| Dates | 14–15 November 2026 (Saturday–Sunday); those are the dates on the festival's 2026 poster, printed in K-Festival magazine's October 2026 issue, which places it at Guryongpo Ara Plaza, but as of 21 October 2026 they had not appeared on Pohang City's site or in the press. It would be the 27th edition; the 2024 and 2025 editions ran on the third weekend of November (16–17 Nov 2024 and 15–16 Nov 2025). |
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| 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. |
| Previous edition | 2025: 15–16 Nov 2025 |
Notes on the 2026 edition
The 2026 dates and venue come only from the festival's poster as printed in K-Festival magazine (월간 K-페스티벌, October 2026 issue, page 98): 14–15 November at Guryongpo Ara Plaza (구룡포 아라광장 일원), Guryongpo-eup, Nam-gu, Pohang, with enquiries on 054-270-8282. As of 21 October 2026 they had not appeared on Pohang City's site or in the press; Pohang City announced the 2024 dates only three days ahead. The 2022, 2024 and 2025 editions were all held on Guryongpo Ara Plaza.
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.