Hitting the main stage of the Seoul Drum Festival 2009 will be eight Korean teams and three international teams, who will perform under the theme Sounds of Communication. Puripae Troupe will open the show with a world premiere of their new work. The audience will then be entertained by teams from the United States, Taiwan, and Brazil. Closing the festival will be Choi Sori & Show Arirang Party. In addition to the main performances, there will be a percussion music extravaganza consisting of five percussion performances including a percussion parade by famous Korean and foreign percussionists, a national percussion contest, and a percussion marathon.

In addition to these programs, visitors are welcome at the “hands-on” zones where they can try playing marimbas (keyboard percussion instruments, xylophones), educational percussion and traditional instruments, samulnori musical instruments, as well as conventional drums. There will also be an exhibition of percussion instruments from all over the world, particularly focusing on instruments from Latin America.

Programs

* Main Performances and Side events
September 26 (Sat.) - 27 (Sun.); 18:30~22:00
Location: Seoul Forest special venue in Ttukseom

* Percussion Art Market
September 19 (Sat.) - 25 (Fri.) 19:00
Location: Seoul Namsan Gugakdang (Namsan Hanok Village), Sowol Art Hall

* World Guinness Challenge by 10,000 people [Percussion Parade]
September 26 (Sat.) 17:00
Location: From Gyeongsu Middle School in Seongdeong-gu to Seoul Forest in Ttukseom

* National Percussion Contest
Preliminaries
- September 5, 12, 19 (Sat.) 13:00-18:00
- Location: Stage in Neung-dong Forest (inside Children's Grand Park)

Final
- September 25 (Fri.)
- Location: Seoul Forest sub stage

* World Guinness Challenge [5 day percussion marathon performance]
September 19 (Sat.) 12:00 - September 24 (Thu.) 12:00
Location: Ttukseom waterside stage (Hangang River Public Park in Ttukseom)