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Gwangalli Eobang Festival 2024 in Busan, South Korea

광안리어방축제 2024

May2024
10 –12
Fri–Sun Eobang Folk Village 10:00–22:00
Past edition

10 May 2024 to 12 May 2024 · Eobang Folk Village 10:00–22:00

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Gwangalli Eobang Festival page (Expected May/Jun 2027).

Dates10–12 May 2024
HoursEobang Folk Village 10:00–22:00
WeatherMay average 22/15 °C (72/58 °F), 156 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station.
VenueGwangalli Beach and Suyeong Historic Park부산광역시 수영구 광안해변로 219 (광안동)
AdmissionBare-handed live-fish catching: ₩5,000
Next edition2025: 9–11 May 2025

Program

  • Fri 10 Mayopening ceremony, then Musical Eobang at 20:10; Sat 11 May 15:00 and 20:10; Sun 12 May 15:00 and 19:00
  • Sat 11 May 16:00Gyeongsang Jwasusa parade with a military band, honour guard and a modern parade section
  • Fri 10 and Sat 11 May 21:00Jindueohwa on the performance stage
  • 11–12 May 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00: bare-handed live-fish catching

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Bare-handed live-fish catching₩5,000Cleaning at the Eobang Suragan free

Notes on the 2024 edition

22nd edition. Busan City advised a jacket against the cold sea breeze in the evening.

About the festival

The Gwangalli Eobang Festival (광안리어방축제) is a three-day folk festival on Gwangalli Beach and at Suyeong Historic Park in Suyeong-gu, Busan, recreating the Joseon-era fishing village where naval sailors and fishermen worked the nets together. The 24th edition ran 12–14 June 2026, a month later than the May dates of 2023–2025; the 2027 dates are not announced, and May or June is expected. Entry is free, and the bare-handed live-fish catching costs ₩10,000. The draws are the Saturday-afternoon naval commander's parade, the musical Eobang and lit fishing boats crossing the bay at night.

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

Source

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

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