'Into the Autumn Festival' ... Come to Pohang Filled with Abundant Events in October!

Pohang City presents a variety of events with abundant attractions in October, offering the joy of a clear autumn.

'Pohang Love Kite Flying Festival' Poster.

First, on the upcoming 9th, Hangul Day, the ‘19th Pohang Love Kite Flying Festival’ will be held at Sinbujo Market Park. Various kites will be flown toward the autumn sky, and rich content such as five traditional games will be prepared for family visitors, providing citizens with hands-on experiences.

From the 7th to the 21st, the Pohang representative festival, the ‘Pohang Steel Art Festival,’ will take place at Yeongildae Beach. Under the slogan ‘Steel Wave, Pohang’s Dream,’ visitors can experience various steel art exhibitions that blend Pohang’s representative ‘steel’ and the large, powerful ‘waves’ of the East Sea’s Yeongil Bay, spreading worldwide.

From the 12th to the 15th, the ‘Ilwol Cultural Festival,’ a cultural and arts festival originating from the Ilwol ideology intertwined with the legend of the couple Yeonorang and Seonyeo, will be held. Various programs, including the Yeonorang and Seonyeo Couple Contest, Ilwol Shinjae Ceremony, and themed performances, will be held throughout Pohang at locations such as Pohang Culture and Arts Center, Haedo Urban Forest, and Yeonorang Seonyeo Theme Park, allowing direct experience of Pohang’s folk culture.

'Homibando Coastal Trail Walking Festival' Poster.

On the morning of the 21st, the ‘Homigot Peninsula Coastal Trail Walking Festival’ will be held around Cheongnim Stadium. A program is prepared to stroll along the romantic waterways of the Homigot Peninsula, which boasts a pristine coastline, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the East Coast.

On the 21st and 28th, the ‘Autumn at Homigot’ ecological green tourism program will be held at Homigot Square.

Various experience booths and flea markets themed on ecological tourism resources such as green barley, octopus, and haenyeo (female divers) culture will be operated, along with diverse ecological tourism contents like the ‘Homigot Greenway Theme Park’ for children and the ‘Homigot Sea Exploration Team,’ which raises awareness of the importance of marine ecology.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “We have prepared various contents to welcome autumn and are making thorough preparations to ensure that citizens and tourists can safely enjoy the events. We hope many people will take an interest in Pohang, which has many attractive features such as beautiful marine scenery and the autumn sea, and visit us.”

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