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Jeongdongjin Sunrise Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Dec 31, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026
- 📍 Location
- Jeongdongjin2-ri, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-33-640-5135
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
Many people come to celebrate a fresh start at the Jeongdongjin Sunrise Festival on the eve of one year and the first day of the New Year at Sandglass Park. The sandglass at the park has a diameter of 8.06 meters, a x_width of 3.2 meters, a weight of 40 tons, and holds 8 tons of sand, making it one of the biggest sandglasses in the world. It takes a whole year for sand to trickle to the bottom and then the sandglass restarts again on New Year’s Day each year at midnight. Festival events include a fireworks display, the turning of the sandglass to start another year, and performances by v
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).