Big Hit Music has finally dropped the schedule for this year’s annual Festa festivities leading up to BTS’ 12th anniversary celebrations on 13 June 2025. With the Festa poster release setting the tone for the event, here’s a timeline of all the activities planned by BTS as part of Festa 2025.
BTS Festa is a month-long annual event held every June by the supergroup to celebrate their debut anniversary with their fans — Adorable Representative M.C. For Youth, aka ARMY.
The celebration usually includes the release of new pictures, music, funny profiles, Festa merchandise, video content, offline and online concerts, special songs, radio programs and more.
Festa 2025 schedule: All the events BTS has planned for their 12th anniversary
Festa theme
On 1 June, Jin and J-hope officially kicked off BTS Festa 2025 with a playful reporter-style skit on Weverse, unveiling this year’s theme, “Twelve O’Clock.”
While the theme celebrates BTS’s 12th anniversary on the surface, it carries a deeper emotional meaning. “Twelve O’Clock” alludes to BTS’s “Zero O’Clock (00:00)” — a song from their 2020 album Map of the Soul: 7 that sings of resilience, renewal, and the quiet promise of a fresh start.
According to fans, this year’s theme echoes that sentiment, signalling that a new BTS chapter is about to begin.
Talking about the celebration, Big Hit shared on Weverse, “We’ve significantly scaled up the venue, content and operations this year. We’ll do everything we can to make sure everyone walks away with joyful and lasting memories.”
Offline events in Seoul
On 1 June, Big Hit Music shared on Weverse that the offline events for BTS Festa 2025 are scheduled on 13 and 14 June at Halls 9 and 10 of Exhibition Center 2 at the Korea International Exhibition Center, aka KINTEX, in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
The halls will house over 20 booths. These will include the “ARMY Bomb Photo Spot,” which will feature a giant version of BTS’ official light stick and a synchronized lighting show; the “Voice Zone,” where fans can listen to audio messages from the BTS members; the “Trophy Zone,” which will list all of BTS’ musical achievements; and the “BTS Locker,” which will showcase personal items from the artists.
Fans can also enjoy a series of hands-on experiences like making pin buttons and sachets in the “DIY Zone” and enjoying music curated by BTS in the “Spotify Playlist” corner.
Additionally, ARMY will be offered gifts through multiple sponsor booths.
Online content
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Apart from the offline events, BTS has also been releasing a series of digital content starting 1 June, as part of the Festa celebration.
Below are the significant dates and important online events to look out for:
- HoSeokjin Photo I – 2 June (Out now)
- HoSeokjin Photo II, HoSeokjin Photo Behind – 3 June (Out now)
- Anchor War, Today’s ARMY 613 Teaser – 7 June
- Today’s ARMY 613 (For Army, With Army, Behind) – 8 June
- HoSeokjin’s 12 O’clock – 12 June
- FESTA, HOTS Final D1 – 13 June
- FESTA, HOTS Final D2 – 14 June
Military return
The BTS Festa this year calls for added significance as it coincides with the return of the remaining five members of the K-pop group from their mandatory military service.
RM and V are scheduled to be discharged on 10 June, while Jimin and Jungkook are set to return on 11 June. Suga, who is fulfilling his duties as a public service worker, will complete his service on 21 June.
As such, fans are hoping for the long-awaited reunion of the group to take place during or right after the FESTA events.
Also read: These Korean celebrities are due to complete their mandatory military service in 2025
The J-hope tour
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— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) June 2, 2025
On 13 and 14 June, J-hope will take the stage for his solo concert, J-hope Tour ‘HOPE ON THE STAGE’ FINAL, at Seoul’s Goyang Sports Complex. It will also be livestreamed on Weverse for global viewing.
With six BTS members expected to have completed their military service by then, speculation among ARMY is mounting over the possibility of a group appearance during J-hope’s concert.
(Hero and featured image credit: Weverse)
