Busan Jagalchi Festival
- When Scheduled in every October
- Place Jagalchi Market, Yongdusan Park
- Host/ Supervision Busan Jagalchi Culture and Tourism Festival Committee
Detailed introduction
Every year in October, Korea’s largest seafood festival is held in the Jagalchi Market, the main tourist spot in Busan’s south port, where Busan people live their lives along with the Jagalchi Ajime (fish mongers, mostly women).
With the slogan of the festival: ‘Oiso!, Boiso!, Saiso!’ (Come, see, and buy!), Jalgalchi Festival has been held since 1992 and organized by a newly-establised private organization since 1996.
During the Jagalchi Festival, which is held every autumn, there are various cultural and art performances including “Yongsinje” (the Sea God festival), “Mansunje” (the festival of returning with a full load of fish), and a street parade. Also, there are a variety of activities that visitors can participate in such as a surprise aquatic auction, fish catching with bare hands, eel and octopus relay running, and the making of the world’s largest bibimbap (steamed rice with assorted mixture of meats and vegetables). The fireworks show in front of Jagalchi Market waterfront space on the southern sea is especially enjoyable to see.
The festival is held in not only Jagalchi Market, but also in the Yurari Square and the Gwangbok-ro and the festival contributes greatly to the revitalization of the local economy.