Busan Fireworks Festival paid seat tickets go on sale
Summary
Tickets for paid seating at the 19th Busan Fireworks Festival in Busan went on sale at 2 p.m. Monday ahead of the Nov. 9 event. R seats with a table and chairs cost 100,000 won, while S seats with chairs only cost 70,000 won. The festival will take place at Gwangalli Beach and Dongbaek Island, with an enhanced fireworks display using Gwangan Bridge. Its program includes Fireworks Street, a Fireworks Talk Show, an opening ceremony and two main fireworks shows.
Key Facts
- Paid seating areas are on the beach in front of the Aqua Palace Hotel and Homers Hotel in Gwangalli.
- Tickets are available through YES24 and the Busan Bank mobile banking app.
- All ticket-sale proceeds will go toward enhancing the fireworks display, improving spectator convenience and safety facilities, hiring security staff and guides, and raising the event’s quality.
- Early bird tickets that went on sale Aug. 21 sold out in about 20 minutes, and all 8,200 paid seats reportedly sold out the previous year.
- The festival began in 2005 as a commemorative event for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and draws approximately 1 million visitors each year.
The Busan Fireworks Festival takes place at Gwangalli Beach in Busan. Courtesy of Busan Metropolitan City
Tickets for paid seating at the upcoming 19th Busan Fireworks Festival, scheduled for Nov. 9, went on sale at 2 p.m. Monday.
According to Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Culture and Tourism Festival Organizing Committee, the paid seats for the fireworks festival are divided into two categories: R seats, which include a table and chairs, and S seats, which provide only chairs.
The paid seating areas are located on the beach in front of the Aqua Palace Hotel and Homers Hotel in Gwangalli. Ticket prices are set at 100,000 won ($75) for R seats and 70,000 won for S seats.
The poster for the Busan Fireworks Festival / Courtesy of Busan Metropolitan City
Tickets can be purchased through the official ticket distributor, YES24, and the Busan Bank mobile banking app. All proceeds from ticket sales will be used to enhance the festival's fireworks display, improve convenience and safety facilities for spectators, hire security and guides and generally raise the event's quality.
Previously, early bird tickets, which went on sale on Aug. 21, sold out in about 20 minutes, indicating high interest in the festival. Last year, all 8,200 paid seats were reported to have sold out.
The Busan Fireworks Festival began in 2005 as a commemorative event for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and has grown into one of Busan's signature festivals and tourist attractions, drawing approximately 1 million visitors each year.
This year, the festival will feature an enhanced fireworks display utilizing the iconic Gwangan Bridge, promising a spectacular and beautiful night sky.
The event will take place at Gwangalli Beach and Dongbaek Island, beginning with pre-programs such as Fireworks Street, Fireworks Talk Show and the opening ceremony, followed by the main events, including the International Invitational Fireworks Show and the Busan Multi-Fireworks Show.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.
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