Sacheon Samcheonpo Harbor Natural Hairtail Festival
사천시 삼천포항 자연산 전어축제
This culinary festival celebrates wild hairtail, the signature seafood of Samcheonpo Harbor. For its 23rd edition in 2026, the festival showcases this local fishing resource during peak harvest season. Visitors can enjoy hairtail dishes, attend opening concerts and fireworks, experience traditional music performances, enjoy fairground attractions, and participate in activities such as bare-handed fishing, free tastings, and karaoke singing contests.
- Dates
- Aug 20, 2026 → Aug 23, 2026
- Venue
- 56-35 Palpo 3-gil, Donggeum-dong, Sacheon, Gyeongnam · ⚓ Gyeongnam
- Price
- Free
- Ticketing
- Official event site
Practical information
- Opening hours
- 10:00~22:00
- Exact location
- Palpo Food Specialty District Area
- Organiser
- Sacheon Samcheonpo Port Wild Cutlassfish Festival Organizing Committee
- Phone
- 055-832-8565
🎟️ How to book — Official event site
- 1
Most regional festivals are free entry
Korean municipalities fund a huge number of free festivals (flowers, food, light shows) — free entry is the norm, not the exception, sometimes with paid stalls or activities on site.
- 2
Check the event's official site
The link sits on the event's VisitKorea page — it's the most reliable source for the program, hours, and any last-minute changes.
- 3
Book via a Korean platform if a reservation is required
When a festival has paid premium activities or an attached concert, booking usually goes through NOL or YES24 — see the matching guide on this page.
- 4
Call 1330 when in doubt
Korea's tourism hotline answers in English, Chinese and Japanese, 24/7 — handy for confirming a time or address when the official site is Korean-only.
💡 Good to know
When a price shows as "see details", the organiser simply hasn't published one in advance: in almost all of those cases entry is free and only some on-site activities are paid. Bring a little cash — many stalls don't take cards.
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Source : TourAPI