[DiaryPoint = Reporter Eom Ju-yong] The 21st Busan Fireworks Festival will take place November 7 around Gwangalli Beach, Igidae and Dongbaek Island in Busan. Paid seats cost ₩100,000 for R seats, which include a table and chairs, and ₩70,000 for S seats, which include a chair only. In-person sales at BNK Busan Bank branches ended when business hours closed on November 5.
Paid seating will be set up on the beach in front of Hotel Aqua Palace and Homers Hotel in Gwangalli. Busan residents can get 10% off both R and S seats, with a limit of four tickets per person.
Sales periods have ended across all ticketing channels
Regular sales through NOL Ticket closed at 5 p.m. on November 6. Online sales through BNK Busan Bank’s mobile banking service ended at 11:59 p.m. on November 1, while in-person sales at all Busan Bank branches ended at closing time on November 5. The bank’s in-person allotment consisted of S seats.
That means there is no scheduled ticket sale at Busan Bank branches on the day of the festival. Discount tickets for Busan residents were sold through NOL Ticket and Busan Bank’s mobile banking service and branches. Buyers using the discount had to pick up a physical admission ticket at a designated booth on the day of the event.
Check public viewing areas and capacity for free access
Busan’s Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Center will open the plaza in front of its residential building, the rooftop of its observatory and Cheongunjeong pavilion to the public on festival day. The total capacity is 550 people. The plaza, which can accommodate 200, will remain open throughout the day; the observatory rooftop and pavilion will open at 6 p.m.
Three balconies at the residential building are reserved for overnight guests. Parking at the center is paid, and entry may be restricted once the lot is full. Tripods and professional photography equipment are prohibited on the grounds.
The festival’s official schedule lists Igidae and Dongbaek Island as event locations, in addition to Gwangalli Beach. The main program is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. with the International Invitational Fireworks Show, followed by the Busan Multi Fireworks Show at 7:25 p.m.