for which the Embassy has invited talented Sri Lankan vocalists and/or dancers to show their K-pop spirit on stage. Winning team(s) will stand the chance to go to Korea for the final round and compete internationally this September, following a screening process. They will also be able to meet and perform together with K-Pop stars.

Furthermore, the Korea Week will start on the 40thanniversary day (14th November) and go until 19th November. During the Korea Week, the cultural performances of Nanta, the Korean Film Festival 2017, the Korean Cultural Experience Event, the Korean Language Speech Contest, an issuance of commemorative stamps, a television documentary screening on the diplomatic ties, and the Korean Ambassador’s and Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championship will take place.

Meanwhile, the Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group is also scheduled to visit Colombo Port from 26th -29th October.