The signature autumn music festival "Grand Mint Festival 2026" (GMF2026) will take place this weekend at Olympic Park in Seoul.
GMF2026 will run for two days on October 17 and 18. Organizer Mint Paper has finalized a lineup of 48 teams, featuring Lee So-ra, YOUNHA, Lee Seung-yoon, 10RAN (10CM × SORAN), Isaac Hong, and Lee Seok-won. A variety of on-site programs, including live performances, open broadcasts, fan signing sessions, and an art zone, will also be featured.
On the first day, October 17, Lee So-ra will headline the "Mint Breeze Stage." Jang Ki-ha, Peppertones, Jukjae, Jung Joon-il, JisokuryClub, Hi-Fi Un!corn, and Yeonjung will also take the stage. At "Club Midnight Sunset," Lee Seung-yoon will perform as headliner, joined by TOUCHED, Redoor, Car, the garden, Lacuna, OwallOil, Leaveourtears, and FuturePeerClub. At "Loving Forest Garden," Isaac Hong will deliver the closing set, with performances from Bye Bye Badman, ALEPH, youra, SUMIN, g0nny, love is cycle, and Confined White.
On the second day, October 18, YOUNHA will close out the "Mint Breeze Stage." CNBLUE, Roy Kim, Jung Seung-hwan, BOL4, Dragon Pony, Shin In Ryu, and Sanbo will also perform. The headliner for "Club Midnight Sunset" is 10RAN. The organizers shared that the joint performance by 10CM and SORAN has completely sold out. Thornapple, N.Flying, THE SOLUTIONS, Far East Asian Tigers, ONEWE, LOW, and kwacamolee will take the same stage. At "Loving Forest Garden," Lee Seok-won will take the stage as headliner, joined by Sunwoojunga, Kkachisan, Shin Ji-hoon, nib.archive, Rothy, Tokai, and gugu.
Among the artists participating in Mint Paper's artist discovery compilation album "bright #15," FuturePeerClub, love is cycle, Sanbo, and kwacamolee will also perform on stage.
Special off-stage programs have also been prepared. The newly introduced "RADAR" will be situated between KSPO DOME and the swimming pool. Open radio-style sessions—"10RAN Open Broadcast Special Live" and "Lacuna Reporting Return"—will take place on October 17 and 18, respectively. "Buy the Dip Now," where artists featured on "bright #15" share stories about their music and careers, will run across both days.
The "Proximity Signal Detection" program will also be held. On October 17, fan signing sessions with Yeonjung, Hi-Fi Un!corn, and SUMIN, alongside a hi-touch and signing session with OwallOil, are scheduled. On October 18, signing sessions with Shin In Ryu and Far East Asian Tigers, as well as a hi-touch event with ONEWE, will take place. At the Haneol Square "ART ZONE," attendees can find "Mint Shop" collaboration merchandise, artist and label booths, vinyl records, accessories, Photogray photo booths, and dedicated photo zones, alongside on-site voting for the fan-participatory "GMF2026 Awards."
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)
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