✔ All BICBF 2026 Stage Programs are free to attend, but free admission registration for the book fair is required.
🎟️Free Admission Registration: Click →
✔ International visitors who wish to reserve a spot in any of our stage programs may email us at ✨bicbf@kpa21.or.kr.✨ Our team will assist with the reservation process.
✔ Program reservations are available without creating an account. Each reservation is for one seat per person.
✔ Age requirements and parental accompaniment policies vary by program. Please check each program's details before making a reservation.
✔ For programs designed exclusively for children, parents and guardians may not be permitted to enter the program venue.
✔ Visitors requiring accessibility assistance are encouraged to contact BICBF (bicbf@kpa21.or.kr) before visiting.
✔ Exhibitions and selected programs, including Kids' Atelier, are open to visitors without separate reservations.
🎟️Free Admission Registration: Click →
✔ International visitors who wish to reserve a spot in any of our stage programs may email us at ✨bicbf@kpa21.or.kr.✨ Our team will assist with the reservation process.
✔ Program reservations are available without creating an account. Each reservation is for one seat per person.
✔ Age requirements and parental accompaniment policies vary by program. Please check each program's details before making a reservation.
✔ For programs designed exclusively for children, parents and guardians may not be permitted to enter the program venue.
✔ Visitors requiring accessibility assistance are encouraged to contact BICBF (bicbf@kpa21.or.kr) before visiting.
✔ Exhibitions and selected programs, including Kids' Atelier, are open to visitors without separate reservations.
💚 Please check the program details as each program has different target ages
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Sky Island
#Official Event
Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Busan International Children's Book Fair
#Keynote Session
The World Through the Eyes of Simone Rea, 2026 Premio Andersen Best Illustrator Winner
Speaker | Simone Rea
#Featured Talk
2026 BolognaRagazzi Award Special Category Winner: Korean Folktales Illustrated by Lee Eok-bae
#Networking Party
Feloowship Night
Sea Island
#Theme Session
A Pre-School Roadmap for Every Child Stepping into the New World of School
Speaker | Ha Yoo-jung
#Copyright Seminar
How Korean Picture Books Enter the European Market: Practical Insights and Strategies for International Rights Sales
Speaker | Chiara TognettiStarlight Island
#Hands-on Activity Program
Let's Create a Giant Slide Together!
Speaker | Dal-yong
#Professional Session
Great Things Happen When We Tilt! — A Book Talk Celebrating the Release of “It's Tilted!”, the New Picture Book by Kim Mi-ra and Kim Ji-young
Speaker | Kim Mi-ra (Author), Kim J…
#Theme Session
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Play Island
#Children's Workshop
Create a Beautiful Words Frame with “The Lovely Words Explorers!”
Speaker | Kim Gyeong-gu
#Children's Workshop
Painting the Weather of Our Hearts: Meet Park Mo-il, Author of “Weather Forecast”
Speaker | Park Mo-il
#Copyright Seminar
