KCCNYC COMMUNITY NEWS - Sept 2025
By KCCNY Monthly Team
KCCNYC at 2025 korean parade & festival
Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11:00am to 6:00pm @ 32nd Street in Koreatown, Manhattan
Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11:00am to 6:00pm for the Korean Street Food Festival and parade on 32nd Street in Koreatown, Manhattan, where KCCNYC will have a booth. This is an event coordinated by KAAGNY, Korean American Association of Greater New York. This is a great opportunity for us to meet in person while enjoying a celebration of Chuseok in New York. We want to celebrate our 18 years with you, because we wouldn’t exist without you! Invite anyone you know to come learn about classes - especially subsidized classes for adoptees.
The festival will include street food, vendors and live performances.
If you have time to help, we could use a few volunteers to help at the booth. Let us know by emailing us. If you don’t have that kind of time, please plan on at least stopping by. We look forward to celebrating with you.
Taste of Korea in the Bronx
Saturday-Sunday, September 13-14 from 11:00AM to 5:00 PM @ 171 Lincoln Avenue The Bronx, NY 10454
Come and experience the vibrant spirit, flavors, and traditions of Korea at Taste of Korea, a two-day cultural street festival hosted in front of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Center in Mott Haven, Bronx. This family-friendly event will transform Lincoln Avenue—between E. 135th and E. 137th Streets—into a colorful celebration of Korean culture, cuisine, and community. RSVP Eventbrite page.
UNSEEN: 14 Artists On Resilience and Rights of Women in North Korea
Saturday, September 20 – September 27, 2025 @ Lume Studios 393 Broadway New York, NY 10013, New York, NY 10013
Hosted by Amnesty International, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Hanvoice, International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea, International Federation for Human Rights, and Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights, the exhibition showcases the works of fourteen international artists alongside powerful testimonies (video interviews) from North Korean escapees. It brings to light stories of resilience that are never shared.
Curated by South Korean curator Dr. Stephanie Seungmin Kim, the show features Korean artists and others with deep ties to the region. Together, they invite viewers to rethink visibility, justice, and solidarity through the lens of those who were never meant to be seen.
This powerful exhibition is intended to connect North Korean women to the broader ongoing struggles by women around the world through the medium of art. Website.
Korean American Story 15th Annual Gala
Friday, Oct 17th 2025 at 6:30 PM @ Tribeca 360° 10 Desbrosses St. 11 FL, New York NY, 10013
Korean American Story was created 15 years ago to capture, create, preserve, and share stories of the Korean American experience. We believe storytelling uplifts our community and connects hearts and minds through our shared humanity.
This year, we are proud to celebrate three Korean American Trailblazer Honorees: Eric Kim (Food Columnist, THE NEW YORK TIMES), Soo Hugh (Showrunner, Writer, Producer, PACHINKO), and Kevin Woo (Singer/Actor, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, U-KISS). Visit Korean American Story’s Gala page.
2025 New York Open TaeKwonDo Championships/Korean Cultural Festival
New York Open TaeKwonDo Organizing Committee
Saturday, October 18 · 8am @ Queens College (Fitzgerald Gymnasium) 65-30 Kissena Queens, NY 11367
2025 has been a a prosperous year and I wish nothing but the best for you as you finish out the year. It is with great honor and excitement that I extend to you an invitation to participate in the upcoming New York Open Taekwondo Championships/Korean Cultural Festival to be held at The Fitzgerald Gymnasium at Queens College (65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367) on Saturday, Oct. 18th, 2025.
Our goal for the 2025 New York Open TaeKwonDo Championships is to uphold a level of expertise as an Olympic sport and promote the beautiful Korean Culture that we all share. As the only Festival without any political, commercial, or profit based agenda (as it is a non-profit event), we pride ourselves on using TaeKwonDo as a tool to bring together and embrace the different cultures of the world, regardless of race and creed - hence our philosophy: “TaeKwonDo, One Family One Vision.” RSVP on Eventbrite page
