The New Year Festival, Busan

(Source: Dynamic Busan)

To welcome in the New Year, Busan is hosting its annual New Year’s Festival, a popular winter event, celebrated by both the citizens of Busan, as well as tourists visiting the city.

The 2017 Busan Haemaji (Sunrise) Festival - also known as the New Year’s Festival - consists of a bell-tolling ceremony and New Year’s sunrise event. The festival will start at 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and continue through midnight to the morning of New Year’s Day at Yongdusan Park and Haeundae Beach, respectively.

▶ Period: December 31, 2016 - January 1, 2017

▶ Venue: Yongdusan Park, Haeundae Beach

▶ Events:

Bell-tolling Ceremony

December 31, 2016: 11:00 p.m. - (Yongdusan Park)

Year-end music concert, bell-tolling ceremony, Busan Mayor’s New Year’s address and fireworks display

The bell-tolling ceremony will begin with a ten-second countdown to midnight, followed by 33 tolls of the bell to officially mark the beginning of the New Year.

New Year’s Sunrise Event

January 1, 2017: 6:40 a.m. ~ 8:00 a.m. (Haeundae Beach)

Celebratory performance, Busan Mayor’s New Year’s address, watching the sunrise, helicopter flypast, and early morning swim in the sea.

Complimentary hot coffee and green tea will be provided at service booths from 4:30a.m. to 7:00 a.m.. At the beginning of every year, a sculpture symbolizing the New Year is installed at Haeundae Beach, providing the perfect photo-taking spot for visitors wishing to mark the beginning of the New Year.

For more information, please contact the Organizing Committee for the Busan Culture & Tourism Festival at 051-501-6051.Website: http://www.bfo.or.kr/festival_SUN/info/01.asp?MENUDIV=1 (Korean)