✔ 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
#In Conversation With
“When We Open a Book” — The Heart Behind Reading, Writing, and Illustrating Children's Books
Speaker | Lee Geum-yi, Park Hyun-mi…
#Book Talk & Signing
Caldecott Honor Award Winner & New York Times Bestseller! — “They All Saw a Cat” Book Talk & Signing with Brendan Wenzel
Speaker | Brendan Wenzel
#Lecture & Discussion
What Makes a Good Children's Book? — In Conversation with Lucia Obi and Director Park So-hee
Speaker | Lucia Obi (International …Sea Island
#Professional Session
How Korean Picture Books Reach Japanese Readers — A Translator’s Insights into the Publishing Process and Readers’ Responses
Speaker | Naoko Watanabe
#Book Talk & Workshop
[Book Talk & Four-Panel Comic Workshop] “Draw Your Secret Hideaway” — A Four-Panel Comic Workshop with Sobogi, Creator of the Graphic Novel “Mom Ran Away”
Speaker | Sobogi
#Picture Book Forum
Picture Books Become Culture: Growing with Children, Reaching All Generations and the World
Speaker | Presenters: Moon Seung-ye…Starlight Island
#Copyright Seminar
International Rights Business Roundtable — Q&A on Establishing and Improving Rights Management Practices
Speaker | Chiara Tognetti
#Children's Workshop
Children’s Workshop with Simone Rea
Speaker | Simone Rea
#Book Talk & Signing
Johi’s Haewuso — Toilet Stories and Everyday Life in the Joseon Dynasty
Speaker | Park Na-hyun
#Profession Session
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Play Island
#Professional Session
How Does Japan Promote a Culture of Reading? — A Case Study of BOOK MEETS NEXT
Speaker | Shuichi Matsuki (松木修一)
#Children's Workshop
Fun Playtime with Candy Kong
Speaker | Gong Eun-hye
#Interactive Family Theater
