Korea International Exhibition Center (; commonly known as KINTEX) is a convention and exhibition center located in Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, approximately from Seoul, South Korea. It comprises two exhibition centers, one of which is connected to the office building of its parent company KINTEX Inc., and is the largest "MICE" venue in South Korea.
Overview It is a three-storey building on a plot of land between Ilsan's central road, Chungangno, and the Han River. It has a total indoor exhibition area of , the only exhibition center in Korea which has bigger area than . Shortly after opening, it hosted the 2005 Seoul Motor Show.
History
1999 04 Confirmed for Goyang city to attract the construction of an International Exhibition Center 2002 02 Goyang International Exhibition Center was officially titled KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center) 2003 03 Launched KINTEX CI 2005 04 Grand Opening of the first KINTEX Center 2006 12 Changed the corporate name to KINTEX, conducted the feasibility study for the second exhibition center 2007 07 Verified the validity to construct the second exhibition center 2008 12 Appointed the Hyundai Engineering and Construction Consortium to construct the second exhibition center 2009 07 Started the Construction for the second exhibition center
Facilities Indoor exhibition area: first exhibition center , second exhibition center Outdoor exhibition area: first exhibition center , second exhibition center Event hall: seating capacity of 6,000 seats 26 meeting rooms Grand ballroom
Notable events As the country's largest exhibition center, KINTEX has hosted many regional trade fairs (organized by KOTRA) as well as international conventions and exhibitions. It is the main venue of the biennial Seoul Motor Show and is one of the venues of the Goyang International Flower Festival.
Kintex held Harvard WorldMUN 2015, and will host the World Universities Debating Championships in 2021.
Sports KINTEX was the venue of the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships and the 2010 All That Skate figure skating show.
Entertainment The venue has hosted various events such as SBS's year-end music program Gayo Daejeon, the 2013 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, Infinite Challenge Expo in December 2015 to January 2016, the 2016 tvN10 Awards, the 31st Golden Disc Awards and, more recently, the Booting Evaluations stage of the survival competition The Unit. The 32nd Golden Disc Awards will take place at KINTEX on January 10–11, 2018.
The organizing committee of "Anime X Game Festival 2026 (hereinafter AGF 2026)" announced on the 19th that the date and venue of the event have been confirmed. The event will be held for three days from December 4 to 6 at the first exhibition hall of KINTEX in Ilsan (1 to 5 holes).
Pethroom, a pet brand of BMsmile, a global pet healthcare company whose mission is to protect organic animals, announced that it has completed its participation in the "2026 K-Pet Fair Ilsan (first half of Mega Week)" held at the KINTEX 2nd Exhibition Center in Ilsan from May 29 to 31.
DateArtist(s)Event 16 March 2009 Sarah Brightman The Symphony World Tour 26–27 January 2013 Kim Jae-joong I/MINE concerts 3 November 2012 Dr. Dre 21–29 December 2013 SM Town (SHINee, Girls' Generation, f(x), EXO, TVXQ and Super Junior) SMTOWN Week Music Festival 17–18 December 2016 Shinhwa Winter Special Live: UNCHANGING 4 February 2017 g.o.d god to MEN National Tour 23–24 December 2017 Sechs Kies 20th Anniversary National Tour 15 May 2024 Ado Hibana World Tour13 December 2025 Doja Cat Tour Ma Vie World Tour
Tests Many important tests, such as civil service examination and Company entrance examination are taken in the KINTEX.
References
External links KINTEX official website