| Dates | 16–17 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 13:00–20:00 (festival listing) |
| Venue | Ara Plaza, Gwamegi Culture Street, Guryongpo경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 구룡포리 954-34 |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2022: 3–4 Dec 2022 |
| Next edition | 2025: 15–16 Nov 2025 |
Program
- 25th edition on Guryongpo Ara Plaza, run by the Pohang Guryongpo Gwamegi Business Cooperative
- Main stagesingers including Park Hyun-bin, and a gwamegi surprise auction show
- Gwamegi song contest; pull-up and arm-wrestling contests after eating gwamegi
- Free gwamegi tasting and gwamegi kimbap tasting
- Gwamegi and squid from Pohang waters sold below normal prices
- Same weekend'Guryong For You' 1970s–80s retro event (old photo studio, Ongsan bookstore, comic café, Kom Kom Arcade drama set) in the community garden by the When the Camellia Blooms filming house
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Free per the festival listing |
| Gwamegi (festival sale) | — | 20–30% discount advertised; base prices not published |
Notes on the 2024 edition
Dates announced by Pohang City on 13 November 2024.
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.