| Dates | 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 14:00 on 31 December to 09:00 on 1 January (KTO); sunrise at about 07:33 |
| Venue | Homigot Haemaji (Sunrise) Plaza경상북도 포항시 남구 호미곶면 해맞이로 136 |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2023: 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 31 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 (the 29th edition by sequence). The festival is always held over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but Pohang City and the Pohang Culture Foundation had not announced the 2026–27 edition or its programme as of 19 October 2026; for 2025–26 the plan was reported on 10 December and the full programme on 29 December. Sunrise on 1 January 2027 should be close to past years (KASI forecast 07:32 for 1 January 2024; the sun rose at about 07:33 on 1 January 2026); KASI publishes its forecast in late December. |
Program
- 31 Dec from 14:00tiger and horse mask-making, New Year fortunes, goods-making, farm-produce market, food trucks and photo zones
- 31 Dec from about 23:00'Night of Wishes' (기원의 밤) eve show, then the first media-façade show, 'Light's Origin' (빛의 시원), on Homigot Lighthouse
- Midnightcountdown with fireworks and the 'Homa dance' (월월이청청–호마의 춤), a folk-game performance of tiger and horse
- Overnight in the shelter tents: visible radio, Homi film festival, New Year fortune-telling
- 1 Jan 06:50'Homigot Beomgut' (호미곶 범굿) ritual show, sand art, Pohang's 2026 motto 위민충정 (爲民忠情) and the tightrope show '2026, 새해를 딛다'
- 1 Jan from 07:30free tteokguk, 3,000 meal kits
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Programme, tteokguk and parking free |
Notes on the 2025 edition
28th edition, slogan 'Light of harmony, beauty we make together' (상생의 빛, 함께 빚는 아름다움). About 50,000 visitors (Pohang City). −6°C before dawn with a wind chill of about −10°C; the sun cleared the cloud at about 07:38 by one report. 649 safety staff. Hosted by Pohang City, organized by the Pohang Culture Foundation.
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.