Tradition & cultureBusan

Yeongdo Bridge Festival 2016 in Busan, South Korea

영도다리축제 2016

Sep2016
2 –4
Fri–Sun
Past edition

2 September 2016 to 4 September 2016

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2016 festival offered. The current information is on the Yeongdo Bridge Festival page (30 Oct – 1 Nov 2026).

Venue this year. The quayside in Bongnae-dong.

Dates2–4 Sep 2016
WeatherSeptember average 26/20 °C (80/68 °F), 161 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station.
VenueAmir Park (by the Korea National Maritime Museum) and Bongnae-dong Mulyangjang (lighter wharf) by Yeongdo Bridge부산광역시 영도구 해양로301번길 45 (동삼동) 봉래동물양장 및 아미르공원 일원
AdmissionFree (KTO). Food, drinks and flea-market goods are paid.
Next edition2019: 11–13 Oct 2019

Program

  • Partner city Gimje (Jeollabuk-do) promoted its farm products at the festival

Notes on the 2016 edition

24th edition.

About the festival

The Yeongdo Bridge Festival (영도다리축제) is a free three-day district festival in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, celebrating Yeongdo Bridge, which opened in 1934 as Korea's first drawbridge. The 34th edition runs 30 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–20:00, on two sites: the Bongnae-dong wharf beside the bridge (opening ceremony, retro shows) and Amir Park by the National Maritime Museum (song contest, cooking show, closing ceremony). Take Busan Metro Line 1 to Nampo Station, Exit 6, and cross the bridge on foot; the regular Saturday 14:00 bridge lift has been suspended since 10 October 2026 for repairs, with no restart date announced by 27 October.

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

Source

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

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