This year's festivals and events in Sokcho. Status updates automatically based on the date of your visit.
A long-running cultural event held on the Daepo Port waterfront stage from summer to autumn. You can enjoy performances while strolling around the port. Schedules vary by session, so check Sokcho City's notices.
From mid-May to the end of the year, these stalls at the port clean and serve live squid straight from that day's boats. Pair it with the sunrise at Yeonggeumjeong Pavilion for a morning outing.
Dates change every year, but the timing is similar. Use this for trip planning.
Late March ~ early April (when cherry blossoms bloom)
Yeongnangho Cherry Blossom Festival
June
Displaced People's Culture Festival
August
Sokcho Summer Festival
Early October
Seorak Cultural Festival
October ~ November
Sokcho Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Night of Dec 31 ~ sunrise on Jan 1
Sokcho New Year events
Performances and exhibitions held at venues such as Sokcho Culture & Arts Center. Check the event portal for booking and admission fees.
I Semi Ensemble Regular Concert I
2026 Daegwallyeong Music Festival, Four Seasons of Gangwon <Autumn>: Bohemian Soul – From the Earth to Art
Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot"
Park Jong-sung with KCO "Harmonica Rhapsody"
16th Korea Patriotic Defense Art Exhibition
Public facility reservations
The facilities below can be reserved online through the Sokcho City events portal.
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Many events return around the same time each year, so they are useful for planning your trip.
Starting as the first "Seorak Festival" in 1966, this is Sokcho's signature local cultural festival, held for over 60 years. It tells the history and culture of the city embracing Seoraksan (Mt. Seorak) and its citizens' stories through performances and street events.
View official informationA summer water festival combining water-gun fights and live music performances.
View official informationAn outdoor screening at Cheongho Beach, newly designated this year, where you watch films with dedicated headphones alongside the sound of the waves. It ran every evening from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.
A summer beach festival held around Sokcho Beach.
View official informationA beach party where everyone listens to the same music on dedicated headphones. It makes almost no noise, so other beachgoers are barely disturbed. It ran twice, for 50 minutes each, from 8:30 p.m.
A one-day arts festival of music, fine art and performances by local artists.
An amateur sports tournament that brings together tennis enthusiasts from across Korea.
A festival honoring the lives, food and culture of the displaced people who settled in Sokcho after the Korean War. Get up close to Sokcho's displaced-people culture, best known for Abai sundae (North Korean-style sausage).
A comprehensive arts festival held jointly by Sokcho's arts organizations.
A cultural festival honoring the spirit of harmony and coexistence left by the Venerable Musan Jo O-hyeon.
A village festival in Sangdomun Village, known for its beautiful stone-wall lanes, where visitors welcome spring together with residents.
A spring festival held when cherry blossoms are in full bloom along the Yeongnangho Lake trail.
An event where you can experience Sokcho's national heritage through performances and hands-on activities.
A health run held to commemorate March 1st Independence Movement Day, with citizens running together.
An event to see off the year and welcome the new one with hands-on programs and performances.
A winter street festival held alongside the Seorak Rodeo Street light displays, bringing energy to the downtown shopping district.
