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Busan Fireworks Festival 2026
- 📅 Dates
- Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026 ✓ Dates verified with 3 independent sources
- 📍 Location
- 219 Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, Suyeong-gu, Busan
- 🎫 Admission
- Reserved seats (R / S) are paid
- 🎪 Venue
- Gwangalli Beach
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Busan · Busan Culture & Tourism Festival Organizing Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-51-713-5000
What's new this year
The 21st Busan Fireworks Festival is on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, over Gwangalli Beach, with the show also visible from the Igidae and Dongbaekseom areas. Paid seats (R seats with a table, S seats with a chair) are sold by the organizer through NOL Ticket; the early-bird batch sold out within a minute.
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Checked against the organizer's announcement. Dates above are updated to match it.
Overview
Busan Fireworks Festival takes place every autumn along Gwangalli Beach. The festival’s diverse programs of cultural events, high-tech laser light shows, and myriad of unique and colorful fireworks make this one of the area’s most popular festivals, drawing crowds of over 1 million visitors each year. Although most people flock to the beach for a closer view of the festivities, nearby Hwangnyeongsan Mountain, Dongbaekseom Island, and Igidae Coastal Park also offer great views of the fireworks.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 수영구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Oct 1.10 / Aug 1.15
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
Most sites only say "parking available." These are official figures from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, so you can judge before you drive.
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🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
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🎪 Other festivals nearby at the same time
Overlapping dates, within 60 km.
Nearby Attractions
Places near the festival venue, described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Distances and times are road-based driving estimates from NAVER route search — useful for taxi trips — and can change with traffic. Places under 1 km in a straight line are marked “walkable”. Anything more than 15 km away by road is left out.
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Gwangalli Beach Theme Street광안리해변 테마거리 Attraction0.4 km straight · walkable
Gwangalli Beach Theme Street, stretching 1,250 meters along the Gwangalli coast, is lined with artificial palm trees, sculptures, benches, and lush green zones. This…
Korean address for map apps부산광역시 수영구 민락동 -
Gwangalli SUP Zone광안리 SUP Zone Attraction0.8 km straight · walkable
Gwangalli SUP Zone is a space to make Gwangalli Beach the mecca of water sports. The peaceful waves of Gwangalli Beach makes it a perfect condition for people to ride…
Korean address for map apps부산광역시 수영구 남천동 509-5 -
Millac The Market밀락더마켓 Attraction0.8 km straight · walkable
Millac The Market is a cultural complex located in Suyeong-gu, Busan. The main wall of the building is covered in graffiti, making it a great photo spot. The complex…
Korean address for map apps부산광역시 수영구 민락수변로17번길 56 -
Gwangalli Ocean Leports Center광안리 해양레포츠센터 Travel course0.9 km straight · walkable
Gwangalli Ocean Leports Center is a large-scale water sports facility located at Gwangalli Beach in Busan. The center offers a wide range of water programs, such as…
Korean address for map apps부산광역시 수영구 광안해변로54번길 222 -
Millak Waterfront Park민락수변공원 Attractionapprox. 1.6 km · ~5 min by car
Suyeong-gu is well known for its long history and traditions, and has beautiful scenery. Geumnyeonsan Mountain has a lush forest and Gwangalli Beach is located in the…
Korean address for map apps부산광역시 수영구 민락동
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