| Dates | 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. |
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| Venue | Homigot Haemaji (Sunrise) Plaza경상북도 포항시 남구 호미곶면 해맞이로 136 |
| Admission | Free: the plaza, the shows and the New Year tteokguk cost nothing, and the plaza car parks are free. |
| Previous edition | 2025: 31 Dec – 1 Jan 2026 |
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
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| Entry | — | Free in every past edition; no change announced |
Notes on the 2026 edition
No notice of a cancellation or change of venue was found.
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.