| Dates | 21–22 Nov 2015 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Ara Plaza, Gwamegi Culture Street, Guryongpo경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 구룡포리 954-34 |
| Admission | Entry is usually free, and the gwamegi and gwamegi kimbap tastings have been free; you pay only for the seafood you buy, with gwamegi usually discounted about 20–30% at the festival. |
| Next edition | 2022: 3–4 Dec 2022 |
Program
- 18th edition, then called the Guryongpo Gwamegi Special Products Festival, on the Ara Plaza special stage
- Contests in peeling gwamegi and binding it with straw, squid cutting and weight guessing; surprise auction and direct sales
Notes on the 2015 edition
Co-organized by the gwamegi cooperative and the Maeil Shinmun newspaper. In 2008 the festival was moved from late December to early December (6–7 Dec 2008).
About the festival
The Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival (포항 구룡포 과메기 축제) is a free two-day weekend food festival on Ara Plaza, on the Gwamegi Culture Street of Guryongpo in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Guryongpo is Korea's largest producer of gwamegi, saury dried in the winter sea wind. The 26th edition ran 15–16 November 2025. For 2026 the festival's poster, printed in K-Festival magazine's October 2026 issue, gives Saturday–Sunday 14–15 November at Ara Plaza, but Pohang City had not announced the dates as of 21 October 2026. Entry and tastings are usually free, and gwamegi is sold at festival discounts, typically about 20–30% off.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Guryongpo Gwamegi Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.