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Seoul International Fireworks Festival 2023 in Seoul, South Korea

서울세계불꽃축제 2023

Oct2023
7
Sat Fireworks from about 19:20
Past edition

7 October 2023 · Fireworks from about 19:20

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Seoul International Fireworks Festival page (Expected Sep/Oct 2027).

Dates7 Oct 2023
HoursFireworks from about 19:20
WeatherOctober average 20/11 °C (68/51 °F), 52 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenueYeouido Hangang Park서울특별시 영등포구 여의동로 330
AdmissionFree from Yeouido Hangang Park and the riverbanks; in 2026 all of Nodeul Island was a paid zone (₩110,000–220,000 per seat, news-reported prices).
Next edition2024: 5 Oct 2024

Program

  • Chinese and Korean teams; the Polish team's launch failed and its set was skipped

Notes on the 2023 edition

About 1 million visitors by the organizer's estimate.

About the festival

The Seoul International Fireworks Festival is a free one-night fireworks show over the Han River at Yeouido Hangang Park, staged by Hanwha with invited teams from abroad. The 22nd edition was on Saturday 5 September 2026, with shows by teams from the UK, the US and Korea from 20:00 to about 21:10; the 2027 date has not been announced. Watching from the park is free, while seats on Nodeul Island cost ₩110,000–220,000 in 2026. Expect hundreds of thousands of people and trains that skip Yeouinaru Station in the evening.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seoul International Fireworks Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
18 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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