| Dates | 25 Oct – 23 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 10:00–18:00 (third-party festival listing) |
| Venue | Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969, Songdo Beach, Art436 and downtown Pohang경상북도 포항시 북구 선착로 78 (동빈1가) |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2024: 19–27 Oct 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 24 Oct – 15 Nov 2026 |
Program
- 14th edition, theme 빛과 쇠 (Light and Steel), a phrase by the novelist Kim Hoon; artistic director Park Sam-cheol
- Opening on 25 Oct at 16:00 at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969
- Exhibition 'Reading Steel' at Dongbin Culture Warehouse 1969; 'Seeing Steel Art', an outdoor show of collection works by 14 artists at Yeongildae Beach; 'Spreading Steel Technology' with Dongkuk Steel and Jeil Technos
- 'ArtFence' public-art project with 33 pupils of Daesong Elementary School, with POSCO technical support
- Citizen workshops (철철공작소), guided art tours (철철 아트투어) and the forum 'Philosophizing with Steel' on 8 Nov at 14:00
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free | Free (third-party festival listing) |
Notes on the 2025 edition
Closing date differs between sources: Kyungbuk Maeil (27 Oct 2025) gives 23 November; a third-party festival listing gives 25 Oct–9 Nov.
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.
- 2025 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