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Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival 2026 in Busan, South Korea

해운대달맞이온천축제 2026

Mar2026
3
Tue 음력 기준 16:00–19:20
Past edition

3 March 2026 · 16:00–19:20; moon house lit at moonrise, 18:11

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2026 festival offered. The current information is on the Haeundae Dalmaji Hot Spring Festival page (Expected Feb/Mar 2027).

Venue this year. Along Haeundae Beach.

Dates3 Mar 2026
Hours16:00–19:20; moon house lit at moonrise, 18:11
WeatherMarch average 14/5 °C (57/42 °F), 90 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.
Previous edition2025: 12 Feb 2025
Next edition2027: Expected Sunday 21 February 2027. Jeongwol Daeboreum (15th day of the first lunar month) falls on that day in the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute's 2027 calendar, and the festival has been held on Daeboreum itself every year (5 Feb 2023, 24 Feb 2024, 12 Feb 2025, 3 Mar 2026), with wish-writing at the moon house from two days before. The burning is timed to moonrise in the early evening. Not announced as of 19 October 2026; the day's programme reached the press 3–9 days ahead in recent years (30 Jan 2023, 21 Feb 2024, 3 Feb 2025, 25 Feb 2026).

Program

  • 1–3 Marwish-writing at the moon house on Haeundae Beach
  • 16:00moon-house karaoke (달집노래방) on the special stage
  • 17:00stage performances: Taepyeongmu dance on Queen Jinseong and the Haeundae hot spring legend, moon ritual (월령기원제) and New Year blessing dance
  • 18:11moon-house burning

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Entry—Not stated for 2026; free in 2024 and 2025, on the open beach

Notes on the 2026 edition

41st edition. The burning went ahead on the day (Newsis photo, 3 Mar 2026), while some local governments elsewhere cancelled or scaled back burnings over wildfire risk and Gyeongsangnam-do asked its cities and counties not to hold them. The same evening Suyeong-gu burned its own moon house at Gwangalli Beach (27th Suyeong Traditional Daljipnori, 14:00–18:50, lit at 18:11).

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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