Global pop icons BTS have officially set the stage for their annual anniversary celebration, sending waves of excitement through their global fanbase, ARMY.
At midnight on June 1, the group surprised fans by dropping the highly anticipated timetable for “2026 BTS FESTA” across their official social media channels.
Marking their 13th debut anniversary since stepping onto the music scene on June 13, 2013, this year’s festival holds profound emotional weight.
For the first time in several years, the group is celebrating as a completely reunited, full seven-member unit, framing this season as a monumental homecoming and a triumphant statement of intent for their next collective chapter.
The aesthetic presentation of the announcement itself serves as a beautiful nostalgic trip, with the timeline cleverly designed using the official logos of BTS’s past era-defining albums.
This year, the festival is uniquely themed under the moniker “13(B)TS.”
The creative concept carries deep meaning: while the number twelve traditionally signifies one complete, closed cycle, thirteen represents a bold step moving beyond completion into a new era.
By styling the letter “B” to look like the number “13,” BigHit Music underscored the message of adding a fresh “1” to the twelve years BTS and ARMY have walked side-by-side, cementing June 2026 as the official starting point for their next grand adventure.
Unpacking the Packed FESTA Schedule: From Family Photos to the Return of “Run BTS! 2.0”
The online and offline festivities are scheduled to roll out sequentially over a thrilling two-week period, offering fans a diverse and carefully curated lineup of archival materials, interactive variety content, and highly requested music releases.
The celebration officially kicks off on June 4 with the release of the group’s annual family photo.
A signature FESTA tradition since 2014, this year’s portrait is drawing immense public attention and high anticipation, as it will showcase all seven members- RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook- posing together as a complete group for the first time in a very long while.
Following the opening visual gift, the group will continue to drop fresh content almost daily to enrich the anniversary season.
On June 5, BTS will unveil a special performance video for “Hooligan,” a high-energy track from their critically acclaimed fifth studio album, ARIRANG.
The digital rollout will continue on June 7 and June 8 with the consecutive releases of “NORMAL LOG” and “13 SIDE FILM.”
These upcoming video diaries are highly expected to capture the members’ raw daily lives, natural group interactions, and candid reflections, adding a deeply personal layer to the overall anniversary celebrations.
Midway through the festival, the focus shifts to the group’s legendary digital entertainment ecosystem.
On June 10 and June 11, BTS’s widely popular self-produced variety program will officially return to screens under the updated title “Run BTS! 2.0.”
The long-running variety franchise remains an absolute cornerstone of the band’s relationship with their fans.
Its massive popularity was demonstrated just recently when a three-part travel special titled “Run BTS: BTS’s Trip,” which aired between April and May, approached a staggering 30 million cumulative views on YouTube.
The upcoming 2.0 premiere is highly anticipated to feature the chaotic, heartwarming banter that has defined the group’s off-stage dynamic for over a decade.
Culminating in the “ARIRANG” World Tour and the Long-Awaited Release of “Come Over”
The absolute climax of the 2026 FESTA will take place on June 12 and June 13, beautifully colliding with the group’s massive ongoing stadium tour.
June 12 stands out as an incredibly historic day for streaming platforms, as BTS will officially release “Come Over” as a digital single.
Co-produced by SUGA, the track was previously a highly coveted exclusive, available solely on the deluxe vinyl edition of their fifth full-length album ARIRANG.
The song, which poetically captures the emotional experience of moving toward a precious presence even during moments of feeling lost, carries a deeply sincere and heartfelt message for the fans who have stayed loyal to the group through thick and thin.
Alongside the digital drop, the agency will release a special lyric video and launch the “ARIRANG (613 Limited Edition Picture Disc Vinyl).”
The grand finale of the festival will transition from digital spaces to the physical stage, as BTS headlines two massive, sold-out stadium concerts for the “BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN BUSAN” at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12 and 13.
The hometown shows carry immense historic and emotional significance for both the band and South Korea.
This marks BTS’s triumphant return to Busan approximately three years and eight months after their legendary “BTS ‘Yet To Come’ in BUSAN” concert in October 2022, which was held to support the city’s World Expo bid.
Crucially, Busan was the exact physical site of BTS’s final full-group performance before the members sequentially enlisted to fulfill their mandatory military duties.
Reuniting with fans as a complete unit at the exact same venue where they temporarily said goodbye makes the tour stop an incredibly emotional, full-circle milestone.
The massive demand for their return was made clear on the charts and at the box office; the Busan shows sold out instantly upon ticketing, hot on the heels of the group wrapping up their immensely successful North American leg on May 28 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, which drew a massive 840,000 attendees across 15 completely sold-out stadium concerts.
As the festival concludes on June 13, BTS stands firmly at their starting point once again, backed by an unbeatable legacy and a global fanbase ready to march into the future.
