K-Wave Festival
케이웨이브 축제
A day built around the annual OKCC K-Pop Contest, where dancers compete for cash prizes in front of a live crowd. Come to compete, or come to watch the best performers in Central Florida.
OKCC holds an annual K-Pop Contest, giving out cash prizes to the best performers. Past winners include Jadiel Rivera and 4REIGN in 2021, and KillaPOP, Jadiel Rivera and Nattalia in 2019.
What happens
- 1K-Pop Dance Contest semi-finals (30+ teams)
- 2Random Dance Play
- 3K-Pop karaoke
- 450+ food, retail and service vendors
Still being confirmed The full schedule and contest rules for 2026 are being finalised.
Poster
Everything on one sheet.
K-Pop Dance Cover Contest
Dance in it.
Audition, then dance in front of a live crowd for cash prizes. The semi-finals are at the K-Wave Festival in November and the finals at the Orlando Korea Festival in December — one application enters you for both.
Semi-finals · K-Wave Festival
November 21, 2026
Finals · Orlando Korea Festival
December 11–12, 2026
The line-up
Who is setting up.
The line-up goes up here.
Vendors are confirmed in the weeks before the festival. Come back closer to the date — or take one of the spots yourself.
Apply as a vendorLast year
What it looks like.
Take part
Vendor, sponsor,performer or volunteer.
Apply for any of it, here.
Sell food, goods or services at the festival. Applications are reviewed as they arrive, and each category is limited so the line-up stays varied.
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