Jeongdongjin Sunrise Festival (정동진 해맞이 축제)
Enjoy the first sunrise of the new year at Gyeongpohaebyeon Beach and Jeongdongjin Sandglass Park.
Introduction Information
- Start date
- 2025-12-31
- End Date
- 2026-01-01
- Viewing Duration
- Varies by program
- Performance Time
- 20:00-00:30 (January 1 06:00-08:00)
- Venue
- Gyeongpohaebyeon Beach and Jeongdongjin Sandglass Park
- Age Limit
- Open to visitors of all ages
- Fee
- Free
- Organizer
- Gangneung-si
- Host Company
- Gangneung-si
- Host's Contact Information
- +82-33-640-5135
- Introduction
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Many people come to celebrate a fresh start at the Jeongdongjin Sunrise Festival on the eve of one year and the first day of the New Year at Sandglass Park. The sandglass at the park has a diameter of 8.06 meters, a x_width of 3.2 meters, a weight of 40 tons, and holds 8 tons of sand, making it one of the biggest sandglasses in the world. It takes a whole year for sand to trickle to the bottom and then the sandglass restarts again on New Year’s Day each year at midnight.
Festival events include a fireworks display, the turning of the sandglass to start another year, and performances by various artists.
- Initial Registration Date
- 2010-10-27 22:56
- Last Updated
- 2026-10-27 11:38
- Phone Number Name
- Gangneung-si
- Inquiry
- +82-33-640-5135
- Homepage
- www.gn.go.kr/tour
- Address
- [25460] 515 Gyeongpo-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
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