Gyeongsangbuk-do in June Festivals, dates and what's on

Gyeongsangbuk-do has no festival on record with dates in June this year. Sometimes held in June, but not this time: Pohang International Fireworks Festival (19–21 Nov 2026).

At a glance

FestivalDatesAdmissionNearest stationStatus
Pohang International Fireworks Festival포항국제불빛축제19–21 Nov 2026Free entryPohang Station (KTX)Upcoming

Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.

The festival

All festivals in Gyeongsangbuk-do
Fireworks at Yeongildae Beach during the Pohang International Fireworks Festival Upcoming
Nov2026
19 –21
Thu–Sat
LightsPohangFree

Pohang International Fireworks Festival

The Pohang International Fireworks Festival (포항국제불빛축제) is a free three-day festival on the waterfront of Pohang, Korea's steel city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, held since 2004 and built around an international fireworks show over the sea, with a street parade and, in recent years, drone shows and concerts. The 2026 edition runs Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 November, moved from its planned June slot because of the local elections: an opening media-art lighting ceremony at Songdo Pier on 19 November, a fireworks street parade on 20 November and the international fireworks show over Yeongildae Beach on 21 November, 20:00–21:00, with teams from France, Japan and Korea.

June across Korea

All 9 festivals in June

Gangneung Danoje is the festival to plan June around: eight days around Dano, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, with shamanic rites, mask dramas and a large market on the Namdaecheon riverbank (5–12 June is expected in 2027). From the third Friday of June, the Daegu International Musical Festival stages Korean and overseas musicals in theatres across Daegu into early July. In Busan, the Gwangalli Eobang Festival recreates a Joseon fishing village on Gwangalli Beach on a weekend in May or June, and the sculptures from the Haeundae Sand Festival stay on the beach into June. The rainy season (jangma) usually starts in the last week of June.

Tip. Danoje's dates move with the lunar calendar; the site lists the solar dates for the next edition once they are confirmed.

Questions travelers ask

Is there a festival in Gyeongsangbuk-do in June?

Gyeongsangbuk-do has no festival on record with dates in June this year. Sometimes held in June, but not this time: Pohang International Fireworks Festival (19–21 Nov 2026).

When is Pohang International Fireworks Festival 2026?

19–21 Nov 2026. Upcoming. Free entry. Nearest station: Pohang Station (KTX). Dates are taken from the organizer's own notice.

How do I get to Gyeongsangbuk-do?

KTX-Eum from Cheongnyangni Station to Andong in about 2 hours.

What else is on in Korea in June?

9 festivals across Korea fall in June, including Chuncheon Mime Festival, Daegu International Musical Festival, Gangneung Danoje Festival. Danoje's dates move with the lunar calendar; the site lists the solar dates for the next edition once they are confirmed.