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Gwangalli Eobang Festival 2026 in Busan, South Korea

광안리어방축제 2026

Jun2026
12 –14
Fri–Sun Festival grounds 10:00–22:00 (KTO)
Past edition

12 June 2026 to 14 June 2026 · Festival grounds 10:00–22:00 (KTO); Eobang Folk Village 10:00–22:00 daily

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2026 festival offered. The current information is on the Gwangalli Eobang Festival page (Expected May/Jun 2027).

Venue this year. Gwangalli Beach (main stage, folk stage and folk village) and the Suyeong Historic Park area.

Dates12–14 Jun 2026
HoursFestival grounds 10:00–22:00 (KTO); Eobang Folk Village 10:00–22:00 daily
WeatherJune average 25/18 °C (76/65 °F), 188 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)
AdmissionFestival admission: Free · Bare-handed live-fish catching: ₩10,000
Previous edition2025: 9–11 May 2025
Next edition2027: A Friday-to-Sunday weekend in May or June 2027. The festival ran on the second weekend of May in 2023–2025 (12–14 May 2023, 10–12 May 2024, 9–11 May 2025) and moved to 12–14 June in 2026; 2027 dates not announced as of 19 Oct 2026.

Program

  • Fri 12 Junopening ceremony on the main stage, followed by Musical Eobang ('The Birth of Eobang: The Answer') at 20:10
  • Sat 13 JunMusical Eobang 15:00 and 20:10; Sun 14 Jun: 15:00 and 19:00
  • Sat 13 Jun 16:00Gyeongsang Jwasusa parade from Suyeong-gu Office past 7-Eleven (Suyeong-gu Office branch) and along the Gwangalli Beach coastal road to the Millak Hoe Center
  • Fri 12 and Sat 13 Jun 21:00Jindueohwa, lit fishing boats from Millak fishing village crossing the bay
  • 12–14 Jun 10:00–22:00Eobang Folk Village with a guard-changing ceremony, Eobang madanggeuk, Suyeongseong folk games challenge, traditional EDM party, workshops, exhibitions and a stamp tour
  • Sat 13 and Sun 14 Jun 11:00, 13:00, 15:00, 17:00: bare-handed live-fish catching, with the catch cleaned at the Eobang Suragan
  • Fri 12 and Sat 13 Jun 20:00Gwangalli drone show with an Eobang Festa theme (the 22:00 show used a BTS theme)
  • Also listednet-pulling for all (어방그물끌기 한마당), sashimi surprise auction, children's naval training ground, 'Sea of Light' beach lighting, sunflower-field display, busking and food areas (어방포차, 싱싱활어장터, 어방주막)

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Festival admissionFree
Bare-handed live-fish catching₩10,000Sat–Sun at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00; cleaning at the Eobang Suragan is free

Notes on the 2026 edition

24th edition and the first held in June. Contacts: 051-610-4062 (Busan City listing) and 051-610-4212 (KTO). Haps Magazine reported LED screens for live broadcasts and emergency messages. No visitor total found.

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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