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Seoul International Fireworks Festival 2024 in Seoul, South Korea

서울세계불꽃축제 2024

Oct2024
5
Sat Site programmes from 13:00
Past edition

5 October 2024 · Site programmes from 13:00; fireworks 19:20–20:30

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2024 festival offered. The current information is on the Seoul International Fireworks Festival page (Expected Sep/Oct 2027).

Dates5 Oct 2024
HoursSite programmes from 13:00; fireworks 19:20–20:30
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
AdmissionViewing from the riverbanks: Free
Previous edition2023: 7 Oct 2023
Next edition2025: 27 Sep 2025

Program

  • Hibikiya Omagari Fireworks (Japan)
  • Pyrospectacular (USA)
  • Hanwha finale 'Flashlight'

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Viewing from the riverbanksFreeSome official seats sold on Ticketlink from 2 Sep 2024 (price not found)

Notes on the 2024 edition

Theme 'Light Up Your Dream'. About 1 million visitors by Hanwha's count.

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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