Zandari Festa

{{infobox music festival |

| music_festival_name = Zandari Festa

| image = Drinking Boys and Girls Choir in Club Steel Face at Zandari Festa 2018.jpg

| caption = Daegu skatepunk band Drinking Boys and Girls Choir perform in Club Steel Face at Zandari Festa 2018 on Oct. 6, 2018.

| location = Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea

| years_active = 2012 - present

| dates = Fall

| genre = Rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, World music, Punk rock, Electronic music, Folk music, Hip hop

| website = [http://zandarifesta.com Zandari Festa]

}}

Zandari Festa is a three-day music festival and showcase held in various live music venues and other locations in the area around Hongik University in Seoul.{{cite news |last1=Kalka |first1=Emma |title=Zandari Festa to take over Hongdae |url=https://korea.stripes.com/travel/zandari-festa-take-over-hongdae |access-date=7 August 2019 |work=Groove Magazine |date=3 October 2018}}

Every year, it offers around 100 music acts from Korea and around the world, as well as music industry delegates representing festivals and labels. In cooperation with foreign embassies, each year it offers national showcases. There are also conference events, secret shows, and various other networking events throughout the festival.{{cite web |title=ZANDARI FESTA |url=https://www.soundcity.uk.com/partner/zandari-festa |website=Sound City |access-date=7 August 2019}} There are many networking opportunities and a lot of deals get made at or because of Zandari.{{cite news |last1=Fennell |first1=Matthew |title=Zandari Festa |url=https://asiasociety.org/korea/zandari-festa |access-date=7 August 2019 |agency=Asia Society |date=2017}} The 2019 edition features a Focus Wales showcase{{cite web |title=FOCUS Wales in Korea! Zandari Festa 2019 |url=http://www.focuswales.com/focus-wales-at-zandari-festa-2019/ |website=Focus Wales |access-date=7 August 2019}} and a Music BC showcase from British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web |title=Apply Now to Play Zandari Festa! |url=http://www.musicbc.org/showcasing/play-zandari-festa/ |website=Music BC |access-date=7 August 2019}}

The 2015 event saw 261 acts playing in two dozen venues.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Tobey |title=Busan Bands to Play at Zandari Festa – Korea’s Largest Music Showcase Fest |url=https://hapskorea.com/busan-bands-to-play-at-zandari-festa-koreas-largest-music-showcase-fest/ |access-date=7 August 2019 |date=25 September 2015}}

The 2016 event had over 160 bands, 56 of which represented 18 foreign countries, with 163 individual concerts at 12 venues.{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=Zandari Festa turns Hongdae to city of music |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/09/203_215054.html |access-date=7 August 2019 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=29 September 2016}} In 2018 the number of music acts was capped at 100 and the music venues were reduced in order to improve the experience, including for the over 60 delegates.{{cite news |last1=Traynin |first1=Anastasia |title=Hongdae's Zandari Festa bridges global music scene |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/10/177_256252.html |access-date=7 August 2019 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=2 October 2018}}

The festival coincides with Mu:Con, another Korean music showcase more closely run by the government, and foreign delegates are able to attend both.{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=Zandari rocks on, despite new political reality |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2017/09/682_237153.html |access-date=7 August 2019 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=28 September 2017}}

The Korean organizers in 2018 also started DMZ Peace Train Music Festival.{{cite web |title=ZANDARI FESTA/ DMZ PEACE TRAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL |url=https://www.womex.com/virtual/zandari_festa_dmz |website=WOMEX |access-date=7 August 2019}}