This post summarizes official announcements; it is not a review of a visit. Sources: the festival page and poster on Seoul's festival site Fun Seoul, Dongjak-gu's press release (September 18, 2026), and Suhyup Noryangjin's market location, parking and opening-hours pages, checked on October 7, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
- Dates
- Sat, Oct 24, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 25
- Venue
- Noryangjin Fish Market & Noryangjin Football Field area (노량진수산시장·노량진 축구장 일대)Around Noryangjin Football Field, 688 Nodeul-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul (서울 동작구 노들로 688(노량진 축구장) 일대)
- Organizer
- Dongjak-gu, Suhyup (National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives) and Suhyup Noryangjin Susan Co. (수협노량진수산)
- Official
- Official notice (Korean) ↗
- Updated
- when we last re-checked the official notice
📅 Schedule at a glance
October 2026
Event daysHighlightsTodayKorean public holidays
Korea Meteorological Administration · 10/17, 2 AM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/24Sat★ BLUE SEAToday
- 10/25Sun★ Trot LIVEToday
Sea in the City Festival 2026 at Noryangjin Fish Market, Seoul — Dates, Lineup & Parking, Plus Shrimp Catching and a Wave Playground for Kids
For two days one autumn weekend,
Noryangjin Fish Market
becomes ‘Seoul’s sea’ 🌊
The 9th Sea in the City Festival
(제9회 도심 속 바다축제 —
“dosim sok bada” means “the sea in the city”)
runs Sat Oct 24 – Sun Oct 25
around Noryangjin Fish Market
and Noryangjin Football Field.
We put this together from
Seoul’s festival site Fun Seoul
and Dongjak-gu’s press release (September 18).
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
Noryangjin Fish Market — Live fish filling the fish market aquarium (Nov 2011) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 이범수 · KOGL Type 1)
Noryangjin Fish Market — Blue crabs and a scale at a fish market stall (Nov 2011) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 한국관광공사 이범수 · KOGL Type 1)
Dongjak-gu, Suhyup
(the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives)
and Suhyup Noryangjin Susan
host it together,
with support from Seoul city.
This year’s theme is
’Noryangjin Becomes Seoul’s Sea’.
Fun Seoul describes it as
a festival that uses Noryangjin Fish Market,
Seoul’s largest wholesale seafood market,
so you can experience the sea
in the middle of the city.
There’s a direct-trade seafood market,
an affordable food market,
sea culture activities,
and seafood cooking demos with tastings.
A seafood purchase payback event
run with the market
is on too.
How much you get back
hasn’t been announced yet.
🦐 What activities are there?
We’ve put the names as written
on the Fun Seoul page and the poster
into a table (the English is our translation).
| Category | Activities |
|---|---|
| Enjoying Seoul’s Sea (SEA PLAY) | Today I’m the Auction King · A Round of Shrimp Catching · Wave Playground · Wave Riding in the City · Little Kids’ Sea Fishing Pond |
| Making Seoul’s Sea (SEA MAKE) | Sea-colored mood lamps · Sea sunshine suncatchers · Seoul Sea beach bags and more — 10 kinds of crafts in all |
| Tasting Seoul’s Sea (SEA TASTE) | Noryangjin Sea Table · Suhyup direct-trade seafood market · Sea Food Zone (the poster says ‘Seoul Sea Food Zone’) |
🎤 Who’s on stage?
The stage program is Opening Seoul’s Sea
(SEA STAGE).
The poster names
seven performers in all.
Here are the stages by date, with the performers
as they appear going by the poster layout.
| Date & time | Stage |
|---|---|
| Oct 24 (Sat) | BLUE SEA Concert — going by the poster layout, Im Da-un (임다운), Kim Hyun-jung (김현정), Kim Yon-ja (김연자) and Ryu Won-jeong (류원정) |
| Oct 25 (Sun) | Bada (Sea) Trot LIVE (trot is a classic Korean pop genre) — going by the poster layout, Kim So-yu (김소유), Shin Seung-tae (신승태) and Hong Dan-bi (홍단비) |
The Fun Seoul page also lists
an opening ceremony
and Noryangjin Sea LIVE,
and the poster shows Hidden Singer LIVE,
Once Again at Nodeul
and ‘Chamchireul Bada’ (참치를 바다).
No official notice has yet said in writing
who performs on which day.
We’ll check again once the timetable is out.
🚇 Getting there & parking
it's 150 m to the market entrance
Fun Seoul’s map pin is on
Noryangjin Football Field (688 Nodeul-ro);
Noryangjin Fish Market is at 674 Nodeul-ro.
These directions follow
Suhyup Noryangjin’s
market location guide.
| Getting there | Where to get off & how to walk in |
|---|---|
| Subway Line 1, Noryangjin Station | Leave by exit 9 and walk straight for 150 m to the market entrance |
| Subway Line 9, Noryangjin Station | Leave by exit 7 and go through the underground walkway |
| Bus | Get off at the ‘Noryangjin Fish Market’ (노량진수산시장) or ‘CTS Christian TV’ (CTS기독교TV) stop and take the underground walkway |
| By car (from Noryangjin-ro) | Take the Fish Market Overpass (수산시장고가차도) at the Fish Market junction (수산시장 삼거리) |
| By car (from Nodeul-ro) | Come in from the Daebang Station direction |
Parking at the market car park:
| Item | Parking info |
|---|---|
| Payment | Unmanned — pay in advance at a pre-payment kiosk and there’s no extra charge for 30 minutes |
| Parking discount tickets | Handed out by market shops; you can pay with them |
| Questions | Parking office on the 3rd floor, 02-2254-8185 |
👨👩👧 Going with kids
The activities kids do themselves —
A Round of Shrimp Catching,
the Little Kids’ Sea Fishing Pond
and the Wave Playground —
are all under SEA PLAY.
If you’ll do shrimp catching or fishing,
wet wipes and a change of clothes help.
If you’ll make mood lamps,
suncatchers or beach bags,
bring a bag to carry them home.
If you’ll shop at the market too,
bring a cooler bag or an ice box.
The market sells year-round with no days off;
the general-section stores (대중)
are open 01:30–22:00.
Ask for parking discount tickets when you buy
1,000 won per ticket, no limit on how many!
Some shops don't give them out
⏳ Not announced yet
□ Festival opening hours
□ Admission & activity fees (free or not)
□ Times, ages & sign-up for each activity
□ Start times of the opening ceremony & shows
□ Who performs on which day (in writing)
□ Payback event amounts & how to apply
□ Parking & road closures during the festival
□ Rain plans
□ Site map & nursing room
None of this is in the official notices yet.
We’ll update this post once it’s out.
There’s no dedicated festival hotline.
Fun Seoul directs festival questions
to 02-120 (Dasan Call Center).
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families looking for shrimp catching
or fishing activities with kids
✔ Families who want to pair the festival
with fish market shopping in one day
✔ Families who want to catch
the Bada Trot LIVE stage together
Play, make, taste —
and shop at the fish market too!
A two-day sea festival in Noryangjin.
We put this together from official announcements before going ourselves. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
📷 The festival in photos 2
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🔄 Updates
- One-week check
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 노량진수산시장 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- 제9회 도심 속 바다축제 서울특별시 펀서울 · 관공서
- “이번 주말, 우리 동네가 들썩인다!” 동작구, 가을축제 개최 서울특별시 동작구 · 2026.9.18 · 관공서
- 노량진수산시장 위치안내 수협노량진수산(주) · 주최
- 노량진수산시장 주차안내 수협노량진수산(주) · 주최
- 노량진수산시장 휴장일 및 영업시간 안내 수협노량진수산(주) · 주최
This is a guide based on official announcements, not a visit review. Schedules, programs and fees can change, so please re-check the official notice before you go.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Dates, times, phone numbers and other numbers were checked against the Korean original on October 7, 2026. Program and performer names are our own translations and romanizations of the Korean, not official English names. We did not check whether the festival offers guidance in English. Original post (Korean)