| Dates | 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours | From the evening of 31 December; official programme from 06:45 on 1 January |
| Venue | Homigot Haemaji (Sunrise) Plaza경상북도 포항시 남구 호미곶면 해맞이로 136 |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2019: 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2020 |
| Next edition | 2025: 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2026 |
Program
- 1 Jan 06:45New Year drum performance, 2023 Pohang review video, New Year greetings and the 2024 motto 약진대망 (躍進大望)
- 1 Jan 07:33helicopter flypast by Navy and Marine Corps aviation units
- 1 Jan from about 08:00pop-opera performance for about an hour
- Free tteokguk (meal kits), Homigot market, fortune-telling booth and dragon-themed side events
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free |
Notes on the 2023 edition
26th edition, slogan 'Meet the Blue Dragon's rise together' (청룡의 승천을 함께 만나요); the first in-person festival since COVID-19. About 30,000 visitors; thick cloud hid the sunrise (KASI forecast 07:32). Parking was expanded by about 1,500 spaces on the previous year.
About the festival
The Homigot New Year Sunrise Festival (호미곶 한민족 해맞이축전) is Pohang's free all-night New Year's Eve festival at Homigot Haemaji Plaza, the cape at the eastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, where crowds watch the year's first sunrise beside the bronze Hand of Harmony rising from the sea. The 2026–27 edition is expected on 31 December 2026–1 January 2027 (not yet announced as of 19 October 2026), with sunrise at about 07:33. Entry, the shows and the New Year tteokguk are free: 3,000 meal kits were handed out from 07:30 on 1 January 2026.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Homigot New Year Sunrise Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.