Annual Korean festival comes to Annandale next weekend

The 2025 Korus Festival is bringing live entertainment, food, and games to Annandale next weekend, May 17 and 18.

The annual event will be held at the K Market parking lot, 4251 John Marr Drive, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday, May 18.

Korean singer and actor Gwang-Hyun Park is coming from Korea to perform at the event. Park is the star of Mr. Trot 3, a Korean singing competition and appeared on several other Korean TV shows.

Other performers include singer Jennifer Hong, the singer known as ESKM, K-pop dance crews, and pop and rock bands.

See who’s headed for stardom at the KORUS Got Talent competition at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The grand prize winner will receive $1,000.

There will be a K-Pop dance party and random play every night. There will also be cultural performances from various Asian countries, a taekwondo demonstration, and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, a Senior Super Star competition.

KORUS also features international food, craft beer, a “Squid Game” contest with prizes, a job fair, K-Joy paper folding crafts, other crafts and games, a kids’ zone, business and information booths, cultural activities, and more.

A commemorative ceremony in honor of Memorial Day and Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month will be held Saturday at 6 p.m.

KORUS is hosted by the Korean American Association of Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. The annual event is aimed at promoting positive Korean-U.S. relationships.

Sponsors include the EastGate Shopping Center, McDonald’s, Patient First, K-Radio, bb.q Chicken, and Café V.