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Name: K-Lovers' Festival 2026
Start: 2026-12-05T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-05T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The Little Theatre

Tournaments, festivals and national-team news for WTK families — plus the Hillel no-class dates. Past events drop off this page by themselves.

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Coming up

Coming to watch, competing or performing? Sign up once on the event sign-up form so we can plan seats, the demonstration team and transport.

National team · World Taekwondo G1 ranking event

Greece Open

Greece Open: 6–8 November 2026 · Kozani, Greece · Alexandra Natto, Women −46kg

Jamaica’s national team on the World Taekwondo ranking circuit — the road WTK students can follow through World Taekwondo Jamaica.

WTJ events calendar →

Embassy of the Republic of Korea · World Taekwondo Jamaica

K-Pop Contest — apply by Sun 1 Nov

Categories: Dance (groups of up to 5) or Singing (up to 3)
Prizes: Worth USD 2,000
Final: Saturday 5 December at the K-Lovers’ Festival, The Little Theatre

Embassy application form →Contest details →

Future Leaders Open Tournament 2026 poster

Open tournament · Invitational · Kingston

5th Annual Invitational Open Tournament

Future Leaders Eagle Karate · Master Patrick Chang Memorial Cup

When: Saturday 28 November 2026, 9:30 AM
Where: Calabar High School Auditorium, 61 Red Hills Road, Kingston
Competitors: J$3,000 registration
Spectators: Adults J$500 · children under 12 J$300

An open invitational in Kingston. Students who want to compete should tell Master Clarke by early November so we can register as a team. Spectators welcome.

Organiser: futureleaderskarateclub@gmail.com · 876-840-4852 · 876-454-4455 · Sponsor: McVay Security

Korean Embassy × World Taekwondo Jamaica

K-Lovers’ Festival 2026

K-Pop Contest · pop-up quiz on Korea · taekwondo demonstration

When: Saturday 5 December 2026, 3:00–6:00 PM
Where: The Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston 5
Admission: Free — everyone welcome

Presented by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica and World Taekwondo Jamaica. Coming to watch or performing in the demonstration team? Sign up so we can plan.

Embassy enquiries: (876) 924-2731 · kembja@gmail.com

Coming soon · hosted by World Taekwondo Mandeville

WTM Taekwondo Invitational Championship 2027

Continuous sparring & forms · grouped by age, gender and equivalent rank

When: Saturday 5 June 2027 (provisional) · doors 9:30 AM, start 10:00 AM
Where: Church Teachers College, 40 Manchester Road, Mandeville
Ages: 5 and up — youth, cadet, junior and adult divisions
Registration: Not open yet — it opens on the WTM website, with WhatsApp reminders and a what-to-bring checklist

Details & division finder →Add to calendar →

National team targets · 2027

The road to 2027

World Championships: Astana, Kazakhstan · 5–13 July 2027
Pan American Games: Lima, Peru · 23 July – 8 August 2027
World Cadet Championships: Athens, Greece · dates to be confirmed

Full calendar on worldtaekwondojamaica.org →

Hillel Academy calendar 2026–2027

No-class dates

WTK classes follow the Hillel Academy school calendar and pause when the school is closed. Any other change is sent on WhatsApp.

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