| Dates | 25–28 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours | Flea market 10:00–21:00 daily; overall festival hours were not stated in the sources opened |
| Venue | Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Special Zone울산광역시 남구 장생포고래로 244 (매암동) |
| Admission | Free for everyone (KTO, 2026). The zone's permanent attractions charge separately: Whale Museum ₩1,000–₩2,000, Whale Ecology Experience Hall ₩3,000–₩5,000, Ulsanham ship ₩1,000, Whale Culture Village ₩3,000, monorail ₩11,000 adult and teen and ₩7,000 child, whale-watching cruise ₩20,000 adult and ₩10,000 child. |
| Previous edition | 2024: 26–29 Sep 2024 |
| Next edition | 2026: 15–18 Oct 2026 |
Program
- Main stage (Whale Theatre)opening and closing ceremonies, a musical gala concert, a trot drama, a whale fireworks show, an open-air concert, a fashion show, a parade, the US Eighth Army Spartan Band and arts groups
- Shrimp Theatrechildren's theatre, a magic show, an EDM performance and a street parade
- Whale Plazarides, a bubble show, family events, a gentle kiddie train and a sensor-based sea-exploration game
- Hands-onan AI painter robot, a digital whale-ocean exploration, the live graffiti performance 'Gift of the Whale', colour stamping and a 2.4 m, 60 kg entertainment robot, 'Titan'
- Busking zone, experience zone, whale dining area, flea market and chicken-and-beer zone
- 'Jangsaengpo Light' media façade on four 19 m SK oil tanks, running permanently since 22 August 2025 and linked to the festival
- Trial runs of the rooftop aerial swing at Whales Fantasium
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Admission | — | Not stated in the 2025 sources opened |
Notes on the 2025 edition
29th edition, organised by Ulsan Nam-gu. No visitor total was found.
About the festival
The Ulsan Whale Festival (울산고래축제) is a free four-day festival at the Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Special Zone in Nam-gu, Ulsan, a former whaling port that is now Korea's only whale-culture district. The 30th edition ran from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October 2026, 10:00–21:00, with a whale parade, fireworks, concerts and children's programmes. The 2027 dates are not announced; recent editions have fallen between late September and mid-October. From Seoul, KTX-Eum trains from Cheongnyangni reach Taehwagang Station in about 3 hours (₩48,800), and in 2026 a free festival shuttle ran from there every 30 minutes.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Ulsan Whale Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.