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Busan Jagalchi Festival 2023 in Busan, South Korea

부산자갈치축제 2023

Oct2023
5 –8
Thu–Sun
Past edition

5 October 2023 to 8 October 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Busan Jagalchi Festival page (Expected Oct 2027).

Venue this year. Around Jagalchi Market.

Dates5–8 Oct 2023
WeatherOctober average 23/15 °C (73/58 °F), 80 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station.
VenueJagalchi Market and Yurari Plaza (Nampo-dong)부산광역시 중구 자갈치해안로 52 (남포동4가) 자갈치시장 일원
AdmissionFree (KTO; Busan city). Food, seafood and some hands-on programmes are paid.
Previous edition2015: 8–11 Oct 2015
Next edition2024: 3–6 Oct 2024

Program

  • Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries seafood-safety stand with free tastings of aged flounder in sashimi lunchboxes
  • Jagalchi college song contest, a fireworks show over the sea and a world traditional-costume parade
  • Bibimbap-making event backing Busan's bid for World Expo 2030

Notes on the 2023 edition

30th edition.

About the festival

The Busan Jagalchi Festival (부산자갈치축제) is a free four-day seafood festival held in October since 1992 around Jagalchi Market, Busan's famous fish market in Nampo-dong, Jung-gu. The 33rd edition ran 15–18 October 2026, 11:30–22:00, with sea fireworks over the South Port on the opening night, a rite to the dragon king of the sea, a street parade, eel relay races, free seafood tastings and a giant raw-fish bibimbap. The 2027 dates are not announced, but four days from a Thursday to a Sunday in October is expected. Entry is free (food and some activities are paid); take Busan Metro Line 1 to Jagalchi Station, Exit 10, about 2 minutes on foot.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Busan Jagalchi Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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