HYBE Cine Fest 2026 Cinema Event Going Global With Two Live BTS Broadcasts, Concert Films From Seventeen, Tomorrow X Together & More
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October's first-ever worldwide global cinema event will expand to 60 territories, with tickets on sale next Wednesday (Sept. 30).
The HYBE Cine Fest is going international this year with a weeklong global event hitting theaters in more than 60 territories from Oct. 24-31. After launching in Latin America in 2024 and expanding to Asia in 2025, this year’s collaboration between Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE will feature six different events, including the first-ever airings of two BTS live broadcasts from South America.
The BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ in Buenos Aires: Live Viewing in cinemas will mark the K-pop supergroup’s first-ever performance in Argentina, with screenings slated for Oct. 24 in the Americas and Oct. 25 in the rest of the world. A second BTS show, ARIRANG in SÃO PAULO: Live Viewing , will mark the grand finale of the boy band’s Latin American tour, with screenings slated for Oct. 30 in the Americas and Oct. 31 in the rest of the world.
“Following the incredible response to HYBE CINE FEST across Latin America and Asia, we are scaling this festival format to global cinema audiences,” said Trafalgar Releasing CEO Marc Allenby in a statement. “Bringing together major concert films, interactive 3D cheering parties and landmark live broadcasts across a single week gives fans everywhere an unprecedented way to celebrate their favorite HYBE artists together in cinemas.”
The program will also feature screenings of SEVENTEEN’s WORLD TOUR ‘NEW_’ concert film marking the group’s 10th anniversary, as well as TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s ACT : TOMORROW from that band’s fourth world tour. The programming will including a screening of the Seoul kick-off of ENHYPEN’S BLOOD SAGA WORLD TOUR and a HYBE Cheering Party (in 3D) where fans are encouraged to chant and sing along to 3D-enhanced on-screen lyrics and wave their official light sticks to music videos of their favorite HYBE acts (LE SSERAFIM, &TEAM, BOYNEXTDOOR, TWS, ILLIT, KATSEYE, aoen, CORTIS and SANTOS BRAVOS).
Tickets go on sale worldwide on Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. ET, with specific programming schedules, regional showtimes and ticketing information available here . The BTS live viewing broadcasts will be anchored to specific live and delayed broadcast times (available here ), while all the other festival titles will screen from Oct. 24-31.
This year’s event will expand well beyond the scope of the initial two events, with screenings in: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, U.K., U.S., Venezuela and Vietnam.