| Dates | 12 Apr – 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Saturdays at the Nokdong Port Sea Garden, and the last Friday of each month on the plaza in front of Goheung County Office; the regular start time was not confirmed in the sources opened (the original opening was set for 20:00 on 5 April) |
| Venue | Nokdong Port (2026 Saturday shows: dome theatre car park)전라남도 고흥군 도양읍 봉암리 3953 |
| Admission | Free; no tickets. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 13 Apr – 30 Nov 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 4 Apr – 31 Oct 2026 |
Program
- 12 Apr opening, moved from 5 Apr because of the national wildfire emergency: busking, opening ceremony and 2,025 drones, 200 of them carrying fireworks
- New from 2025one show with busking a month in Goheung-eup, on the last Friday
- Chuseok specials at the Sea Garden: 4 Oct 'Moonlight Art Museum (folk painting)', 6 Oct 'Chuseok with the Moon Rabbit' with 1,500 firework-carrying drones, 7 Oct 'Goheung autumn outing'; traditional games by day, sea fireworks and busking
- Food stalls with grilled eel and eel soup, and food trucks
- 25 Octclosing ceremony
Notes on the 2025 edition
3rd season. About 230,000 visitors and an estimated ₩20.9 billion local economic effect (county figures, March 2026); in late September 2025 the county gave about 510,000 visitors in total since 2023. Off-season special: Seollal show on 15 Feb 2026 at the Sea Garden with 1,500 drones and sea fireworks, busking at 19:00 and 20:20.
About the festival
The Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show (고흥 녹동항 드론쇼) is a free drone light show over Nokdong Port in Goheung, Jeollanam-do, with Sorok Bridge behind it, held every Saturday at 21:00 from 4 April to 31 October 2026 (900 drones, busking from 20:00) and on the last Friday of each month in Goheung-eup. As of 19 October 2026 the season's last shows are Saturday 24 October, Friday 30 October (Goheung-eup) and Saturday 31 October; the 2027 season is expected from April. Rain or strong wind cancels a show. From Seoul it is about 4 h 40 m by express bus via Goheung, and no bus leaves Nokdong after the show, so plan to stay the night.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Goheung Nokdong Port Drone Show page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.