Busan Jagalchi Festival

The Busan Jagalchi Festival is one of Busan's signature local food festivals, celebrating the history, people, and seafood culture of the city's famous Jagalchi Market.

Across four days, the Jagalchi waterfront and surrounding market district come alive with seafood experiences, food stalls, free tastings, performances, a flea market, cultural activities, and family-friendly programs. The festival's Jagalchi Taste Paradise (자갈치 맛 천국관) operates throughout the event, while selected programs give visitors opportunities to experience Busan's seafood culture more directly. Ejagalchi

Highlights include the traditional Yongsinje ceremony, opening celebrations and a marine fireworks show, free seafood tastings, live entertainment, the Golden Fish activity, a K-pop dance competition, university music festival performances, and other programs spread throughout the Jagalchi district. Ejagalchi

Busan City's 2026 budget documentation describes the Jagalchi Festival as a major seafood festival intended to preserve its traditional character while promoting tourism, with an anticipated scale of around 140,000 visitors.