| Dates | 22 Aug – 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|
| 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 eaten in a port restaurant, per kg: ₩55,000 |
| Previous edition | 2024: 30 Aug – 31 Oct 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 4 Sep – 8 Nov 2026 |
Program
- Bare-hand prawn catching and a visitors' singing contest
- Stage shows by invited singers, including Kim Hee-jae
- Marine Fountain Park beside the port: music fountain with sunset views and a night laser show
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Daeha prawns packed to take away, per kg | ₩35,000 | Single festival price (2025) |
| Daeha prawns eaten in a port restaurant, per kg | ₩55,000 | Single festival price (2025) |
Notes on the 2025 edition
30th edition. A preview published on 7 August 2025 gave 22 August–7 September; a September 2025 news feature and a magazine listing gave 22 August–20 October, used here.
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.