Sokcho
Population 79,846 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Korea
- January: 9 h 47 of daylight
- February: 10 h 46 of daylight
- March: 11 h 54 of daylight
- April: 13 h 10 of daylight
- May: 14 h 13 of daylight
- June: 14 h 48 of daylight
- July: 14 h 35 of daylight
- August: 13 h 41 of daylight
- September: 12 h 29 of daylight
- October: 11 h 16 of daylight
- November: 10 h 08 of daylight
- December: 9 h 32 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Sokcho Buddhism Exhibition Hall Museum · 150 m
- Jung-ang Market Crossroad Viewpoint · 240 m
- 갯배선착장 Attraction · 400 m
- Abai village Attraction · 450 m
- 가을동화 드라마촬영지 Attraction · 540 m
- Beoseos Museum Museum · 960 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Seorak Cultural Festival
October
Sokcho's main local festival, held since 1966, with a street parade, concerts and fireworks on the closing night. The 61st edition ran 2–4 October 2026
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Sokcho); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.