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Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival 2023 in Busan, South Korea

해운대달맞이온천축제 2023

Feb2023
5
Sun 음력 기준 From 15:20
Past edition

5 February 2023 · From 15:20; moon house lit at moonrise, 17:20

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival page (Expected Feb/Mar 2027).

Venue this year. Haeundae Beach; the opening dance drama was at Haeundae-gu Office.

Dates5 Feb 2023
HoursFrom 15:20; moon house lit at moonrise, 17:20
WeatherFebruary average 10/2 °C (50/35 °F), 50 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station, about 15 km away.
VenueHaeundae Beach부산광역시 해운대구 해운대해변로 280 (중동)
AdmissionFree. The burning and stage are on the open beach with no ticket or gate; Busan city lists the 2024 and 2025 editions as free admission.
Next edition2024: 24 Feb 2024

Program

  • From 3 FebNew Year wish-writing booth on the sand
  • 15:20hot spring legend dance drama in the garden in front of Haeundae-gu Office, then a street parade to the beach
  • 16:00Haeundae Arirang performance and large-brush calligraphy, then the moon rite at the moon house
  • 17:20burning of a five-storey pine moon house, followed by ganggangsullae and group games

Notes on the 2023 edition

38th edition and the first held in person in four years. Run with Busan city and the citizens' committee for Busan's 2030 World Expo bid, whose banners burned with the wishes.

About the festival

The Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival (해운대달맞이온천축제) is Haeundae's Jeongwol Daeboreum festival: on the first full moon of the lunar year, a large pine moon house (daljip) hung with people's wishes is set alight on Haeundae Beach in Busan at the minute of moonrise, after an afternoon of folk dance and rituals. The 41st edition was on 3 March 2026, with the burning at 18:11. The next is expected on Sunday 21 February 2027, Daeboreum in the KASI calendar, though Haeundae-gu has not announced it. Entry is free; take Busan Metro Line 2 to Haeundae Station, Exit 3 or 5.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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