This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 ~ Sat, Oct 17
- Hours
- 10:00~18:00
- Venue
- EXCO East Hall 1F exhibition hall (엑스코 동관 1층 전시장)10 EXCO-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu (대구 북구 엑스코로 10)
- Fee
- Free
- Performers
- 말왕 · 홀릿 · 광진 · 백희성 · 백가희 · 김근영
- Organizer
- Daegu Metropolitan City, EXCO
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/15, 2 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/16Fri★ Opening · Malwang talkToday
- 10/17Sat★ Esports · Webtoon talk · Cosplay awardToday
🔁 Daily · 10:00–18:00 free · Prize draw 11:00·15:30 · Parade 11:30·16:00 · Webtoon & book crafts
2026 Daegu Content & Creator Fair Dates, Free Admission, Pre-Registration – Games and Webtoons at EXCO with Kids
This autumn at EXCO in Daegu,
games, webtoons and characters gather in one place 🎮
The 5th Daegu Content & Creator Fair (대구콘텐츠페어)
runs October 16 (Fri) – 17 (Sat)
for two days in the EXCO East Hall 1F exhibition hall.
Admission is free,
and it’s open 10:00–18:00.
I’ve summarized the fair’s official website
and the Fantasia Daegu Festa listing.
🎪 About the Fair
Now in its fifth year,
it’s Daegu’s content expo.
The slogan is “Play Content, Experience Daegu!”
Games, webtoons & animation, characters & illustration,
independent publishing and AR·VR·metaverse
come together as exhibition booths.
It’s hosted by Daegu Metropolitan City and organized by EXCO.
The 3rd Indie Book Fair takes place at the same venue.
Industry programs like investment pitching and export meetings
are mixed in, so below
I’ve picked what families would enjoy.
🎟️ How Do You Get In?
Admission is free.
You enter after getting an entry wristband at the registration desk.
| Option | Entry steps |
|---|---|
| Pre-registration | Online visitor registration on the website → scan barcode at the registration desk → get wristband and enter |
| On-site registration | Fill in the form at the registration desk → get wristband and enter (invitation holders included) |
| Kids without a phone | If a guardian pre-registers and comes along, kids get a wristband on site |
Pre-registration allows only one person
per mobile phone number.
🗓️ What’s On the 16th (Fri)?
Here’s the Day 1 main stage schedule.
| 16 (Fri) | Main stage |
|---|---|
| 10:45–11:00 | Cosplay pre-show |
| 11:00–12:00 | Opening ceremony |
| 12:30–14:30 | Indie game scale-up IR pitching |
| 15:00–17:00 | Malwang talk show & fan signing (includes pre-submitted Q&A) |
🎤 What’s On the 17th (Sat)?
On Saturday, the main stage
and the Indie Book Fair stage run side by side.
| 17 (Sat) | Program |
|---|---|
| 10:30–12:00 | Game planner career talk · Kim Geun-young of Neople (main stage) |
| 12:00–12:30 | 6th Daegu Webtoon Contest awards (Indie Book Fair stage) |
| 12:30–14:00 | Webtoon artist talk concert · artist Gwangjin (Indie Book Fair stage) |
| 12:30–14:30 | Brawl Stars esports tournament · Hollit talk show (main stage) |
| 14:00–16:00 | TalesRunner Daegu-Gyeongbuk university league (main stage) |
| 15:00–17:00 | Book talk & signing · authors Baek Hee-seong and Baek Ga-hee |
| 16:30–18:00 | Cosplay award (awards at 17:30) |
The Brawl Stars tournament is open to
”anyone nationwide aged 9 or older.”
The entry call is posted in the website’s notices.
🎨 Things to Try on Both Days
| Experience | Official details (16th & 17th) |
|---|---|
| Virtual creator experience | 10:00–18:00 · Family experience, media bus |
| Solo media creator experience | 10:00–18:00 · Make short-form videos with AI |
| Webtoon experience | 10:00–17:00 · Webtoon making & equipment, caricatures |
| Publishing experience | 10:00–17:00 · Book transcription, keycap, mini-book keyring and braille bookmark making, and more |
| Character mascots | 10:00–18:00 · Mascot photo event |
| TalesRunner Café | 10:00–18:00 · Collab drinks & pop-up goods |
The booth map in the visitor guide also shows
an Indie Game Village, a Character & Illustration Village,
a Cosplay Village and a Food Village.
🎁 Prize Events & Parade
Both days run on the same schedule.
| Event | Official details |
|---|---|
| First-come giveaway | Dunkin’ donuts for the first 100 visitors (until gone) |
| No-blank prize draw | 11:00–11:30 · 15:30–16:00 at the event booth |
| Character & cosplay parade | 11:30–12:00 · 16:00–16:30 |
| Indie game stamps | Play a game and fill in a survey → stamp → pens, keyrings, stickers and more |
🚇 Getting There & Parking
Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center (EXCO) — EXCO spacious lobby and information signs (Apr 2010) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 박성근 · KOGL Type 1)
EXCO — EXCO glass exterior and surrounding streetscape (Jun 2014) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 김지호 · KOGL Type 1)
The address is 10 EXCO-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu.
The fair is in the East Hall 1F exhibition hall.
| Transport | Official information |
|---|---|
| City bus | 303, 304, 306, 413, 323, 323-1, 503, 653, 937, Sunhwan 2, Sunhwan 2-1 |
| KTX · express bus | About 20 min by taxi from Dongdaegu Transfer Center |
| Parking | EXCO West Hall Parking Lot 2 |
| Parking fee | Not on the fair website |
👨👩👧 If You’re Visiting with Kids
The prize draw and parade
happen once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
The 11:00 draw is followed by the 11:30 parade,
and the 15:30 draw by the 16:00 parade.
Webtoon and publishing experiences end at 17:00.
Stop by before then.
On Saturday, the webtoon talk concert,
Brawl Stars tournament and cosplay award follow one another.
For kids without a phone,
a guardian pre-registers and comes along,
and the kids get a wristband on site
⏳ Not Yet Announced
□ EXCO parking fee (not on the fair website)
□ Start time of the first-come giveaway
□ Age limits & waiting system for each experience
These details are not yet in the official information.
I’ll update this post when they come out.
The website notes that the detailed schedule
may change depending on the organizers’ circumstances.
👍 Recommended for These Families
✔ Kids who love games, webtoons and characters
✔ Families looking for webtoon drawing or caricature experiences
✔ Families who want to see the cosplay parade
Free to enter,
it’s an expo where you can see games, webtoons and cosplay all at once.
This article is based on official information, organized before visiting in person. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
📷 The festival in photos 8
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🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 엑스코 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
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- 관람안내 대구콘텐츠페어 공식 누리집(엑스코) · 주최
- 전체일정 대구콘텐츠페어 공식 누리집(엑스코) · 주최
- 세부 프로그램 대구콘텐츠페어 공식 누리집(엑스코) · 주최
- 이벤트 대구콘텐츠페어 공식 누리집(엑스코) · 주최
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This is a guide based on official announcements, not a visit review. Schedules, programs and fees can change, so please re-check the official notice before you go.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-10. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)