400-meter chicken feast planned on Jamsu Bridge to mark end of vehicle traffic

Seoul will host Jamsu Bridge Chicken Day on Sunday from 2 pm to 10 pm in Seoul to mark the end of this season’s car-free festival. The event will feature a 400-meter dining table, fried chicken and beer, and a final celebration before vehicle traffic ends on Oct. 26. The lower deck of Banpo Bridge will then be transformed into a pedestrian park.

Two 90-minute feast sessions at 4 pm and 6 pm will accommodate 2,000 participants selected through advance online reservations.

Ten chicken businesses, including BBQ, Puradak, Mom’s Touch, Mexicana, Mansuk Dakgangjeong and Oneul Tongdak, will serve food at the event.

A tasting panel of 100 Korean and international guests will sample 25 chicken pieces representing eateries from Seoul’s 25 administrative districts.

The K-Chicken Belt exhibition will be organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Food Promotion Institute.

The Moonlight Rainbow Fountain will be illuminated in yellow, while Jamsu Bridge’s lower deck will close permanently to vehicles on Oct. 26 for conversion into a pedestrian park.

Published Oct 19, 2026 2:26 pm KST

Updated Oct 19, 2026 2:41 pm KST

'Chimaek' party on Han River to bring together major franchises, regional icons

An official poster for "Jamsu Bridge Chicken Day," marking the grand finale of this season's car-free festival on Jamsu Bridge / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

Imagine a yellow dining table stretching 400 meters across the Han River, laden with crispy, golden-fried chicken and packed with 2,000 enthusiastic foodies. That is precisely how Seoul plans to say goodbye to cars on Jamsu Bridge this weekend.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday that it will host "Jamsu Bridge Chicken Day" Sunday from 2 pm to 10 pm, bringing down the curtain on this season's popular car-free festival. The mouthwatering event serves as a grand finale for the 50-year-old lower deck of Banpo Bridge before it permanently closes to vehicular traffic on Oct. 26 to begin its transformation into a dedicated pedestrian park.

In Seoul, few culinary pairings are as sacred as "chimaek" — crispy Korean fried chicken paired with cold beer — enjoyed alfresco along the riverbanks. The city is taking that beloved picnic tradition to unprecedented heights.

The centerpiece of the festival is a massive, bright-yellow "Chicken Table" capable of seating 1,000 diners at once. Two 90-minute feast sessions — scheduled for 4 pm and 6 pm — will accommodate a total of 2,000 lucky participants selected through online advance reservations.

A stellar lineup of 10 poultry powerhouses will be serving up their finest cuts.

Major nationwide franchises such as BBQ, Puradak, Mom’s Touch and Mexicana will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with legendary regional staples. Among them is Sokcho's famous Mansuk Dakgangjeong, renowned for its sweet and crunchy glazed chicken bites, and Oneul Tongdak, a Seoul institution that has been frying up its secret family recipe since 1977.

For serious connoisseurs, a specialized tasting panel of 100 preselected Korean and international guests will embark on an ambitious culinary marathon: sampling 25 distinct pieces of chicken, each representing a local eatery from one of Seoul’s 25 administrative districts.

Beyond the feast, visitors can explore the "K-Chicken Belt" exhibition, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Food Promotion Institute, which maps out iconic fried chicken destinations across the country.

As night falls, the famous Moonlight Rainbow Fountain cascading from Banpo Bridge overhead will glow in vibrant yellow to honor the day's star dish.

“For the final installment of this season’s ‘Submerged Bridge Walk Festival’ on Sunday, we have prepared a special event themed around everyone’s favorite food: chicken,” said Park Jin-young, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Future Hangang Project Headquarters. “We hope citizens, tourists, as well as brand representatives and small business owners from across the industry come together at Jamsu Bridge — soon to be transformed into a permanent pedestrian bridge — to celebrate the festival's grand finale.”

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

为庆祝本季无车节的结束，首尔将于周日下午2点至晚上10点举办“蚕室桥炸鸡日”活动。活动现场将摆放一张400米长的餐桌，提供炸鸡和啤酒，作为10月26日车辆通行结束前的最后一次庆祝活动。届时，盘浦大桥的下层桥面将改造成步行公园。

下午 4 点和 6 点将举行两场 90 分钟的盛宴，可容纳 2000 名通过提前在线预订选出的参与者。

包括 BBQ、Puradak、Mom's Touch、Mexicana、Mansuk Dakgangjeong 和 Oneul Tongdak 在内的十家鸡肉企业将在活动中提供食物。

由 100 位韩国和国际嘉宾组成的品鉴小组将品尝来自首尔 25 个行政区各家餐馆的 25 块炸鸡。

K-Chicken Belt展览将由韩国农林畜产食品部和韩国食品振兴院联合举办。

月光彩虹喷泉将亮起黄色灯光，而詹姆苏桥下层桥面将于 10 月 26 日起永久禁止车辆通行，改建为步行公园。

发布于2026年10月19日下午2:26（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月19日下午2:41（韩国标准时间）

汉江上的“炸麦酒”派对将汇聚各大连锁品牌和地区标志性人物

“蚕须桥炸鸡节”官方海报，标志着本季蚕须桥无车节的盛大落幕 / 图片由首尔市政府提供

想象一下，一张横跨汉江400米的黄色餐桌，上面摆满了香脆金黄的炸鸡，坐满了2000名热情洋溢的美食爱好者。这正是首尔计划本周末在蚕室大桥上告别汽车的方式。

首尔市政府周一宣布，将于周日下午2点至晚上10点举办“延寿桥炸鸡节”，为本季备受欢迎的无车节画上圆满的句号。这场令人垂涎的美食盛宴，也标志着拥有50年历史的盘浦大桥下层桥面在10月26日永久封闭车辆通行、改建为步行公园之前，迎来了一场盛大的告别演出。

在首尔，很少有美食搭配能像“炸鸡啤酒”（chimaek）那样神圣——酥脆的韩式炸鸡配上冰镇啤酒，在河岸边露天享用。这座城市正将这项深受喜爱的野餐传统推向前所未有的高度。

本次美食节的重头戏是一张巨大的亮黄色“鸡桌”，可同时容纳1000名食客。两场时长90分钟的盛宴——分别安排在下午4点和6点——将接待通过网上提前预订选出的2000名幸运参与者。

10家禽业巨头将联袂奉上他们最优质的禽肉产品。

全国连锁品牌如BBQ、Puradak、Mom's Touch和Mexicana将与当地传奇美食并肩而立。其中就包括束草著名的满石炸鸡丁，以其香甜酥脆的蜜汁鸡块而闻名；以及首尔老字号Oneul Tongdak，自1977年以来一直沿用其秘制家族配方烹制美食。

对于真正的美食家来说，一个由 100 位预先挑选的韩国和国际嘉宾组成的专业品鉴小组将展开一场雄心勃勃的美食马拉松：品尝 25 种不同的鸡肉，每一种都代表首尔 25 个行政区之一的当地餐馆。

除了美食盛宴，游客还可以参观由韩国农林畜产食品部和韩国食品振兴院联合举办的“韩国炸鸡带”展览，该展览绘制了全国各地标志性的炸鸡胜地地图。

夜幕降临，从盘浦桥倾泻而下的著名月光彩虹喷泉将发出明亮的黄色光芒，以纪念当天的明星菜肴。

“为了迎接本季‘水下桥梁步行节’的落幕，我们精心准备了一场以大家最爱的美食——炸鸡为主题的特别活动。”首尔市政府未来汉江项目总部负责人朴镇荣表示，“我们希望市民、游客、品牌代表以及各行各业的小企业主们能够齐聚蚕水桥——这座桥即将被改造成永久性人行桥——共同庆祝本季‘水下桥梁步行节’的盛大闭幕。”

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。