Yongho Starlight Park (용호별빛공원) is a waterfront park in Nam-gu, Busan, on a former pier. It is open until 22:00, and the city says lights come on at sunset. It also sits on land that is open only for now, which is the main thing to check before you go.
This guide covers the park, its lights, the routes in, and the art gallery Haeseong Art Bay (해성아트베이), which stands about 0.44 kilometers away in a straight line (our estimate). We checked all sources on 3 October 2026. We have not visited, so this is a source summary and not a review, and where sources disagree we say so.
Quick answer
- Park hours: 09:00 to 22:00, every day. Free.
- Lights: from sunset to 22:00 (Korea Tourism Organization and the Nam-gu Office).
- Exhibition hall in the park: closed Mondays and Tuesdays per the Nam-gu Office and Visit Busan. Its hours differ by source.
- Parking: none in the park, only a paid public lot nearby.
- Status: the park is a temporary opening, so confirm it is still open before you travel.
What the park is
Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) says the pier stopped operating after a Russian ship hit Gwangan Bridge. The Nam-gu Office, the district’s official site, dates that to 2019. It says Nam-gu took over management under an agreement with the Busan Port Authority and opened the site temporarily. KTO says the park opened in July 2021, after the land had been closed for about 30 years, and that it is a healing and rest space for residents.
KTO says you can see Haeundae and Gwangan Bridge together from the park, and that lights set into the ground make a night view. Visit Busan says the lights glow underfoot like fireflies in the evening, that there is a photo zone at the entrance, and that pets are allowed.
A temporary opening
The Nam-gu Office says the park operates until the port is redeveloped. It does not give an end date, and we found none. We could not confirm whether the park will still be open on your travel date. Check the Nam-gu page or call the park office on 051-607-4048 first. That is a Korean number and may not connect from abroad.
The exhibition hall
KTO says the old management building was rebuilt into an exhibition space. The ground floor has a permanent exhibition room and a media-art piece called Byeolbit Bada Trip (별빛바다여행), and the upper floor is a rest area with a view. Visit Busan adds a library.
The sources disagree on its hours:
| Source | Hours | |—|—| | KTO and Visit Busan | 13:00 to 21:00 | | Nam-gu Office | 10:00 to 19:00 |
The Nam-gu Office and Visit Busan say it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. KTO lists no closing day for the hall. We cannot say which hours are right, so plan the hall as a bonus and not as a fixed stop. The hall’s number is 051-607-4050.
Getting there
Visit Busan gives this route: Busan Metro Line 2 to Gyeongseong Univ. Pukyong National Univ. Station (경성대·부경대역), Exit 3, then walk 2 minutes. Next take the Nam-gu 2 village bus from the Gyeongseong University entrance stop, get off at Bungpo High School (분포고), and walk 8 minutes.
The Nam-gu Office gives two bus routes. Bus 583 goes to the Yongho Bay Cruise Terminal (용호만유람선터미널), then a 12-minute walk. The Nam-gu 2-1 bus goes to the Bungpo High School stop, then an 8-minute walk. Bus numbers and stops may change, so check a map app. For card basics, see our Busan metro and T-money guide.
There is no parking space in the park. The Nam-gu Office points to the paid Yongho pier public lot, and Visit Busan to the paid public lot at the Yongho Bay cruise terminal. We could not tell whether these are the same lot, and we found no price.
Haeseong Art Bay (해성아트베이)
Haeseong Art Bay is a separate place at 101 Pophyo-ro (분포로 101), Yongho-dong, not part of the park. KTO lists it as free to view, with hours of Tuesday to Sunday 10:30 to 18:30 and closed on Mondays, and gives 1533-2680 as the number.
The gallery’s own website shows a notice titled “operating hours changed”, but the text we read did not give the new times. So the KTO hours may be out of date. The site’s front page names a modern and classical art collection exhibition labelled “2022.03.20~ open run” and calls the opening show free. It lists a tea house on the second floor and a gallery cafe on the third.
A dusk plan (our suggestion)
This is our own order, not a sourced route. The gallery lists an 18:30 closing time, so go there in the afternoon. Then walk to the park and stay for the lights, which start at sunset. We did not find a sunset time for your date, so look it up in a weather app. Walking times between the two were not checked.
First-timer tips
These are our suggestions, not sourced facts.
- Bring a light layer, because we found no source on evening conditions at the waterfront.
- Save the Korean names of the park, the bus stops and the gallery in your map app.
- Leave early enough to catch the last bus. We could not find its time.
FAQ
Is Yongho Starlight Park free? Visit Busan lists it as free.
Is the park open every day? The Nam-gu Office and KTO both list 09:00 to 22:00 with no closing day.
When do the lights come on? KTO and the Nam-gu Office say from sunset to 22:00.
Can I drive there? There is no parking in the park. A paid public lot nearby is listed.
Is Haeseong Art Bay open at night? KTO lists a closing time of 18:30, and its own website says hours changed. Confirm before you go.
What we could not confirm
- How long the park will stay open before redevelopment.
- The exhibition hall’s real hours (13:00 to 21:00 or 10:00 to 19:00).
- Haeseong Art Bay’s current hours, after its notice that hours changed.
- Walking times between the park, the gallery and the stops, and the last bus.
- Parking prices and which public lot is meant.
Related guides
- Millak Waterfront Park in Gwangalli
- Dalmaji Road Walk in Haeundae
- Gyeongjwa Suyeong Fortress Site
- Busan Metro and T-money Guide
We post short first-timer guides on Instagram too: @rolo.koreaguide.
Sources
Checked on 3 Oct 2026.
- Korea Tourism Organization, TourAPI (Korean service): Yongho Starlight Park (content ID 2822240), Haeseong Art Bay (3451794). Photographs from 2822240 and 3451794 (all KOGL Type 1), used unaltered.
- Busan Nam-gu Office, Yongho Starlight Park: https://www.bsnamgu.go.kr/index.namgu?menuCd=DOM_000000601009000000
- Visit Busan, Yongho Starlight Park (Korean page): https://www.visitbusan.net/kr/index.do?menuCd=DOM_000000201001001000&uc_seq=2133&lang_cd=ko
- Haesung Art Bay (official site): https://hsartbay.com/
- Distances: straight-line calculations from the KTO listing coordinates, not walking routes.
