What festival comes to your mind when you think of summer festivals? You will think of festivals where you can see various beautiful scenery such as rose festivals and snowflake festivals, but I think you will think of rock festivals in this hot summer. A rock festival where you can dance to the beat and guitar riff of drums and bass that resonate with people in a large square and enjoy singing along! My heart is pounding just thinking about it. Today, I will introduce Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, which is the most famous summer rock festival in Korea.


1. What is a Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival?
Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival is a rock festival held every July to August in Incheon. It is the largest rock festival in Korea along with the Busan International Rock Festival. The name Pentaport means five ports, Incheon Airport, Incheon Port, Information Port, Business Port, and Leisure Port, and it is named after Incheon Metropolitan City’s urban development strategy. The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, which started in 1999 under the name of “Tripport Rock Festival,” has become a traditional rock festival representing Korea.


2. How to get Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival
The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival is accessible as it is held in Incheon Metropolitan City, that is, the metropolitan area of Korea. You can walk from Songdo Moonlight Festival Park Station on Incheon Metro Line 1. In addition, the organizer operates a free shuttle bus and a city bus, so if you plan to visit the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, we recommend you check the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival website.


3. Famous singers in Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon
Not only Korean musicians but also foreign musicians visited the Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon. Many famous overseas musicians have visited, including Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Strokes, Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas, Franz Ferdinand, and Vampire Weekend. In addition, if you want to see big bands and indie bands such as Nell, Jannabi, and Sae-Boy in Korea, I recommend you to visit the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival.
This year 2023 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival will be held at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park from Friday, August 4 to Sunday, August 6, 2023. It will be a great opportunity to see famous overseas musicians such as The Strokes, Jang Ki-ha, Kim Chang-wan Band, Black Skirts, Kim Yoon-ah, Sae-boy, and Galaxy Express and other famous Korean musicians. Tickets for the 2023 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival are 240,000 won for the three-day ticket, 180,000 won for the two-day ticket, and 120,000 won for the one-day ticket. If you have a Kookmin card, you can buy it at a discounted price, so it would be good to check and purchase it.