Bucheon International Comics Festival This Weekend — Three Days for Cosplay and Webtoon Fans

This weekend, from September 18 to 20, the Bucheon International Comics Festival (BICOF) will be held in Sang-dong, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province. Hosted by the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, this year's theme is "Manhwa and Webtoons Made Easy." The venue will feature manhwa special exhibitions, the Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival with participants from 14 countries, author talks and autograp

h sessions, a webtoon OST contest, animation screenings, outdoor market booths, and food trucks. Admission is 5,000 won, discounted to 3,000 won with advance registration (pricing and refund terms are provisional and should be reconfirmed through official channels before paying on-site). Travelers interested in cosplay or webtoon culture can make it a day trip and enjoy it alongside fans from Kor

ea and abroad. Check the organizer's contact line (032-310-3071) for the detailed schedule and reservations. Bucheon is connected to Seoul by Subway Lines 1 and 7, making it reachable from central Seoul in about an hour by public transit — an easy day trip. Even without a costume, simply browsing the exhibition halls and outdoor market booths is enough to soak up the festival atmosphere, and plen

ty of visitors show up in regular clothes. Korea Tourism Times Editorial Desk