This guide summarizes official announcements and is not a firsthand visit review. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.
- Dates
- Fri, Oct 16, 2026 ~ Sun, Oct 18
- Hours
- 10:00~21:00 (experience zone until 18:00)
- Venue
- Byeonsan Beach area (변산해수욕장 일원)2100 Byeonsan-ro, Byeonsan-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeonbuk (전북 부안군 변산면 변산로 2100)
- Fee
- Free (experience booths and Red Wine Festa cost extra)
- Performers
- 김나영 · DK · 적재 · 선우정아 · 거미
- Organizer
- Buan-gun (organized by the Buan County Festival Promotion Committee)
- 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 · 10/13, 2 PM issued · forecasts can change
📌 What's on each day
- 10/16Fri★ Opening show · Outdoor filmToday
- 10/17Sat★ Kids' songs · Outdoor film · Jazz show · Space TheaterToday
- 10/18Sun★ Kids' songs · ★ Closing show · Space TheaterToday
🔁 Daily · Giant kites · sand sculptures · booths 10:00~18:00 · night fireworks
2026 Buan Red Sunset Festival Dates, Fireworks, Children’s Song Festival & Parking – Byeonsan Beach with Kids
2026 Buan Red Sunset Festival (부안붉은노을축제) poster — Oct 16 (Fri)–Oct 18 (Sun), Byeonsan Beach area (변산해수욕장 일원) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
The West Sea sunset turns red —
it’s time for a seaside autumn festival 🌅
The 2026 Buan Red Sunset Festival (부안붉은노을축제)
October 16 (Fri) to 18 (Sun)
runs for three days around Byeonsan Beach.
I’ve summarized Buan-gun’s press release (September 23)
and the festival website’s program pages.
🎪 What kind of festival is it?
past festival — view of the beach festival grounds and activity booths (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
past festival — nighttime view of the beach festival at dusk (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
This year’s slogan is
”A sunset where jazz flows,
a beach where wine lingers.”
It’s Buan’s signature autumn festival
themed on the seaside sunset,
and giant kites and sand sculptures
fill the beach all three days.
In the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism festival listing,
admission is free.
Experience booths and the wine program cost extra.
The county says it will run a “3-No festival”:
no safety accidents, no price gouging, no disposables.
✨ What’s on the main stage each day?
past festival — seaside sunset stage performance and audience (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
past festival — group performance taking place on an outdoor stage (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
Here are the main stage programs
in date order.
| Date · Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 10/16 (Fri) 17:00 | Shin Seok-jeong Creative Music Festival → 17:30 Opening ceremony |
| 10/16 (Fri) 17:55 | Opening concert — Spread, Kim Na-young, DK, Jukjae → fireworks |
| 10/16 (Fri) night | Sunset Cinema: ‘Our Times’ (나의 소녀시대) |
| 10/17 (Sat) 13:30 | 4th Buan Red Sunset Children’s Song Festival on-site preliminaries |
| 10/17 (Sat) 17:30 | Red Sunset Jazz Festival — 6 acts including Sunwoo Jung-a → fireworks |
| 10/17 (Sat) night | Sunset Cinema: ‘On Your Wedding Day’ (너의 결혼식) |
| 10/18 (Sun) 13:30 | Song festival finals |
| 10/18 (Sun) afternoon | Dream Theater Company (꿈의 극단) musical gala · opera gala concert |
| 10/18 (Sun) 17:20 | Closing ceremony — song festival awards, concert by Mokbi and Gummy → fireworks |
Sunset Cinema is listed only as “after 20:00 (planned),“
and the fireworks only as “times vary.”
The timetable also notes that the schedule
may change depending on conditions on site.
🪁 What can you see on the beach by day?
past festival — sand sculpture and fireworks on the beach (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
Byeonsan Beach — sunset over Byeonsan Beach and the coastal landscape (Oct 2024) (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Gallery · 강시몬 · KOGL Type 1)
| Program | Dates · Time · Place |
|---|---|
| Sky Gallery — giant kite display | 16th–18th all day, around the beach |
| Sand sculptures — laser show at night | 16th–18th all day, around the beach |
| Space Theater (우주극장) — 1:1 mini play | 17th & 18th 13:00 · 15:30, grass grove next to the Noeul Shelter |
| Red Sunset postcard making | 17th & 18th from 10:00 to 18:00, Noeul Shelter |
| Noeul Jupging — beach clean-up walk | 17th & 18th from 10:00 to 18:00, beachfront |
The sand sculpture workshop (17th & 18th from 14:00)
required sign-up from October 5 to 9,
and the website notice now says “registration closed.”
🧒 How much are the experience booths?
past festival — outdoor table with a wine bottle and cookies (Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3)
Fifteen booths in the experience zone
are open from 10:00 to 18:00.
Prices differ by booth.
| Experience | Price |
|---|---|
| Make your own MBTI pen (Buan Family Center) | Free |
| Sea salt making, 1 set (Byeonsan National Recreational Forest) | 3,500 won |
| Wooden keyring · name tag making | From 5,000 won |
| Giant turtle keyring | 5,000 won |
| A little sea in a conch-shell pot | 13,000 won |
The headline program, Red Wine Festa,
is a wine-tasting program on the deck area from 13:00 to 22:00.
An on-site “Noeul Pass” tasting ticket is 20,000 won.
🚌 How do I get there, and where do I park?
From the website’s “Directions” page.
| Transport | How to get there |
|---|---|
| Car | Search ‘변산해수욕장’ (Byeonsan Beach) in your navigation (2100 Byeonsan-ro) |
| Bus | Buan Terminal → Bus 200, get off at Byeonsan Beach |
| Train | Jeongeup Station → Jeongeup Intercity Bus Terminal → Buan Terminal → Bus 200 |
The venue map shows parking lots P1, P2 and P3
plus a temporary lot along the beach.
The website’s parking page lists only Buan-eup addresses,
with no beach parking fees or capacity.
👨👩👧 If you’re going with kids
The song festival runs on the 17th and 18th from 13:30 to 16:00
on the main stage.
Space Theater, postcard making and Noeul Jupging
are also only on Saturday and Sunday,
so weekend afternoons offer the most for kids.
The venue map marks restrooms and information booths
at several spots along the beach.
are only on the weekend, the 17th and 18th
Fireworks on the 18th come
after the 17:20 closing ceremony concert
⏳ Not yet announced
□ Byeonsan Beach parking fees and capacity
□ Exact fireworks times for each night
□ Details of the kids’ experience zone
□ Food zone information and the festival leaflet
□ Operation in case of rain
These aren’t in the official information yet.
If you have questions, call the festival office
at 063-580-4777 (weekdays 09:00 to 18:00).
👍 Recommended for these families
✔ Families who want to walk the beach among giant kites and sand sculptures
✔ Families looking for kids’ stages like the song festival or a 1:1 play
✔ Families who want to stay for the fireworks after sunset
Beach activities by day,
then the sunset, stage shows and fireworks in the evening —
a festival that fills a whole weekend day.
This guide was compiled from official information before visiting in person. Event photos are from the Korea Tourism Organization, released under KOGL Type 3 (attribution, no derivatives) and shown unedited. Photos marked ‘Photo Gallery’ are from the Korea Tourism Organization under KOGL Type 1 (shooting dates noted). The character illustrations are GPT-generated.
📷 The festival in photos 17
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🔄 Updates
- First write-up
📎 Sources
- 한국관광공사 국문 관광정보(TourAPI) — 부안붉은노을축제 행사 사진 (contentid 2933008) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
- 한국관광공사 관광사진 갤러리 — 변산해수욕장 사진(공공누리 제1유형) 한국관광공사 · 관공서
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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.
AI-assisted translation. Numbers and article structure were checked against the Korean original on 2026-10-10. This is not a new verification of the event announcements. Original post (Korean)