K-pop Concerts 2026: Tour Dates, Award Shows & Events Calendar
The biggest K-pop concerts left in 2026 are BTS’s ARIRANG stadium tour (South America in October, then Asia from November 19), BIGBANG’s 20th-anniversary XX : COSMOS tour, KATSEYE’s THE WILDWORLD TOUR across North America and TXT’s new STEAL THE WIND tour, which opens in Seoul on November 13. Award season runs from November 7 to December 6, with the MAMA Awards in Osaka on November 20–21.
The calendar below lists concerts, award shows, debut anniversaries and idol birthdays; click any event for its venue and details. Dates are checked against agency, venue and ticketing announcements and the music press. Tours add and move dates, so confirm on the official ticket site before you book anything. If you’re going to your first show, read whether you need a lightstick at a K-pop concert and see what to bring to each tour.
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K-pop events calendar
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K-pop award shows 2026: dates and venues
The four big year-end award shows fall between November 7 and December 6. MAMA is the one most international fans watch: it streams worldwide on Mnet Plus. The TV networks’ year-end festivals follow in late December, and the Golden Disc Awards open 2027.
| Date | Show | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7–8 | Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) | Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul |
| Nov 14–15 | Melon Music Awards (MMA) | Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul |
| Nov 20–21 | MAMA Awards | Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan |
| Dec 5–6 | Asia Artist Awards (AAA) | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taiwan |
| Mid–late Dec | KBS Song Festival | Date and venue TBA |
| Dec 25 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Venue TBA |
| Dec 31 | MBC Gayo Daejejeon | Venue TBA |
| Early Jan 2027 | Golden Disc Awards (41st) | Date and venue TBA |
What to bring to each tour
Every big tour on this page uses its group’s official lightstick, and most venues sync them over Bluetooth so the whole crowd changes color together. Bring the right one, with fresh batteries, and pair it in the app before you leave home. Everything else for the bag is in our concert essentials checklist, which works for any group.
| Tour | When | Official lightstick | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS: ARIRANG | Oct 2026–Mar 2027 | ARMY Bomb Ver.4 | Only Ver.4 syncs with the ARIRANG light show since June 12, 2026. Older versions still light up in manual mode (ARMY Bomb guide). |
| BIGBANG XX : COSMOS | Oct 2026–Feb 2027 | Bang Bong | The first official K-pop lightstick (its story). |
| KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR | Oct 13–Nov 28 | KATSEYE mini lightstick keyring | The full-size KATSEYE lightstick is restocking; the mini is in stock. |
| TXT: STEAL THE WIND | From Nov 13 | MOA Bong | Opens with three nights in Seoul. |
| LE SSERAFIM: PUREFLOW | Oct–Dec | FIMBONG | Low stock: order early. |
| BABYMONSTER: world tour | Nov 2026–Jan 2027 | BABYMONSTER lightstick | Our BABYMONSTER concert checklist covers the rest. |
| ILLIT: PRESS START♥ Encore | Oct 17–18, Dec 23–27 | ILLIT lightstick | Incheon in October, Chiba in December. |
| Stray Kids: RUN IT | Oct–Dec | Nachimbong Ver.2 | Fukuoka, Tokyo Dome, Hong Kong and Taipei. |
| ENHYPEN: BLOOD SAGA | Dec 2026–Mar 2027 | ENHYPEN lightstick | Tokyo Dome on December 1–2. |
| SEVENTEEN: NEW_ (cinemas) | From Oct 24 | Carat Bong mini keyring | The full-size Carat Bong is restocking. |
If you’re not sure your group has an official lightstick at all, check The K-pop Lightstick List. If yours won’t pair on the day, the lightstick troubleshooting guide walks through the fixes in order.
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We re-check this calendar at the start of every month: new tour legs, added nights, award show venues and anything that moved. If you spot a date that changed, tell us through the contact page and it goes in on the next pass.