Travel
What’s on in Busan: June 22-28
Haps Magazine Korea
June 21, 2026
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Here is what’s going on around the city this week.
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Busan One Asia Festival @ Hwamyeong Ecological Park
The main concerts take place this weekend, including K-pop concerts, K-culture exhibitions, experiences, and conferences.
Dongnae-gu | Saturday and Sunday
Busan Immersed in Jazz II @ Domoheon The monthly jazz concert returns to Suyeong-gu this Saturday.
Suyeong-gu | Saturday, 5 p.m.
Johan Cho @ Busan Cultural Center
Tenor Johan Cho performs with Park Ji-hye.
Nam-gu | Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Republic of Korea Naval Operations Command Patriotic Concert @ Busan Concert Hall
Enjoy a patriotic performance under the theme “Their Courage, Our Future”.
Busanjin-gu | Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Park Hye-shin @ BEXCO Auditorium
The trot diva returns to Busan to perform this Saturday.
Busanjin-gu | Saturday, 5 p.m.
Live Music Nights @ Ol’55
A relaxed weekend vibe with open-stage performances featuring local musicians and guest acts. Expect an easygoing mix of genres and spontaneous sets every weekend.
Nam-gu | Friday–Saturday, After 7 p.m.
World Cinema XXIII @ Busan Cinema Center
22 screenings over a month-long event with special lectures and more. Centum City | Through July 1
Busan Food Film Festa 2026 @ Busan Cinema Center
Food and cinema combine for one of the city’s special summer festivals. Centum City | Friday through Sunday
21st Busan International Magic Festival Magic Convention @ Busan Cinema Center
A variety of events including Gala Shows, lectures, workshops, and onsite events are scheduled. Centum City | Friday through Sunday
Busan Sea Library @ Millak Waterside Park
A special collection of 3,000 books focusing on themes such as openness, inclusion, Busan, and maritime culture will be available for visitors to browse and read along the waterfront. Busanjin-gu | Weekends through July 5
Busan International Mobility Show 2026 @ BEXCO
Busan International Mobility Show 2026 will bring together the latest innovations in mobility, showcasing future transportation technologies, electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and mobility services Haeundae-gu | Friday through July 5
Korea Car Camping Show @ BEXCO
Check out the latest in car camping vehicles. Haeundae-gu | Thursday through Sunday
Craft Beer Festival @ Skoll
The 10th edition of the craft beer festival runs for four days in Seomyeon. Busanjin-gu | Thursday through Sunday
Children’s Cultural Performance @ Spo1
A fun family-centered activity taking place each Saturday through June 27. Busanjin-gu | Saturdays through June 27
Culture Camping @ Millak Waterside Park
The 2026 Millak Culture Camping offers weekend visitors a mix of relaxation spaces, hands-on activities, and live performances through early October.. Busanjin-gu | Through October 5
Free Movie Screenings @ Busan Cinema Center
Enjoy a free movie screening on select Tuesdays through the beginning of September. Centum City | Through September 1
A Romantic Light Journey Through the Park @ Busan Citizens Park
The park is illuminated nightly with large-scale light installations, including a 12-meter Eiffel Tower centerpiece. Busanjin-gu | Through June
40 Steps Flea Market @ 40 Steps Culture & Tourism Street
A recurring creative market featuring handmade goods, accessories, and craft items in a historic downtown setting. Nampo-dong | Tuesdays & Thursdays through November, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Gorilla Running Club @ Gorilla Beach
Community coastal run from Haeundae toward Gwangalli, bringing runners together along the seaside route. Haeundae-gu | Monday
Trivia @ HQ
Midweek pub quiz night featuring rotating categories and a lively Gwangalli crowd. Nam-gu | Wednesday, 9 p.m.
Gwangalli M Drone Light Show @ Gwangalli Beach
The drone show hosts a special “best of” show this weekend. Gwangalli Beach | Saturday, 8 p.m.
Dadaepo Dream Sunset Fountain @ Dadaepo Beach
Enjoy the nightly fountain and music shows at one of the city’s unique attractions. Saha-gu | Through September 30
SOUND, MELODY @ Livin Gallery
Ulsan-based artist Joo Han-kyung transforms natural elements such as grass, water, shadows, and light into rhythmic abstract compositions. Through repeating lines and dots, the exhibition creates a visual sense of movement and harmony.
Livin Gallery, Haeundae | Through June 24
Sound, Melody @ Livin Gallery
Ulsan-based artist Joo Han-kyung explores rhythm, movement, and nature through layered marks and repetitive forms.
Livin Gallery | Through June 24
Shared Dream @ Project Hermon
A two-person exhibition by Kwon Yeon-i and Baek Jeong-rok exploring growth, sacrifice, and self-discovery through fantasy-inspired narratives.
Project Hermon | Through June 25
California Gets Snow. Las Vegas, … @ Space S Gallery
Photographer Oh Won-joo presents landscapes and fleeting moments captured during travels across California and Las Vegas.
Space S Gallery | Through June 26
Multispecies Resonance @ Hongti Art Center
An immersive exhibition exploring how birds, insects, and other non-human species perceive and experience the world.
Hongti Art Center | Through June 26
DOMO Exhibition @ 18-1 Gallery
A four-person group exhibition celebrating friendship, reunion, and shared artistic journeys.
18-1 Gallery | Through June 26
2026 Digital Subculture: Narrative and Story in the Digital Era @ Domoheon
The 2026 Digital Subculture: Narrative and Story in the Digital Era exhibition wil take place through June 28 with participating artists Arvizu (Mexico), Charming Computer (United Kingdom), David Szauder (Hungary), Edd Carr (United Kingdom), iosif Gkinis (Greece), Kelly Boesch (United States), Liber (Japan), Lucia Pham (Vietnam), metronovon (Japan), Nicholas Dallwitz (Australia), niceaunties (Singapore), Pillart AI (France), Rin Haneda (Japan), and × Pillart AI (France). Suyeong-gu | Through June 26
Loop Lab Busan @ Busan Cultural Center
Now in its second edition, Loop Lab Busan centers on the theme of time and moving images, bringing together curated exhibitions, a citywide collaborative program, a curators’ forum, and an art fair. Busan Museum of Art, Busan Cultural Center, Domoheon, and partner institutions across the city | Through June 28
2026 Digital Subculture: Narrative and Story in the Digital Era @ Busan Museum of Art
An outdoor exhibition examining how digital culture shapes modern storytelling, featuring sculpture and installation works displayed across the museum’s open-air garden space.
Outdoor Sculpture Garden, Busan Museum of Art | Through June 28
A Grain of Sand, A Universe Beyond @ F1963 Seokcheon Hall
A group exhibition bringing together artists from Busan, Seongnam, and Jeonju, exploring how everyday experiences and small moments can reveal larger worlds through painting, installation, sound, video, and VR works.
F1963 Seokcheon Hall | Through June 28
Shared Stories & Unpredictable Atmospheres @ Space Oneji
Part of Loop Lab Busan, featuring moving-image works by Spanish artists alongside climate-focused installations that explore shifting environmental narratives.
Space Oneji, Yeongdo | Through June 28
We Do Not Live the Same Time @ Special Exhibition Hall
A two-part exhibition examining how people experience and perceive time differently through contemporary visual art.
Special Exhibition Hall | Through June 28
Anxiety Under the Blanket @ Romantic Time Lab
Kwak Dong-hwa’s debut solo exhibition exploring anxiety, resilience, and everyday emotional landscapes through painting, photography, and printmaking.
Romantic Time Lab | Through June 28
Re: Vertical @ Suan Art House
A multidisciplinary exhibition featuring painting, sound, installation, and media art within a reimagined historic educational space.
Suan Art House | Through June 28
Guardian: Boundary of Purity @ Ocean Gallery LCT
Canadian-Taiwanese artist Kimmy Tsai presents her colorful Wonderland series, imagining a world where humans, animals, and nature coexist in harmony.
Ocean Gallery LCT | Through June 30
The Sixteenth Layer @ Sanmok & Hwi Gallery
Lee Won-tae blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture through highly textured works inspired by layers of memory and material.
Sanmok & Hwi Gallery | Through June 30
Overlaid @ Sobiji Gallery
Lee Sung-eun transforms knitwear collected from Namcheon-dong’s Samik Beach Apartments into works about memory, place, and urban change.
Sobiji Gallery | Through June 30
ALL AGU AGU @ OM4
A playful group exhibition inspired by Korea’s iconic monkfish, featuring contemporary interpretations across various media.
OM4 | Through June 30
Light of Darkness @ Gallery Migo
Park Yeon-kyung reflects on motherhood, transformation, and personal growth through paintings and digital drawings.
Gallery Migo | Through June 30
Transparency: Multiple Layers @ Gallery Haas
Paris-based artist Park Byung-hoon presents layered acrylic works exploring transparency, depth, and perception.
Gallery Haas | Through June 30
TRANSPARENCY: Multiple Layers @ Gallery Haas
Paris-based artist Park Byung-hoon explores transparency and depth through layered acrylic works. Each translucent surface interacts with the next, creating changing perspectives and relationships that challenge traditional notions of painting.
Gallery Haas, LCT Podium, Haeundae | Through June 30
Light of Darkness @ Gallery Migo
Busan artist Park Yeon-kyung presents a collection of paintings and digital drawings inspired by personal experiences during the pandemic, childbirth, and parenting. The exhibition reflects on life, growth, and resilience through intimate visual storytelling.
Gallery Migo, Yeongdo | Through June 30
Into the Dawn Forest @ Ewell Gallery
Kwon A-young’s paintings connect emotional landscapes with the quiet beauty and mystery of forests.
Ewell Gallery | Through July 3
Leaning on Growth @ Mac Gallery
A four-person exhibition examining care, memory, growth, and coexistence through painting and textile works.
Mac Gallery | Through July 4
Myself, Recalling in Motion @ Busan Gallery
Photographer Woo Gi-gon explores identity, healing, and rebirth through a Buddhist lens.
Busan Gallery | Through July 4
Young Antiques, Ochoryang @ O! Choryang
An exhibition reinterpreting antiques and heritage objects through contemporary artistic perspectives.
O! Choryang | Through July 5
Industrial Green @ Leo & Gallery
A large-scale group exhibition exploring the meaning of “green” and sustainability in modern society.
Leo & Gallery | Through July 5
Meeting the Young Jeong Cheol-gyo @ Bokbyeongsan Small Museum
An exhibition tracing the formative years and early works of renowned painter Jeong Cheol-gyo.
Bokbyeongsan Small Museum | Through July 10
The Sense of Connected Awareness @ Art Sohyang
Oh Yoo-kyung’s sculptures and installations explore connection, balance, and relationships.
Art Sohyang | Through July 11
Mr. Habilis @ Lee & Bae Marine Gallery
Lee Sung-jae reflects on labor, care, and family through textile-based installations and drawings.
Lee & Bae Marine Gallery | Through July 11
Where Light Lingers @ Objecthood Gallery
Lim Da-in presents paintings inspired by memory, family, and landscapes viewed through windows.
Objecthood Gallery | Through July 13
Layers & Textures @ Herman Gallery
The opening exhibition at Herman Gallery brings together four artists whose works examine the traces left by time, memory, materials, and human experience. Sculpture and mixed-media works reveal how layers of meaning accumulate over time.
Herman Gallery, Haeundae | Through July 18
Rhinoceros and Unicorn @ Busan Museum of Contemporary Art
A thematic exhibition reinterpreting folktales. Saha-gu | Through July 19
Collection Island: Testimony of the Body @ Busan Museum of Contemporary Art
Works exploring body, memory, and trace. Saha-gu | Through July 19
Busan MoCA Collection: Embodied Testimony @ Busan Museum of Contemporary Art
An exploration of the body as memory, featuring Kim Soun-Gui, Ana Mendieta, and Chris Burden. Saha-gu | Through July 19
Brilliant Everyday Moments, 2026 NOW @ Sims Gallery
Ji Eun-mi’s colorful paintings celebrate happiness, comfort, and optimism in everyday life.
Sims Gallery | Through July 19
Invisible Boundaries @ Gallery Jaehee
Kim Min-jung explores life, loss, memory, and perseverance through atmospheric landscapes.
Gallery Jaehee | Through July 19
Body, Under Experiment @ Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
A multidisciplinary exhibition transforming the museum into a living laboratory for artistic experimentation.
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan | Through July 19
Collection: Chamber of Decisions @ Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
An exhibition examining the stories behind collecting and preserving contemporary art.
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan | Through July 19
Testimony of the Body @ Museum of Contemporary Art Busan
Works by Kim Soun-Gui, Ana Mendieta, and Chris Burden exploring presence, vulnerability, and traces of the body.
Museum of Contemporary Art Busan | Through July 19
What is Seen, What is Made @ DOT Museum
A major presentation of media works by influential German filmmaker and artist Harun Farocki.
DOT Museum | Through July 25
Waves Never Stop Writing on the Sand @ Democracy Park
A youth artist exhibition marking the anniversary of the June Democracy Movement through works exploring democracy, labor, memory, and the environment.
Democracy Park | Through August 2
Lingering Silence @ Johyun Gallery Haeundae
Artist Choi Byung-hoon transforms silence and Korean scholarly traditions into sculptural furniture works.
Johyun Gallery Haeundae | Through August 2
Breath of Threads @ Johyun Gallery Dalmaji
A retrospective of Kim Hong-seok’s experimental use of thread, hanji, and monochrome abstraction.
Johyun Gallery Dalmaji | Through August 2
One Stitch, One Act of Devotion @ Beomeosa Seongbo Museum
A special exhibition celebrating the artistry and spiritual tradition of Korean embroidery.
Beomeosa Seongbo Museum | Through August 2
Lingering Silence @ Johyun Gallery Haeundae
For more than four decades, Choi Byung-hoon has pushed the boundaries between sculpture and furniture design. This exhibition presents recent works from his “Afterimage of Beginning” series, inspired by the spirit and aesthetics of traditional Korean scholar culture.
Johyun Gallery Haeundae | Through August 2
Where Threads Breathe @ Johyun Gallery Dalmaji
A survey of the work of the late Kim Hong-seok, one of Busan’s notable monochrome artists. Using thread, Hanji paper, and ink rather than conventional paint, his works explore space, texture, and the beauty of restraint.
Johyun Gallery Dalmaji, Haeundae | Through August 2
Reverie @ space bv
Kim Choon-ja creates dreamlike forests filled with organic forms, sound, and memory.
space bv | Through August 9
Garden of Pungryu @ National Busan Gugak Center
Visual artist Nanan reimagines flowers and nature found in traditional Korean songs and poetry through intricate paper flower installations. The exhibition blends contemporary art with the beauty of Korean musical heritage.
Gugak Experience Hall, National Busan Gugak Center | Through August 29
Seed Stories @ GoEun Museum of Photography
A photography exhibition tracing themes of origin, growth, and transformation through the lens of seeds as a metaphor for life, memory, and the natural world.
GoEun Museum of Photography | Through August 30
Moon Journey: Busan Moon Jars @ Haeundae Dalmaji Park & Busan Museum
An exhibition celebrating the iconic Korean moon jar — the round, white ceramic vessels of the Joseon Dynasty — displayed across two locations including the scenic hillside setting of Haeundae Dalmaji Park overlooking the sea.
Haeundae Dalmaji Park & Busan Museum | Through August 30
The Black Trilogy @ GoEun Gibson Photo Museum
More than 120 gelatin silver prints from Ralph Gibson’s iconic photographic series.
GoEun Gibson Photo Museum | Through August 30
Beyond the Edge of Vision: Media Art of Lee Lee-nam @ Beomeosa Seongbo Museum
A media-art exhibition blending traditional Korean landscapes with digital technology.
Beomeosa Seongbo Museum | Through August 30
Textile Hands, Women’s Time: ASEAN Textile Traditions @ KF ASEAN Culture House
A survey of textile traditions from 11 Southeast Asian countries.
KF ASEAN Culture House | Through August 30
Awakening @ O Gallery
Park Cheong-yong explores spirituality, reflection, and inner awareness through painting.
O Gallery | Through August 30
Alice Dalton Brown Retrospective: Briefly, and Forever @ Village de Ananti
The first Busan exhibition by renowned American artist Alice Dalton Brown, known as the “Painter of Light and Wind.” The retrospective features approximately 120 paintings and 40 drawings spanning nearly seven decades, highlighting her masterful depictions of sunlight, movement, and everyday landscapes.
Culture Club, Village de Ananti, Gijang | Through September 27
Busan, Maritime Capital 2050: Beyond the Waves to the Future @ Geumgo Art Museum
Created to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of Busan Port, this exhibition imagines the future of Busan in a world shaped by climate change and rising sea levels. Through contemporary art, visitors are invited to explore floating cities, Arctic shipping routes, and the future of Korea’s leading maritime city.
Geumgo Art Museum, Busan Museum of Modern and Contemporary History | Through September 27
Alice Dalton Brown: For a Moment, Forever @ Village de Ananti
The first Busan retrospective of the acclaimed American painter known for luminous depictions of light and water.
Village de Ananti | Through September 27
2050 Maritime Capital Busan: Beyond the Waves, Toward the Future @ Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum
An exhibition imagining floating cities, Arctic shipping routes, and Busan’s future as a global maritime hub.
Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum | Through September 27
Again, the Age of Romance @ Museum One
A contemporary reinterpretation of Romanticism featuring artists from four countries working across multiple media.
Museum One | Through October 11
ART WALK Project @ BNK Busan Bank Headquarters
A rotating exhibition series showcasing emerging and established Busan artists.
BNK Busan Bank Headquarters | Through October 16
Jaesoo’s Sketchbook @ Dong-gu Cultural Platform
A large-scale exhibition by Busan-born illustrator Jaesoo featuring thousands of drawings, comics, and original works.
Dong-gu Cultural Platform | Through October 25
Arte Museum Busan
Immersive media art exhibition themed “CIRCLE,” highlighting the nature and culture of Busan. Yeongdo-gu | Ongoing
Lotte Giants vs. NC @ Sajik Stadium
The Giants play a midweek series versus NC. Dongnae-gu | Tuesday through Thursday
Lotte Giants vs. LG @ Sajik Stadium
The Giants play a weekend series versus the Twins. Dongnae-gu | Friday through Sunday