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K-Wave Festival

케이웨이브 축제

📅 November 21, 2026Free entry📍 3651 Avalon Park E Blvd, Orlando, FL 32828
Dance crews on the Ride the K-Wave stage holding their prize cheques

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-Wave Festival poster

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 vendor

Last year

What it looks like.

  • The K-Wave Festival crowd in front of the stage after dark
  • Festival-goers under the tents at the K-Wave Festival
  • Vendor stalls lit up at the K-Wave Festival at night
  • Two performers sharing the K-Wave stage under purple light
  • Festival-goers in costume under the tents after dark
  • The K-Wave stage and its sponsor banner before the show
  • A singer performing on the K-Wave Festival stage under purple light

Take part

Vendor, sponsor,performer or volunteer.

Apply for any of it, here.

K-Wave Festival

One sponsorship, both festivals: the Orlando Korea Festival in December and the K-Wave Festival in November. The 2026 levels are below and the full package is a click away — tell us which one interests you and the office will follow up within a few days.

2026 combined sponsorship

Orlando Korea Festival + K-Wave Festival, in one package

  • Title$6,000

    Limited availability

    • “Presented by” naming rights for both festivals
    • Category exclusivity — no competing businesses
    • Premier logo on the main stage banner
    • Two 10×10 non-selling booths
    • Speaking slot on stage, 1–2 minutes
  • Gold$3,000

    • Logo on the main stage banner at both festivals
    • Logo on the official event T-shirt
    • One 10×10 non-selling booth
    • Dedicated brand page on the OKCC website
    • Framed certificate of appreciation
  • Silver$1,500

    • Logo on the main stage banner at both festivals
    • Logo on the official event T-shirt
    • 50% off a standard vendor booth
    • Two social media posts
    • Certificate of appreciation
  • Bronze$750

    • Logo on the on-site sponsor banner
    • Verbal acknowledgement on stage at both festivals
    • Company name on the official event T-shirt
    • Sponsor logo on the official website
    • Digital certificate of appreciation
Download the full 2026 package (PDF) →

Write to us

Tell us this much and we can answer properly first time:

  • Your company
  • Which level interests you
  • Anything you have in mind
Email the office

hello@okccenter.com