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Hongseong Namdang Port Jumbo Shrimp Festival 2026
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 4, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 1-1 Namdanghang-ro 213beon-gil, Seobu-myeon, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free (Separate fees apply to food and experiences)
- 🕘 Hours
- 09:00-24:00 (Varies by program)
- 🎪 Venue
- Areas of Namdanghang Port
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Namdang Port Jumbo Shrimp Festival Committee
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-10-5433-8196
Overview
Namdang Port, located at the west end of Hongseong, is a famous west coast port known for its exceptional seafood. Surrounded by the clean waters of Cheonsuman Bay, Namdang Port is home to a wide array of sea life including blue crab, cockle and webfoot octopus. Namdang Port also draws throngs of visitors from early September to mid-October every year for the country’s largest Jumbo Shrimp Festival.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Hongseong Namdang Port Jumbo Shrimp Festival
- Experience programs
- contests
- vendors
- live performances
- etc.
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 홍성군, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Sep — 1.09
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Aug 1.03 / Oct 1.23
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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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 within 12 km of the festival venue (straight-line distance), described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Travel time depends on roads and traffic, so only distance is shown.
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Namdang Port남당항 Attractionapprox. 0.1 km
Namdang Port is a representative port on the West Coast. Known for having plenty of prawn, cockle, flat fish, rock fish and other types of seafood, the port draws…
Korean address for map apps충청남도 홍성군 서부면 남당리 -
Yanggoksa Shrine양곡사 Attractionapprox. 3.2 km
Yanggoksa Shrine is located in Yanggok-ri, Hongseong, and enshrines the memorial tablets of Han Won-jin, and his disciples Song Neung-sang, and Kim Han-rok. The shrine…
Korean address for map apps충청남도 홍성군 서부면 홍남서로 131-31 -
Cheonbuk Oyster Complex in Boryeong보령 천북굴단지 Attractionapprox. 3.6 km
Cheonbuk Oyster Complex in Boryeong is a place near the Hongseong Embankment where various restaurants specializing in oysters are clustered. Boryeong is known for its…
Korean address for map apps충청남도 보령시 천북면 -
Hongseong Jeongchungsa Shrine정충사 (홍성 Attractionapprox. 5.1 km
Jeongchungsa Shrine is located in Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. It was first built in 1632, and was then rebuilt after a time of disrepair in 1872. The shrine was…
Korean address for map apps충청남도 홍성군 서부면 판교리 25 -
Chuyangsa Shrine추양사 Attractionapprox. 5.6 km
Chuhyangsa Shrine is located in Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, and is dedicated to Kim Bokhan, also known as Jisan. The site holds memorial rites every year for the…
Korean address for map apps충청남도 홍성군 서부면 지산5길 25
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