At a glance
| Dates | 24 Oct – 15 Nov 2026Happening now · 15th edition by sequence (the 2025 edition was the 14th). Theme 탁마 (polishing by mutual friction), 'Iron sharpens iron, Potatoes sharpen potatoes'. KTO lists Pohang City as host and the Pohang Culture Foundation as the organizing body. Kyungbuk Maeil (19 Oct 2026) reported the dates, theme and programmes, naming the Pohang Culture Foundation as organizer and adding sites at Kkumteul-ro (꿈틀로) and in Guryongpo; it gave no opening-ceremony time or daily hours. |
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| Hours | Tuesday–Saturday 10:00–21:00; Sunday 10:00–18:00 (KTO listing; Monday hours not listed) |
| Admission | Free for all ages, according to the KTO listing; no paid ticket was documented for any 2026 exhibition.Entry: Free |
| Venue | Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang경상북도 포항시 북구 선착로 78 (동빈1가) |
| Nearest station | Pohang Station (KTX) (포항역), Donghae Line (KTX from Seoul Station and Suseo)Not walkable: the station is in Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu, on the edge of the city; take a taxi or city bus to the Dongbin harbour area |
| From Seoul | Not published · KTX + Bus + TaxiLeave from Seoul Station · Same-night return is tightFull route · Festivals by travel time from Seoul |
| Organizer | Pohang Culture Foundation, for Pohang City(재)포항문화재단 (주최 포항시) |
| Usual timing | Opens on a Saturday in October and runs from about nine days to a month, often into November: 13 Oct–11 Nov 2012 (1st edition), 1–30 Oct 2016, 7–21 Oct 2023, 19–27 Oct 2024, 25 Oct–23 Nov 2025 (one listing gives 9 Nov) and 24 Oct–15 Nov 2026. Held every year since 2012. Browse October / November festivals. |
| First held | 2012 |
| Last checked | 22 October 2026Checked against 34 sources · See sources |
What it is like
Pohang is the home of POSCO's steelworks on Yeongil Bay, and since 2012 the city has held an autumn festival that treats steel as an art material. Korean newspapers describe it as the only festival of its kind in the country. Sculptors, students, residents and Pohang's steel companies make or show works in steel, mostly outdoors along the waterfront, and many pieces stay in the city once the festival ends: in 2023 about 191 works from the first 11 editions were still installed around Pohang. Earlier editions were built around large set pieces, such as a near life-size steel copy of Gyeongju's Cheomseongdae observatory made by POSCO maintenance staff in 2016. Since 2024 the organizers have moved away from commissioning big new works and towards reinterpreting the existing collection and drawing in visitors, steelworkers and companies.
The 2026 edition runs from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 15 November under the theme 탁마 (tak-ma, polishing by rubbing one thing against another), given in English as 'Iron sharpens iron, Potatoes sharpen potatoes'. It is the 15th by the festival's own count, and it moves the focus from Yeongildae Beach, the base in 2023–2025, to the old Dongbin inner harbour. The main indoor venue is Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, a 1969 harbour ice and cold-storage warehouse turned into an exhibition space with a café upstairs that looks over the water. Around it are four strands: an exhibition around Songdo Beach, a photography show in the warehouse, sculpture and photography at Art436 and Songdo Beach, and a public-architecture project with Handong Global University in the downtown shopping streets. A citizen Steel Culture Planning Group has been running workshops, a citizens' travel agency, poetry and seminars since 15 August.
Entry is free for all ages. Honest caveats: this is a contemporary-art exhibition spread over several sites, not a festival of stages and food stalls; the labels and talks are in Korean; KTO gives no Monday hours; and Pohang Station is on the north-west edge of the city, so the last leg is by taxi or city bus. The sea wind on the waterfront is cool by November. The festival pairs well with Yeongildae Beach, the Space Walk sculpture in Hwanho Park, or the Pohang International Music Festival, which runs 6–12 November 2026.
Highlights
- Korea's only festival built around steel as an art material, held every autumn since 2012 in the POSCO steel city
- 2026 theme 탁마, 'Iron sharpens iron, Potatoes sharpen potatoes', across Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang, 24 Oct–15 Nov
- Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969: a harbour ice and cold-storage warehouse from 1969, now an exhibition space with a sea-view café upstairs
- Outdoor works around Songdo Beach, including the 'Steel Wall Narrative' exhibition and the sculpture and photo show 'Friend of Yeongil Bay'
- 'Public Architecture Pohang', a project with Handong Global University in the downtown central shopping streets
- Free for all ages; about 191 works from the first 11 editions remain installed around the city (2023 count)
Who it suits. Best for travelers interested in contemporary and public art, photography and industrial heritage, and for anyone spending an autumn day on Pohang's waterfront; less suited to people expecting a food-and-stage festival or needing English-language interpretation.
Getting there
From Seoul
KTX from Seoul Station to Pohang Station takes about 2 h 20 m–2 h 30 m; trains also run from Suseo, and since the 1 Sep 2026 KTX–SRT merger both are booked in Korail's own apps and English site. Pohang Station is in Heunghae-eup, on the north-west side of the city, so finish by taxi or Pohang city bus to Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 at 78 Seonchak-ro, Buk-gu; that leg's route and journey time were not verified for this record. Songdo Beach is about 2 km away across the Dongbin harbour, and Art436 and the downtown sites are in the same central area. Intercity buses also run from Dong Seoul Terminal to Pohang Terminal.
From Busan
Donghae Line trains run from Bujeon Station to Pohang Station about 7 times a day: KTX-Eum takes 1 h 28 m–1 h 30 m (₩18,100) and ITX-Maeum 1 h 58 m–2 h 06 m (₩13,900), standard class. Or take an intercity bus from the Haeundae intercity bus stop to Pohang Terminal, roughly hourly, 1 h 28 m, ₩15,200 deluxe; buses also leave Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo). Check the day's times, including the last train or bus back, in the Korail+ app (코레일+, where KTX and former SRT trains are now booked) or at the terminal before you go. Then a taxi or Pohang city bus to Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 as above.
Last leg from Pohang Station (KTX)
Donghae Line (KTX from Seoul Station and Suseo). Not walkable: the station is in Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu, on the edge of the city; take a taxi or city bus to the Dongbin harbour area
Festival shuttle
No festival shuttle was documented for 2026. City bus stops near Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, according to a KTO-data mirror: Lotte Department Store (about 62 m; routes 207, 209, 900 and 양덕3), Pohang Customs (about 306 m; routes including circular 121, 207, 209, 216, 600 and 900) and Bukbu Market/Chaeum Hospital (about 350 m). Which routes run from Pohang Station was not checked.
Getting home
KTO lists closing at 21:00 Tuesday–Saturday and 18:00 on Sunday. The last trains from Pohang to Seoul Station and Suseo were not confirmed for the festival dates, and a new Korail timetable starts on 1 November 2026, part-way through the festival. Check the last train in the Korail+ app (코레일+, where KTX and former SRT trains are now booked) or at Pohang Station before you go, allow time for the taxi or bus from the harbour to the station (not verified), and leave the evening exhibitions early or stay the night in Pohang.
Parking
Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 has three parking areas around the building; if they are full, a local reporter suggests the car parks across the road by the moored boats (September 2026). Fees were not stated.
How to switch Naver Map and Kakao Map to English
Google Maps shows train, subway and bus routes in Korea but not walking or driving directions yet, so for the walk from the station Naver Map or Kakao Map is more reliable.
Before you go
1330 · Travel hotline
The Korea Tourism Organization’s helpline answers in English, Japanese and Chinese around the clock, and in several other languages from 08:00 to 19:00. Dial 1330 from a Korean phone, or +82-2-1330 from a phone registered abroad.
112 / 119 · Emergencies
112 for police, 119 for fire and ambulance. Both are free from any phone. Police on 112 can add an English or Chinese interpreter to the call.
T-money card
Buy one at a convenience store such as GS25, CU or 7-Eleven and top it up there with cash. It pays for subways and buses in most cities, and for most taxis.
Maps
Use Naver Map or Kakao Map for walking and bus directions; Google Maps does not yet give walking directions in Korea. Both apps can be switched to English. Naver Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → Language (Japanese and Chinese also available). Kakao Map: Menu (≡) → Settings → App settings → Language. If the option is missing, change your phone’s language and reopen the app. Small shop names and some reviews stay in Korean.
Trains and buses
Book trains on Korail’s English site and express buses on Kobus. Holiday weekends sell out first.
Checked 18 October 2026.
Tickets, prices and practical details
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Free for all ages (KTO listing) |
- Booking
- No booking is needed for the exhibitions. How to sign up for the Steel Culture Planning Group's citizen programmes (15 Aug–15 Nov) was not published in the sources opened. The Pohang Culture Foundation posted festival news on its website (phcf.or.kr) and the Instagram account @pohang_festa_official in 2023; enquiries 054-289-7852 (Pohang City).
- English on site
- None documented. KTO's foreign-language listing uses the English name Pohang Steel Art Festival and the 2026 theme has an English line, but no English tours, labels or interpretation were reported.
- Crowds
- No yearly visitor count was published; Maeil Shinmun put the total at about 1.5 million visitors since the first edition in 2012 (reported in 2023).
- Best time to go
- A Tuesday to Saturday, when the listed hours run until 21:00: see the outdoor works around Songdo Beach in daylight, then the indoor exhibitions at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969. On Sundays the listed closing time is 18:00.
- What to bring
- A windproof layer for the waterfront in late October and November, comfortable shoes for moving between the harbour, Songdo Beach and downtown, and a charged phone for maps and taxis.
2026 program
- 'Steel Wall Narrative Pohang' (철벽서사 포항): exhibition around Songdo Beach, including a large new steel work made for this edition, 24 Oct–15 Nov
- 'Public Photo Pohang' (퍼블릭포토포항): exhibition at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, 24 Oct–15 Nov
- 'Friend of Yeongil Bay' (영일만 친구): sculpture and photography at Art436 and around Songdo Beach, 24 Oct–15 Nov
- 'Public Architecture Pohang' (퍼블릭아키텍처포항): temporary pavilions and street furniture along the Jungang-ro stream (중앙로 실개천) in the downtown central shopping area (중앙상가), with Handong Global University's School of Spatial Environment System Engineering, 24 Oct–15 Nov
- Steel Culture Planning Group (철문화기획단) programmes across Pohang, 15 Aug–15 Nov: lab, citizens' travel agency, academy, play+ground, citizen poetry and seminars
15th edition by sequence (the 2025 edition was the 14th). Theme 탁마 (polishing by mutual friction), 'Iron sharpens iron, Potatoes sharpen potatoes'. KTO lists Pohang City as host and the Pohang Culture Foundation as the organizing body. Kyungbuk Maeil (19 Oct 2026) reported the dates, theme and programmes, naming the Pohang Culture Foundation as organizer and adding sites at Kkumteul-ro (꿈틀로) and in Guryongpo; it gave no opening-ceremony time or daily hours.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Autumn 2027 if the yearly pattern holds: every edition checked opened on a Saturday between 1 and 25 October and ran until late October or November. Nothing announced as of 18 October 2026. | expected | The Pohang Culture Foundation appointed the 2025 artistic director in April 2025, so first news of the 2027 edition may appear in spring 2027. |
| 2026 | 24 Oct – 15 Nov 2026 | confirmed | Unlike 2023–2025, the main sites are around the Dongbin inner harbour and Songdo Beach rather than Yeongildae Beach. |
| 2025 | 25 Oct – 23 Nov 2025 | ended | Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 and Yeongildae Beach. |
| 2024 | 19–27 Oct 2024 | ended | Yeongildae Beach area. |
| 2023 | 7–21 Oct 2023 | ended | Yeongildae Beach and the former Suhyup (fisheries cooperative) cold-storage warehouse, among other sites. |
| 2016 | 1–30 Oct 2016 | ended | Yeongildae Beach area. |
| 2012 | 13 Oct – 11 Nov 2012 | ended |
Before or after the festival
Places you can fit in before or after the festival without missing the shuttle or the last train or bus back.
Pohang's city art museum in Hwanho Park above Yeongil Bay, opened in 2009, with four galleries and a focus on steel art; entry is free (some special exhibitions charge). It opens 10:00–19:00 to the end of October and 10:00–18:00 from 1 November, closed Mondays, so see it in the morning, then Space Walk in the same park, then walk down to the beach and the festival sites (open to 21:00 Tuesday–Saturday). Avoid Mondays: the museum is shut and the festival's Monday hours are not listed.
Getting there: In Hwanho Park, about 3 km north of Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969: a short taxi ride
A walk-on steel sculpture by the German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth: a roller-coaster-shaped track 333 m long with 717 steps and 25 m high, on the hill of Hwanho Park, with views over Yeongil Bay and the POSCO steelworks; free. In October it opens 10:00–20:00 on weekdays and 10:00–21:00 at weekends and is lit after dark, but from 1 November only until 17:00 and 18:00, so go in daylight then. It closes in rain or strong wind and on the first Monday of the month (2 November).
Getting there: In Hwanho Park, uphill on foot from Pohang Museum of Art; about 3 km from the warehouse by taxi
- Yeongildae Beach (영일대해수욕장)Before or after
Pohang's 1.75 km city beach, with Yeongildae, Korea's first sea pavilion, about 100 m offshore at the end of a footbridge and lit up at night, and steel sculptures from earlier editions of this festival, which was based here in 2023–2025. It lies between Hwanho Park and the harbour, so walk it on the way from Space Walk to the festival sites. The shore walk from the pavilion to Dongbin Grand Bridge takes 40–50 minutes; take a taxi instead if you have a train to catch at Pohang Station.
Getting there: On foot: the beach starts about 1.1 km from Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 (KTO); free
Questions travelers ask
When is the Pohang Steel Art Festival 2026?
Saturday 24 October to Sunday 15 November 2026. KTO lists 10:00–21:00 Tuesday to Saturday and 10:00–18:00 on Sunday; Monday hours are not listed, so call 054-289-7852 before a Monday visit.
Is the Pohang Steel Art Festival free?
Yes. KTO lists free entry for all ages, and no paid ticket was documented for any 2026 exhibition.
Is the festival at Yeongildae Beach?
Not mainly in 2026. The 2023–2025 editions were based at Yeongildae Beach, but the 2026 sites are Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 (78 Seonchak-ro, Buk-gu), Songdo Beach, Art436 and the downtown central shopping streets. Yeongildae Beach is about 1.1 km from the warehouse.
How do I get to the Pohang Steel Art Festival from Seoul?
Take the KTX from Seoul Station (or Suseo) to Pohang Station, about 2 h 20 m–2 h 30 m, then a taxi or city bus to the Dongbin harbour area. The station is on the edge of the city, so allow extra time for the last leg.
What kind of art is shown?
Work made with or about steel: outdoor sculpture by artists and Pohang steel companies, and in 2026 also photography and a public-architecture project with Handong Global University. Since 2024 the festival has focused less on big new commissions and more on reinterpreting its collection and involving residents.
Can I see the steel art outside the festival dates?
Yes. Many works stay in the city after each edition: Maeil Shinmun counted 191 works from the first 11 editions still installed around Pohang in 2023, and a 2025 report put the total at about 230 over 13 years.
Sources and verification
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
This page is desk research from the sources below, not a firsthand report of the 2026 edition. Confidence in the current facts: medium.
- KTO TourAPI listing 2026 포항스틸아트페스티벌 (2026PSAF) (contentId 1748721)kto — 2026 dates 24 Oct–15 Nov; venues 동빈문화창고1969, 송도해수욕장, 아트436 and Pohang; address 선착로 78 (동빈1가); coordinates 36.0486/129.3716; hours Tue–Sat 10:00–21:00, Sun 10:00–18:00; free; Pohang City; phone 054-289-7852; no homepage; theme 탁마 with English line
- KTO tourist data — 포항스틸아트페스티벌 2026 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 1748721)kto — Host Pohang City, organizer Pohang Culture Foundation; free, all ages; programmes 철벽서사 포항, 퍼블릭포토포항, 영일만 친구, 퍼블릭아키텍처포항 (Handong) 24 Oct–15 Nov with venues; 철문화기획단 15 Aug–15 Nov; Lotte Department Store about 220 m, Bukbu Market about 319 m
- KTO tourist data — 2026 PSAF (info.koreacharts.com mirror, contentId 1748721)kto — Bus stops near 선착로 78: Lotte Department Store 62 m (routes 207, 209, 900, 양덕3), Pohang Customs 306 m (circular 121, 207, 209, 216, 600, 900), Bukbu Market/Chaeum Hospital 350 m; postcode 37722; 한동대 공간환경시스템공학부; 중앙상가
- KTO Spanish-language listing — Pohang Steel Art Festival (ktriptips mirror, contentId 3377243)kto — English/foreign-language name Pohang Steel Art Festival; address 78 Seonchak-ro, Buk-gu; 2026 dates and hours; only steel-themed festival in the country; Yeongildae Beach under 1,110 m and Pohang Canal under 2,784 m
- 여기유 (festival listing site) — 2025 포항스틸아트페스티벌 (2025PSAF)other — 2025 listing 25 Oct–9 Nov 2025, 10:00–18:00, free, at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 (former cooperative cold-storage complex); Songdo Beach about 2 km, Space Walk and Hwanho Park about 3 km, Pohang Canal about 3 km
- Kyungbuk Maeil — '빛과 쇠' 주제… '철이 예술인 도시' 새로운 비전 제시 (27 Oct 2025)news — 14th edition in 2025 (so 2026 is the 15th), started 2012, Pohang Culture Foundation; theme by Kim Hoon; opened 25 Oct 16:00 at Dongbin, closing 23 Nov; Dongbin and Yeongildae Beach; 14 artists; Dongkuk Steel, Jeil Technos; ArtFence, 33 pupils; forum 8 Nov 14:00; about 230 works over 13 years
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 포항스틸아트페스티벌 예술감독에 박삼철 감독 선임 (20 Apr 2025)news — Park Sam-cheol appointed 2025 artistic director in April 2025 by the Pohang Culture Foundation; 14th edition planned for late Oct–early Nov 2025 at Yeongildae Beach and Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969
- Kuki News — 포항서 '철의 예술' 즐긴다…포항스틸아트페스티벌 19일 '개막' (14 Oct 2024)news — 2024 dates 19–27 Oct at Yeongildae Beach; transition theme; Steel Revisited, Steel Art Tour, Steel Forum on 25 Oct at Lahan Hotel Pohang, All Day Steel; Pohang Culture Foundation
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 전국 유일의 鐵 소재 축제, 예술·휴식·힐링 동시에 즐긴다 (15 Oct 2024)news — 2024 theme 전환; large-work exhibitions 2012–2023; 'Steel's still moving now' with 13 past artists; 'Knocking, variation of Steel' with 8 artists; docent tours; All Day Steel meditation, yoga, barefoot walking; Steel Meong picnic zone
- Maeil Shinmun — 철로 만드는 예술의 세계 '포항스틸아트페스티벌' 7일부터 개막 (6 Oct 2023)news — 12th edition 7–21 Oct 2023; Steel Wave theme; Yeongildae Beach and former Suhyup cold-storage warehouse; 48 works (26, 17, 5), 3 overseas; tours, app tours (3 courses), workshops, concert; first held 2012; about 1.5 million visitors; 191 works from 11 years; phcf.or.kr; @pohang_festa_official
- POSCO Newsroom — '철의 아름다움' 포항스틸아트페스티벌을 빛내다 (6 Oct 2016)other — 2016 edition 1–30 Oct at Yeongildae Beach; theme Garden of Steel; more than 50 sculptures; POSCO maintenance department's three works incl. a steel Cheomseongdae; about 20 works by SeAH Steel, Nexteel and Jeil Tech; design contest
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 스틸아트 작품 길거리 전시 새장 열어 (12 Nov 2012)news — First edition 13 Oct–11 Nov 2012; Hwanho Park, North Beach and Dongbin inner port; 4 km Artway; 50 steel sculptures by 24 artists; closing Good-bye event on the North Beach main stage
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 동빈문화창고1969 (citizen reporter, 7 Sep 2026)news — Building at Dongbin port dating from 1969, former ice warehouse now an exhibition space; three parking areas around the building and overflow car parks across the road by the moored boats; upstairs café with sea views
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 선우예권·지안 왕 포항 온다… '2026 포항국제음악제' 11월6일 개막 (17 Sep 2026)news — 2026 Pohang International Music Festival 6–12 Nov 2026 at Pohang Arts & Culture Center and Daejam Hall; Jian Wang, Sunwoo Yekwon; tickets on TicketLink; Pohang Culture Foundation
- KTO TourAPI listing 포항 해병대문화 축제 (contentId 2491545)kto — Pohang Marine Corps Culture Festival 14–15 Nov 2026, 10:00–17:00, free, around 해병의거리 and the Marine Corps 1st Division, Ocheon-eup, Nam-gu
- KTO TourAPI listing 포항국제불빛축제 (contentId 588175)kto — Pohang International Fireworks Festival 19–21 Nov 2026 at Yeongildae Beach and other Pohang sites
- Pohang → Seoul Station train timetable, 18–24 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — Departures 05:35, 06:11, 07:14, 18:31 (arr 20:56) and 21:36 KTX-Sancheon 282 (arr 00:07); 18:31 only on 18, 23 and 24 Oct; journeys 2 h 25 m–2 h 42 m; listed standard fare ₩48,800
- Seoul Station → Pohang train timetable, 16–22 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-16)other — Four departures listed each day: 05:03, 05:38, 06:43, 22:18; journeys 2 h 20 m–2 h 30 m
- Pohang Station (Donghae Line) station page (third-party mirror of the national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-18)other — Station at 포항역로 1, Heunghae-eup, Buk-gu; KTX timetables to Seoul Station and Suseo
- Dong Seoul Terminal intercity bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-12)other — Pohang Terminal listed among Dong Seoul intercity bus destinations
- Korail press release: 코레일-에스알 9월 1일 하나로…안전 최우선, 더 편리한 고속철도의 시작 (31 Aug 2026)official — Integration and integrated running from 1 Sep 2026; KTX and SRT merged into KTX; average KTX fare cut about 10%; Suseo-axis seats up about 30%; 5% mileage; Korail+ app (Korail Talk + SRT app) launched 3 Aug
- Korail Tickets (English booking site)official — English booking site; letskorail.com redirected to korail.com; Suseo is in the KTX station list; language menu has English, Japanese, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian
- Bujeon → Pohang train timetable, 15–21 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — 7 trains a day, same every day, 05:11–19:40: ITX-Maeum 05:11, 09:38, 11:09, 15:33 (1 h 58 m–2 h 06 m, ₩13,900 standard); KTX-Eum 07:50, 13:58, 19:40 (1 h 28 m–1 h 30 m, ₩18,100 standard); weekday adult fares
- Pohang → Bujeon train timetable, 13–19 Oct 2026 (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-13)other — 7 trains a day, 08:38–20:57; evening departures 17:20 KTX-Eum 754 (arr 18:50), 19:52 ITX-Maeum (arr 22:00), 20:34 ITX-Maeum 1806 (arr 22:37), 20:57 KTX-Eum 756 (arr 22:29); ₩18,100 KTX-Eum, ₩13,900 ITX-Maeum
- Busan Haeundae intercity bus stop → Pohang Terminal intercity bus timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-15)other — Departs 부산해운대시외버스정류소; 15 buses a day, hourly 07:40–21:40; 1 h 28 m; ₩15,200 deluxe (우등), weekday adult
- Pohang Terminal → Busan Haeundae intercity bus stop timetable (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-02)other — 15 buses a day, hourly 07:10–21:10; 1 h 31 m; ₩15,200 deluxe (우등)
- Busan Central Bus Terminal (Nopo) intercity bus destinations (third-party mirror of the MOLIT/data.go.kr national timetable feed, page last modified 2026-10-07)other — Destinations include Pohang Terminal (listed under Pohang Nam-gu) and Jeomchon Terminal, the only Mungyeong entry; no Guryongpo and no Mungyeong-eup stop listed
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 철, 사람을 생각하다…시민 속에 스며든 기억의 시간 (19 Oct 2026)news — 2026 (15th) edition 24 Oct–15 Nov, theme 탁마, Pohang Culture Foundation; sites 동빈문화창고1969, 송도해수욕장, 꿈틀로, 중앙상가, 중앙로 실개천, Guryongpo; new large steel work at Songdo; Public Architecture Pohang pavilions along 중앙로 실개천 with Handong Global University; citizen programmes. No opening-ceremony time, hours, prices or transport
- KTO tourist data — 포항시립미술관 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 2406280)kto — Pohang Museum of Art in Hwanho Park, opened 22 Dec 2009, four galleries, steel-art focus; 10:00–19:00 Apr–Oct, 10:00–18:00 Nov–Mar; closed Mondays (open if a public holiday), 1 Jan, Seollal and Chuseok; free, some special exhibitions paid; homepage poma.pohang.go.kr
- KTO tourist data — 스페이스워크 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 2784715)kto — Space Walk in Hwanho Park: 333 m track, 717 steps, steel, lit at night; Apr–Oct weekdays 10:00–20:00, weekends 10:00–21:00; Nov–Mar weekdays 10:00–17:00, weekends 10:00–18:00; closed first Monday of the month and in rain, strong wind or for inspections; free
- Pohang City — 환호공원 조형물 스페이스 워크 (artists and work)municipal — Artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth; track 333 m, 717 steps; 60 × 57 × 25 m; 317 t; made Nov 2020–Nov 2021
- Pohang City tourism (퐝퐝여행) — 환호공원municipal — Hwanho Park on the hill behind the North (Yeongildae) beach, pine trails, views of the POSCO steelworks; Pohang Museum of Art in the park
- Seoul Shinmun — 국내 첫 해상누각 영일대 포항 북부해수욕장에 건립 (20 Apr 2013)news — Yeongildae, Korea's first sea pavilion, at the former Bukbu Beach, reached by an 80 m footbridge
- Kyungbuk Maeil — 영일대해수욕장 (1 Nov 2022)news — Yeongildae Beach 1,750 m long, renamed from Bukbu Beach in 2013; pavilion about 100 m offshore, lit at night; steel sculptures on the beach; pavilion to Dongbin Grand Bridge about 3.1 km, 40–50 minutes on foot
What we could not confirm
- Opening ceremony, guided-tour schedule and daily hours not published by the organizer; Kyungbuk Maeil (19 Oct 2026) confirmed the dates, venues and programmes, but the hours rest on the KTO listing alone.
- Monday: KTO lists Tuesday–Saturday and Sunday hours only, so it is unclear whether the indoor venues close on Mondays; also unclear whether the listed hours apply to the outdoor works around Songdo Beach.
- 2026 is the 15th edition only by sequence (14th in 2025, 12th in 2023); the 2024 edition number was not stated.
- Art436: address and opening hours not documented in the sources opened.
- No official festival website found; the foundation's site (phcf.or.kr) and Instagram (@pohang_festa_official) are cited from a 2023 article and were not opened.
- Bus route and taxi time from Pohang Station to Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969 not verified.
- Rail: last trains from Pohang to Seoul Station and Suseo on the festival dates (new Korail timetable from 1 Nov 2026) not confirmed from Korail, so clock times were removed on 22 Oct 2026; the number of trains a day and the ₩48,800 standard fare (third-party mirror) were not checked against Korail's own search.
- Japanese and Chinese names: no KTO or official Japanese/Chinese name found.
- Parking fees, restrooms, accessibility, card payment and rain arrangements are not documented.
- From Busan: train and bus clock times removed on 22 Oct 2026 (they came from third-party mirrors of mid-October timetables); first and last departures for the festival dates not confirmed from Korail or the bus operators.
- Space Walk and Pohang Museum of Art hours come from KTO data mirrors; the city's Space Walk operations page was not opened, and taxi times from Hwanho Park and the harbour to Pohang Station were not checked.
Changes: 2026-10-18 — Added to the site: fact-first record (dates, hours, prices, getting there, sources). · 2026-10-18 — Added a photograph from the Korea Tourism Organization (Korea Tourism Content Lab), KOGL Type 1. · 2026-10-18 — Added a route from Busan (Getting there), with times and fares from the national bus and rail timetables. · 2026-10-19 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: no changes found. · 2026-10-22 — Rechecked before the 2026 edition: confirmed by Kyungbuk Maeil (19 Oct 2026), with programme details added; last-train and Busan train and bus clock times removed because they were not confirmed for the festival dates (new Korail timetable from 1 Nov 2026). · 2026-10-24 — Nearby rewritten as 'Before or after the festival' (shuttle and last-train fit); transport: no clock times to change (already removed on 22 October); the last-train advice now names the Korail+ app used since the 1 September KTX–SRT merger; prices: no change (entry free, no paid tickets).
