| Dates | 9 Sep – 15 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Namdang Port special stage and port area충청남도 홍성군 서부면 남당항로213번길 1-1 |
| Admission | Daeha prawns packed to take away, per kg: ₩35,000 · Daeha prawns in a port restaurant, per kg: ₩50,000 |
| Next edition | 2024: 30 Aug – 31 Oct 2024 |
Program
- 9 Sepopening ceremony with celebration shows by Hong Jin-young and other singers
- 29 Sepshow by Seol Woon-do
- Bare-hand prawn catching and a visitors' singing contest
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Daeha prawns packed to take away, per kg | ₩35,000 | Single festival price (2023) |
| Daeha prawns in a port restaurant, per kg | ₩50,000 | Single festival price (2023) |
Notes on the 2023 edition
28th edition. Only prawns tested for radioactivity and antibiotics were sold; county tests of wild prawns caught at Namdang and of whiteleg shrimp sold there found no radiation. The county estimated more than 100,000 visitors over the 2023 Chuseok holiday.
About the festival
The Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival (홍성남당항 대하축제) is a two-month seafood festival at Namdang Port on Cheonsu Bay in Seobu-myeon, Hongseong, Chungcheongnam-do, where the port's restaurants and stalls sell in-season daeha prawns, usually salt-grilled, with weekend shows and bare-hand prawn catching. The 31st edition runs 4 September–8 November 2026, 09:00–24:00, with free entry; prawns are sold at one festival price of ₩45,000 per kg to take away or ₩60,000 per kg in restaurants. From Seoul, take the train from Yongsan to Hongseong (about 2 hours, ₩9,600–14,300), then a taxi about 25 km west to the port.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Hongseong Namdang Port King Prawn Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.