| Dates | 19–27 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang경상북도 포항시 북구 선착로 78 (동빈1가) |
| Admission | Free for all ages, according to the KTO listing; no paid ticket was documented for any 2026 exhibition. |
| Previous edition | 2023: 7–21 Oct 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 25 Oct – 23 Nov 2025 |
Program
- Theme 전환 (Transition)a shift from commissioning large new works to reinterpreting existing ones and involving visitors, artists and companies
- Theme exhibition 'Steel's still moving now' at Yeongildae Beach: works revisited by 13 past artists, plus 'Knocking, variation of Steel', where visitors hammered steel with 8 artists
- 'Steel Art Tour' routes around the city with docents; Steel Forum at Lahan Hotel Pohang on 25 Oct
- New weekday 'All Day Steel' sessions of meditation, yoga and barefoot walking; 'Steel Meong' picnic zone among the works
Notes on the 2024 edition
Edition number not stated in the sources opened (13th by sequence).
About the festival
The Pohang Steel Art Festival (포항스틸아트페스티벌, PSAF) is a free public-art festival in Pohang, Korea's steel city in Gyeongsangbuk-do, showing sculpture, photography and architecture made with or about steel. The 2026 edition runs 24 October–15 November 2026 at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang; KTO lists 10:00–21:00 Tuesday to Saturday and 10:00–18:00 on Sunday. Entry is free; from Seoul take the KTX to Pohang Station (about 2 h 20 m–2 h 30 m), then a taxi or city bus to the Dongbin harbour area.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Pohang Steel Art Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2024 edition source
- KTO TourAPI listing 2026 포항스틸아트페스티벌 (2026PSAF) (contentId 1748721)kto
- KTO tourist data — 포항스틸아트페스티벌 2026 (ktriptips mirror, contentId 1748721)kto
- KTO tourist data — 2026 PSAF (info.koreacharts.com mirror, contentId 1748721)kto
- KTO Spanish-language listing — Pohang Steel Art Festival (ktriptips mirror, contentId 3377243)kto