How to Watch a KBO Baseball Game in Korea: Tickets, Cheering & Stadium Food (Foreigner's Guide)

Even if you don't follow baseball, a KBO game is one of the most fun nights out in Korea. Every player has a song, cheerleaders lead the crowd from a stage, and fans eat fried chicken in the stands. Tickets are cheap, and night games fit easily into a sightseeing day.

Quick facts

• Season: late March to October, with playoffs into early November. In 2026 the Korean Series was scheduled to start on November 2 in Suwon.
• Games: Tuesday to Sunday; weekday games usually start in the evening
• Tickets: outfield seats from roughly 8,000–15,000 won on weekdays; cheering-zone seats cost more
• Teams: 10, in Seoul, Incheon, Suwon, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju and Changwon

Which stadium?

• Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul: home of both the Doosan Bears and LG Twins, so there's a game most nights. Sports Complex Station, Line 2.
• Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul: Kiwoom Heroes. Korea's only dome, a safe choice in rainy season.
• Sajik Stadium, Busan: Lotte Giants, famous for the country's most passionate crowd.
• Incheon SSG Landers Field: modern, with a big choice of food; easy from the airport.
• Suwon KT Wiz Park: about an hour from Seoul; the team app sells tickets in English.
• Daegu Samsung Lions Park: newer ballpark with grass and picnic seating.

How to buy tickets as a foreigner

Korean ticket sites often ask for a Korean phone number. Options that usually work for visitors:

• The global versions of the big ticket sites, which accept international cards
• A team's own app where it offers English (for example, KT Wiz)
• Ticket packages on Klook or Trazy, sometimes with English-speaking guides
• The stadium box office on the day for regular-season weekday games. Weekends and big rivalries can sell out, and playoff tickets go online only.

Bring your passport if you collect tickets at the stadium.

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The cheering culture

• Sit in the cheering zone (응원석) near the stage on the infield side of your team. That's where the energy is.
• Every batter has a song. Most repeat the player's name, so you'll pick them up by the third inning.
• Thundersticks (inflatable bats) and team towels are sold at the team store.
• Home team bats, home fans sing. When the away team bats, its fans take over, so cheer for your side's turn.

What to eat

Chimaek, fried chicken and beer, is the ballpark classic. You can bring food from outside, and many fans pick up chicken near the stadium on the way in. Cans and glass bottles are usually not allowed in the stands; drinks are poured into cups at the gate. Stadium stalls also sell tteokbokki, gimbap and hot dogs.

A simple game-day plan

1. Afternoon: sightseeing near your stadium
2. 5:30 PM: pick up chicken and drinks, enter early to buy a thunderstick
3. 6:30 PM: first pitch (check the exact time)
4. About 9:30 PM: leave a few minutes early or wait out the subway crowd

Tips for foreign travelers

• Check the team's schedule before you plan your evening; Mondays are off days.
• Rain can cancel outdoor games. Gocheok Sky Dome is the backup.
• Our Sports fan's trip idea builds an itinerary around games.

Summary

Pick a stadium near where you're staying, buy a cheering-zone seat through a site that takes foreign cards, bring chicken, and sing along. From March to October, it's one of the best-value nights in Korea.