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Pohang Sunrise Noodle Festival 2026
- 📅 Dates
- Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 222-1 Homi-ro, Guryongpo-eup, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 14:00-22:00
- 🎪 Venue
- The area around Guryongpo Ara Plaza
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Pohang City
- ☎️ Contact
- 054-270-8282
Overview
The Pohang Sunrise Noodle Festival is a grand culinary festival held at Ara Plaza in Guryongpo on the Homi Peninsula. The festival’s name intuitively captures the symbolic significance of the Homi Peninsula—where the sun rises first in South Korea. Visitors can sample everything from Pohang’s best noodle restaurants to representative noodles from across the country, global noodles, and recipes by star chefs—all in one place. The festival also offers plenty of entertainment for all ages, including a music festival, cooking competitions, and retro experiences. Equipped with an eco-friendly syste
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Pohang Sunrise Noodle Festival
- Performances, food trucks, 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 남구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Oct — 1.10
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Jan 1.03 / Oct 1.10
🅿️ 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.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
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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Guryongpo Pieora Stairway Media Art구룡포 피어라계단 미디어아트 Attractionapprox. 0.5 km
Guryongpo Pieora Staircase Media Art takes place on the large staircase heading up the hill behind Guryongpo Japanese House Street. The lighting display uses anamorphic…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 호미로 277 -
Guryongpo Japanese House Street구룡포 일본인 가옥거리 Attractionapprox. 0.5 km
Guryongpo Japanese House Street is where the Japanese who came to Joseon lived after the Joseon-Japan Trade Treaty was signed between Joseon and Japan in 1883. Over…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 호미로 277 -
Guryongpo Modern History Museum구룡포 근대문화역사관 Cultural facilityapprox. 0.6 km
The Guryongpo Modern History Museum, situated on Guryongpo Japanese House Street, is housed in a two-story wooden building constructed in the Japanese style. Built by…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 구룡포리 1440 -
Guryongpo Beach구룡포해수욕장 Attractionapprox. 1.3 km
Guryongpo Beach is a seaside resort located in Homigot, where "Homi" means tiger tail. The crescent-shaped white sandy beach stretches 400 meters in length and 50 meters…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 호미로426번길 6 -
Seokbyeong 1-ri (Hongbanjang’s house, Hyejin’s house)석병1리 Attractionapprox. 4.5 km
Gongjin Village's living quarters This is where the residents of Gongjin Village live, with Hongbanjang's house on the sea side and Hyejin's house on the hill. However,…
Korean address for map apps경상북도 포항시 남구 구룡포읍 일출로 390
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