Written: October 8, 2026 · Updated: October 8, 2026

This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

2026 Siheung Wolgot Port Festival Schedule, Drone Show, Fireworks, Parking Guide—Before Visiting Wolgot Port with Kids

Enjoy the autumn port festival
with the sea breeze 🦐

Now in its 13th year!
The 13th Siheung Wolgot Port Festival
will be held for three days,
October 9 (Fri) to 11 (Sun),
at Wolgot Marine Waterfront Park and along the coast.

It coincides perfectly with the three-day Hangeul Day holiday.
I’ve summarized the official announcements from
Siheung City (October 2) and the festival committee.

🎪 About the Festival

Since 2012, this has been a sea festival
created together by merchants, residents, and fishermen.
This year, it was selected as a representative festival of Gyeonggi cities and counties,
and last year, about 90,000 people visited over three days.

The main attractions are hands-on experiences unique to the port,
such as fishing boat rides,
barehanded fish catching, and king prawn catching.
You can enjoy the live fish you catch as sashimi on site,
and the king prawns grilled with salt.

✨ What’s Happening When?

The first day features a song festival,
with special performances and fireworks on the 10th and 11th.
Here’s the schedule from the committee (as of September 15):

The schedule notes that event times
may change due to on-site circumstances.

🦐 How to Join the Sea Experiences

Fishing boat rides, barehanded fish catching, and king prawn catching
were all free with advance reservation,
but as of the September 22 notice, all are fully booked.

Those with reservations should pick up tickets first
(boat at 13:00, barehanded/king prawn at 12:00).
If someone doesn’t show up,
their spot will be given to walk-ins.

For making salted shrimp, no reservation is needed—
the first 100 people on site from 12:00 can join.

The city press release says barehanded fish catching
is on both the 10th and 11th, but the committee schedule
and October 3 announcement confirm it’s only on the 10th (Sat).

🎈 Activities Without Reservations

Experience booths run all three days 11:00~17:00,
with on-site sign-up on a first-come, first-served basis.

There’s an Edu Bus (AI vs. game challenge),
bubble sea playground, parachute play,
solar honey hotteok, pedal mango juice experience,
and on Sat/Sun, toy duck catching,
Wolgot fish slime making,
face painting, and fire safety experience.

The food festival runs 11:00~22:00,
dried seafood sales/tasting corner is 13:00~16:00.
On the way from Wolgot Station to the festival,
the Wolgot Moonlight Flea Market (11:00~21:00) is open.

At the Wolgot-dong Public Urban Agriculture Farm,
the Urban Agriculture Festival (8th~10th) is held together,
with autumn harvest experiences like rice reaping and threshing.

🚇 Getting There & Parking

It’s about a 10-minute walk
from Wolgot Station on the Suin-Bundang Line.

There are two parking lots.

No parking fees are listed.
From 21:00 on October 8 (Thu) to 23:00 on the 11th (Sun),
about 400m of Wolgothaean-ro will be closed to vehicles.

If you plan to stay for the fireworks,
check the last train from Wolgot Station first.

👨‍👩‍👧 If You’re Bringing Kids

Barehanded fish and king prawn catching
are at 13:00 for children, 14:00 for adults.

Since you might get wet,
bring extra clothes and towels,
and a container to take home your catch.

If you’re staying for the evening shows or drone show,
it can get chilly, so
bring a warm outer layer.

On the 9th (Fri), there are no main sea experiences—
the focus is on experience booths and the song festival.

⏳ Still Awaiting Announcement

□ Operation of experiences/fireworks in case of rain
□ Parking fees
□ Number of walk-in spots for no-shows
□ Festival map & nursing room

These are not yet in the official announcements.
I’ll update this post when they’re released.

If you have questions, contact Siheung City Tourism
at 031-310-2915 or 2930.

👍 Recommended for These Families

✔ Families looking for sea experiences with kids
✔ Families who want to see the night drone show and fireworks
✔ Families seeking a subway outing during the Hangeul Day holiday

With port experiences by day and fireworks at night,
it’s a great festival to spend a holiday by the sea.

This post is organized based on official announcements before visiting in person. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.

AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-09. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)