Events & Festivals
Reminiscing Gupo Naru, <Nakdong Gupo Naru Festival>
- PeriodEvery May
- PlaceHwamyeong Eco Park and Nakdong River area
- SubwaySujeong Station, Subway Line 2 (Exit 3) → Walk for 10 minutes
- BusTake village bus Buk-gu 7-2 → Get off at the Northern Police Station → Walk for 10 minutes
A cultural event recreating and commemorating Gupo Naru, the center of lower Nakdong River that started in 2001 and used to connect the sea and the inland. Various events are held, and the wheat fern experience and the Neolithic barbecue experience are especially very popular.
Enjoying the Folk Culture of Buk-gu, <Nakdong Folk Arts Festival>
- PeriodEvery May
- PlaceHwamyeong Eco Park and Nakdong River area
- SubwaySujeong Station, Subway Line 2 (Exit 3) ▷ Walk for 10 minutes
- BusTake village bus Buk-gu 7-2 → Get off at the Northern Police Station → Walk for 10 minutes
A traditional folk culture festival that started in 1933 by recreating Gupo Gamdongjin Byeolsingut held in Gamdongjin, a ferry point of the Gupo area to wish and pray for peace in the entire village. Today, Byeolsingut has been reborn into an art festival that encompasses past and present.
Wishing the Best for a Year <15th Day of Lunar New Year Sheaf Burning>
- PeriodEvery 15th of the Lunar New Year (January 15 of the lunar calendar)
- PlaceGupo ferry point wharf
This event has been held on the 15th day of the Lunar New Year since the 1990s, modeled after sheaf burning, which was popular until the early 1970s. When the moon starts to rise, people burn sheaf made of bamboo branches; the bigger the fire, the better the sheaf burns, and the better the energy is. You can make a wish to the moon and enjoy traditional events such as Samulnori (traditional Korean percussion quartet).
Embracing Good Energy <Treading on the Gupo Daerijishin>
- PeriodEvery 15th of the Lunar New Year (January 15 of the lunar calendar)
- PlaceDaeri Village (Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan Metropolitan City)
A folk game wherein people do Jisihnbalgi (stepping on the ground) in Daeri Village. Pungmulpae (a traditional Korean percussion band) as well as various plaques consisting of villagers go from house to house, sharing good energy and driving bad energy out. You can experience local traditional games as in the past.
Gupo Marketplace
- PeriodEvery fall
- PlaceAround the Gupo Market Street
A play yard is held for market merchants, locals, and customers to come together. Traditional events such as road play to tour the market, prayer festivals to wish for local safety and well-being, and various performances, cultural events, and tasting events are held in the market. You can enjoy the autumn romance and warmth of the festival at once.
Gupo Marketplace March 1st Movement
- PeriodEvery 4th Saturday of March
- PlaceGupo Market - Gupo Station, Gupo Manse Street (82, Gupo Manse-gil, Buk-gu, Busan)
An event recreating the March 1st independence movement in Gupo Marketplace from Gupo Marketplace to Gupo Station. A commemorative ceremony and a memorial ceremony are held to remind us of the hearts of our ancestors who actively shouted for national independence. The streets are filled with Taegeukgi and sounds of hurrah during the Manse Parade to recreate the scene at the time.
Mandeok Autumn Ginkgo Leaf Festival
- PeriodEvery other November
- PlaceBaekyang Neighborhood Park, 26, Ginkgonamu-ro, Buk-gu, Busan (behind the Digital Library)
Started in 2003, this festival is held to share the scenery of ginkgo trees coloring the entire street in yellow. You can leave memories on the street densely filled with vivid yellow light as background and experience the displays of artworks by local residents, foot massage, and baristas.
One Asia Festival (BOF)
- PeriodEvery October
- PlaceHwamyeong Eco Park, etc. (1511-3 Geumgok-dong, Buk-gu, Busan)
By linking the diverse cultural contents of Busan and Korean Wave contents, the festival aims to become Asia's major cultural contents shared and joined by Busan and young people from around the world.