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Gunsan Fireworks Festival day: what to see in the daytime and where to eat dinner?

The 2026 Gunsan Fireworks Festival takes place on Saturday, 14 November, for about 30 minutes from 20:00 around the inner harbor waterfront park behind the Modern History Museum.

There are no food or vendor booths in the festival grounds. By day, walk to the Modern History Museum, open 09:00–17:00 in November (last entry 16:30). Within 240 m of it in a straight line, you can also walk to the Jangmi Gallery, the Former Gunsan Customs House Main Building and the Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum. For dinner, you can eat at Hanjuok (11:00–21:00) or Iseongdang (Saturday 08:00–22:00), both within 430 m in a straight line, or at the Gunsan Night Food Zone, which opens at 15:00 on weekends. For a place to stay after the fireworks, there are 6 lodgings with booking-site links within 900 m of the museum in a straight line.

The 13 places in this guideFull list

  1. Modern History Museum

    Museums and exhibitions

    Hours
    March–October 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)November–February 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more

  2. Jangmi Gallery

    Cultural facility · Jangmi-dong

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday / January 1

  3. Former Gunsan Customs House Main Building

    Cultural heritage · Jangmi-dong

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday

  4. Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum

    Museums and exhibitions

    Hours
    Winter 09:00–17:00, summer 09:00–18:00Summer (last entry 17:30), Winter (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more

  5. Hanjuok

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    11:00–21:00

  6. Iseongdang

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Red bean bread
    Hours
    Sunday–Thursday 08:00–21:30Friday–Saturday 08:00–22:00

  7. Gunsan Night Food Zone

    Attraction · Jangmi-dong

    Hours
    Weekdays 18:00–23:00Weekends 15:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Regularly closed on Tuesdays

  8. Jinpo Marine Park

    Nature and outdoors

    Hours
    09:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday

  9. TEUM

    Restaurant · Yeonghwa-dong

    Signature dishes
    Croissant ang-butter (red bean paste and butter)
    Hours
    10:00–21:00

  10. Gunsan Daejeon Hoetjip

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Raw fish sliced from live fish
    Hours
    10:00–22:00

  11. Chaekbang

    Guesthouse · Yeonghwa-dong

    Check-in
    15:00
    Parking
    Available

  12. Ringseu Motel

    Motel or inn · Jangmi-dong

    Check-in
    17:00
    Parking
    Available
  13. 1 moreSee the full list

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

The fireworks show runs for about 30 minutes from 20:00 on Saturday, 14 November, and there are no food booths in the festival grounds

  • The 2026 Gunsan Fireworks Festival, 'Coloring the Gunsan Night', is a multimedia fireworks show over the water that starts at 20:00 on Saturday, 14 November, and lasts about 30 minutes.
  • The venue is the area around the Gunsan inner harbor waterfront park (behind the Modern History Museum, 49-2 Jangmi-dong).
  • The show is set to music against the backdrop of the Dongbaek Bridge and the sea at the mouth of the Geumgang River, and there is no ceremonial program such as congratulatory speeches.
  • The viewing area has about 10,000 seats. There are no food or vendor booths in the festival grounds.
  • Lodgings and restaurants that join extended night hours will be announced on the official channels of the Gunsan Culture and Tourism Foundation (Gunsan City press release, 2026-10-27).
  • To be confirmed: fees, rain arrangements, traffic control.

By day, see the museum and the modern-era buildings within 240 m in a straight line before 17:00

  • The Modern History Museum opens 09:00–17:00 in November–February (last entry 16:30) and closes every Monday, so it is open on the festival day, a Saturday.
  • A single ticket costs 2,000 won for adults and a combined ticket 3,000 won for adults, and parking is free.
  • The Jangmi Gallery, 80 m from the museum in a straight line, is free to visit 10:00–17:00, and the Former Gunsan Customs House Main Building, 106 m away in a straight line, is free to visit 09:00–18:00.
  • The Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum (the former Gunsan branch of the Bank of Chosun), 240 m away in a straight line, opens 09:00–17:00 in the winter season, and admission is 500 won for adults.
  • All are straight-line distances, so actual walking distances differ.

The Jinpo Marine Park is open until 21:00, and the Gunsan Night Food Zone 15:00–23:00 on weekends

  • The Jinpo Marine Park, about 510 m from the museum in a straight line, is a theme park on the inner harbor. It displays 16 pieces of retired equipment of 13 types, including the Wibong warship and an F-86 fighter jet. It opens 09:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30) and closes every Monday.
  • The Gunsan Night Food Zone in the Jinpo Marine Park parking lot (1-71 Jangmi-dong) is a food-trailer zone. It opens 18:00–23:00 on weekdays and 15:00–23:00 on weekends, and it is closed on Tuesdays.

Eat dinner first in the old town center around the festival grounds

  • There are no food booths at the festival grounds, so eat dinner before you go in.
  • TEUM, 173 m from the museum in a straight line, has a croissant with red bean paste and butter as its signature item and is open 10:00–21:00 every day.
  • Hanjuok, 302 m away in a straight line, has a soy-marinated blue crab set meal as its signature dish. It is open 11:00–21:00 every day and has no parking.
  • Gunsan Daejeon Hoetjip, 419 m away in a straight line, has fresh raw fish (sashimi) as its signature dish. It opens 10:00–22:00, closes on Mondays and has parking.
  • Iseongdang, 428 m away in a straight line, has red bean bread as its signature item. It opens 08:00–22:00 on Saturdays, has irregular closing days and has no parking.
  • Restaurants within 500 m of the museum in a straight line are gathered in the guide 'Eating near the Modern History Museum'.

For parking, use the museum's free lot and free public lots within 350 m in a straight line

  • Parking at the Modern History Museum is free.
  • According to parking lot data on the Public Data Portal, all 4 public parking lots within 350 m of the museum in a straight line are free.
  • About 105 m away in a straight line is the Wolmyeong-dong 10 off-street parking lot (243 Haemang-ro, 83 spaces).
  • The on-street parking lots are Wolmyeong-dong 3 (260 spaces), about 293 m away in a straight line; Wolmyeong-dong 4 (85 spaces), about 313 m; and Wolmyeong-dong 5 (102 spaces), about 345 m.
  • Temporary parking and traffic control on the festival day are not in this data.
  • Check the announcements from Gunsan City and the Gunsan Culture and Tourism Foundation before your visit.

After the fireworks, you can stay at 6 lodgings within 900 m in a straight line

  • Within 900 m of the museum in a straight line, 6 lodgings have booking-site links on Gunsangak's 'Book a Stay' page.
  • From nearest, they are the guesthouses Chaekbang (318 m, 11 rooms) and Haneul (455 m, 4 rooms), and Ringseu Motel (481 m).
  • Next come the guesthouse Dal (692 m, 5 rooms), Stay, Meomum (728 m, 2 whole private houses) and the guesthouse Sandeul (885 m, 5 rooms).
  • Check prices and room availability on each booking site.
  • All are straight-line distances, so actual walking distances differ.

  1. Stay, Meomum

    Urban homestay for foreign tourists · Sinheung-dong

    Check-in
    15:00
    Parking
    Available

The 13 places in this guide

  1. 1

    Modern History MuseumMuseums and exhibitions

    This museum is right in front of the festival grounds (the inner harbor waterfront park area). It opens 09:00–17:00 in November–February (last entry 16:30) and closes every Monday. Parking is free.

    Hours
    March–October 09:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30)November–February 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more
    Fee
    Adults 2,000 wonMuseum combined ticket: Adults 3,000 won more
    Modern History Museum photo 1
  2. 2

    Jangmi GalleryCultural facility · Jangmi-dong

    It is 80 m from the museum in a straight line, free to visit 10:00–17:00, and closed every Monday and on 1 January.

    Hours
    10:00–17:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday / January 1
    Fee
    Free
    Jangmi Gallery photo 1
  3. 3

    Former Gunsan Customs House Main BuildingCultural heritage · Jangmi-dong

    This red-brick national historic site was built in 1908 as a customs office and is 106 m from the museum in a straight line. It is free to visit 09:00–18:00.

    Hours
    09:00–18:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday
    Fee
    Free
    Former Gunsan Customs House Main Building photo 1
  4. 4

    Gunsan Modern Architecture MuseumMuseums and exhibitions

    It is the building of the former Gunsan branch of the Bank of Chosun, 240 m from the museum in a straight line. It opens 09:00–17:00 in the winter season, and admission is 500 won for adults.

    Hours
    Winter 09:00–17:00, summer 09:00–18:00Summer (last entry 17:30), Winter (last entry 16:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday more
    Fee
    Adults 500 wonMuseum combined ticket: Adults 3,000 won more
    Gunsan Modern Architecture Museum photo 1
  5. 5

    Jinpo Marine ParkNature and outdoors

    This theme park on the inner harbor displays 16 pieces of retired equipment of 13 types. It opens 09:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30), so you can go in until just before the fireworks show.

    Hours
    09:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
    Closed days
    Every Monday
    Fee
    Individuals more
    Jinpo Marine Park photo 1
  6. 6

    Gunsan Night Food ZoneAttraction · Jangmi-dong

    This food-trailer zone is in the Jinpo Marine Park parking lot. It opens 15:00–23:00 on weekends and closes on Tuesdays.

    Hours
    Weekdays 18:00–23:00Weekends 15:00–23:00
    Closed days
    Regularly closed on Tuesdays
    Fee
    Not listed
  7. 7

    TEUMRestaurant · Yeonghwa-dong

    This eatery in Yeonghwa-dong has a croissant with red bean paste and butter as its signature item. It is 173 m from the museum in a straight line and open 10:00–21:00 every day.

    Signature dishes
    Croissant ang-butter (red bean paste and butter)
    Hours
    10:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    TEUM
  8. 8

    HanjuokRestaurant

    Its signature dish is a soy-marinated blue crab set meal. It is 302 m from the museum in a straight line and open 11:00–21:00 every day. There is no parking.

    Signature dishes
    Soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    11:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
  9. 9

    Gunsan Daejeon HoetjipRestaurant

    Its signature dish is fresh raw fish (sashimi). It is 419 m from the museum in a straight line, opens 10:00–22:00 and closes on Mondays. Yes.

    Signature dishes
    Raw fish sliced from live fish
    Hours
    10:00–22:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday
    Gunsan Daejeon Hoetjip
  10. 10

    IseongdangRestaurant

    This bakery's signature item is red bean bread. It is 428 m from the museum in a straight line and opens 08:00–22:00 on Saturdays. It has irregular closing days and no parking.

    Signature dishes
    Red bean bread
    Hours
    Sunday–Thursday 08:00–21:30Friday–Saturday 08:00–22:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Iseongdang
  11. 11

    ChaekbangGuesthouse · Yeonghwa-dong

    This guesthouse is 318 m from the museum in a straight line and has 11 rooms.

    Check-in
    15:00
    Parking
    Available
    Rooms
    11 rooms
  12. 12

    Ringseu MotelMotel or inn · Jangmi-dong

    This motel is 481 m from the museum in a straight line, and the 'Book a Stay' page links it to 7 booking sites.

    Check-in
    17:00
    Parking
    Available
    Rooms
    Not listed
  13. 13

    Stay, MeomumUrban homestay for foreign tourists · Sinheung-dong

    This whole-private-house stay, 728 m from the museum in a straight line, is a renovated 1920s Japanese colonial-era house in Sinheung-dong with two buildings, A and B.

    Check-in
    15:00
    Parking
    Available
    Rooms
    2 detached houses (Building A and Building B)

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

FAQ

Can I buy food at the Gunsan Fireworks Festival grounds?

There are no food or vendor booths in the festival grounds (Gunsan City press release, 2026-10-27). You can eat beforehand at Hanjuok (11:00–21:00) or Iseongdang (Saturday 08:00–22:00), within 430 m of the museum in a straight line. There is also the Gunsan Night Food Zone, open 15:00–23:00 on weekends. source 1

What time does the Modern History Museum close on Gunsan Fireworks Festival day?

From November to February, it opens 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) and closes every Monday. The festival day, 14 November, is a Saturday, so it is open. Parking is free. source 2

Are there lodgings within walking distance for after the Gunsan Fireworks Festival?

Within 900 m of the museum in a straight line, there are 6 lodgings with booking-site links on the 'Book a Stay' page. They are Chaekbang (318 m), Haneul (455 m), Ringseu Motel (481 m), Dal (692 m), Stay, Meomum (728 m) and Sandeul (885 m). These are straight-line distances, so actual walking distances differ. source 3

1Gunsan City Culture and Tourism2Gunsan City Culture and Tourism3Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea)

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