Things to do in Busan this weekend: Oct 30–Nov 1

Festivals in Busan

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Yeongdo Bridge Festival

BusanFree

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Busan Mackerel Festival

BusanFree

Now

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

International Ki Sports Festival

Busan

Now

Sep 19, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026

Moonlit Night Exercise Busan Challenge

BusanFree

Exhibitions and traditional performances

• Aug 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Collection Island — Shim Jun-seob: Circulation of Organs · Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
• Aug 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Dissident Chorus · Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
• Oct 20, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026한국 수공예 아카데미 5회 정기 회원전 · 갤러리 스페이스포포
• Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026차동수 초대 개인전 <마음 따라 떠나는 즐거운 나들이> · 복합문화예술공간MERGE
• Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026[우리동네 MG갤러리] 류아영 작가 《주체主體, 자유自由》 · MG초읍동새마을금고 본점 우리동네MG갤러리
• Sep 17, 2026 – Nov 17, 2026Jang Seung-taik: Layers of Perception · Soul Art Space
• Sep 17, 2026 – Feb 14, 2027But We Are Still on the High Waves of This Sea: 1945–1953 · Busan Museum of Art
• Sep 16, 2026 – Mar 14, 2027Dear All the Yesterdays · Busan Museum of Art
• Sep 17, 2026 – Mar 14, 2027Future Museology · Busan Museum of Art

Running for weeks, and on this weekend too:

• until Dec 31, 2026Museum Week: Full Skeleton of a Baird's Beaked Whale · Busan Marine Natural History Museum
• until Jan 31, 2027When Tigers Smoked Pipes · Sasang Life History Museum
• until May 30, 2027Safe Base · Busan Museum of Art
• until Jun 27, 2027Blue Heart: Mangroves · National Maritime Museum of Korea

Day trips: on near Busan

In Gyeongnam and Ulsan, an hour or so from Busan by train or bus: Jinju, Tongyeong, Gimhae and the Ulsan coast. See 2 days in Busan.

Now

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026

Masan Gagopa Chrysanthemum Festival

GyeongnamFree

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Seongnam-dong Coffee Festival

UlsanFree

Now

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Miryang Spicy Food Festival

GyeongnamFree

Now

Sep 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo

Gyeongnam

Now

Oct 9, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Tripitaka Koreana Cultural Festival

GyeongnamFree

Elsewhere in Korea this weekend

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Dronebot Festival

GyeonggiFree

Now

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Young Mic Chungcheong Region Special Performance

ChungbukFree

Ended

Oct 31, 2026

Yeosu Night Sea Fireworks Festival

JeonnamFree

Now

Oct 23, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Iksan Gukhwa Festival

JeonbukFree

Now

Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Hongseong Global BBQ Festival

ChungnamFree

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026

Buyeo Chrysanthemum Festival

ChungnamFree

Now

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Mokpo Heritage Night Tour

JeonnamFree

Now

Oct 31, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026

Goyang Haengju Hanwoo BBQ Festival

GyeonggiFree