Jamsu Bridge car-free festival draws record crowds before pedestrian-only conversion

Seoul’s car-free festival on Jamsu Bridge drew a record 2.38 million visitors this year, as the bridge prepares to become a pedestrian-only crossing. The festival ended on Oct. 25 after running on 15 Sundays from April to June and September to October. Visitors attended performances, markets and other events, while festival vendors recorded record sales. The city plans to hold the festival every Sunday in September and October next year at a new cultural space.

The festival’s five-year cumulative attendance reached 7.68 million, and this year’s attendance was about 1.4 times last year’s and 2.1 times that of 2022.

Food trucks, a handicraft market and a farmers’ market sold about 2.58 billion won worth of goods, around 1.7 times the previous record set in 2024.

Food truck operators donated 53.27 million won of their earnings.

Oct. 4 was the busiest day, with about 244,000 visitors and record sales of 509 million won during a food-themed night event.

In a survey, 98 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the festival.

Published Nov 4, 2026 2:24 pm KST

7.68 mil. visitors over 5 years; new pedestrian bridge to host festival from fall 2027

Citizens enjoy this year’s Car-free Jamsu Bridge Ttubeok-ttubeok Festival in Seoul. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

Seoul’s car-free festival on Jamsu Bridge drew a record 2.38 million visitors this year, the city said Wednesday. That brings attendance over five years to 7.68 million as the bridge gets ready to become a pedestrian-only crossing.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said this year’s Car-free Jamsu Bridge Ttubeok-ttubeok Festival ended on Oct. 25. “Ttubeok-ttubeok” is a Korean word for the sound of footsteps.

Jamsu Bridge opened in 1976. It sits just above the Han River’s surface, under the upper deck of Banpo Bridge, making it the bridge closest to the water. Cars have been kept off it on festival Sundays since 2022.

This year’s festival ran on 15 Sundays from April to June and from September to October, drawing an average of 159,000 visitors a day. Attendance was about 1.4 times last year’s and about 2.1 times that of 2022.

Food trucks, a handicraft market and a farmers’ market sold about 2.58 billion won ($1.8 million) worth of goods. That is a record, about 1.7 times the previous high set in 2024. Food truck operators donated 53.27 million won of their earnings.

The busiest day was Oct. 4, when about 244,000 people came for a food-themed night event. Sales that day hit a record 509 million won.

Events included parades, a mass acoustic guitar performance, outdoor movie screenings and summer water play. During the Chuseok harvest holiday, dancers from six countries performed traditional dances. Visitors could also watch the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain on Banpo Bridge, which Guinness World Records lists as the world’s longest bridge fountain.

Construction has started to turn the 50-year-old bridge into a pedestrian-only crossing. The city plans to hold the festival every Sunday in September and October next year at the new cultural space.

“The festival has grown into one of Seoul’s signature events,” said Park Jin-young, head of the Seoul Future Hangang Headquarters.

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

首尔蚕水桥无车节今年吸引了创纪录的238万游客，这座桥即将改造成步行桥。该节日于10月25日落下帷幕，此前从4月到6月以及9月到10月，连续15个周日举行。游客们观看了表演、逛了市集，并参与了其他活动，节日期间的商贩们也创下了销售额新高。首尔市政府计划明年9月和10月在新的文化场所继续举办该节日，每周日举行。

该电影节五年累计观众人数达到 768 万人次，今年的观众人数约为去年的 1.4 倍，约为 2022 年的 2.1 倍。

食品餐车、手工艺品市场和农贸市场共售出价值约 25.8 亿韩元的商品，约为 2024 年创下的前一次纪录的 1.7 倍。

餐车经营者捐出了他们收入中的5327万韩元。

10 月 4 日是客流量最大的一天，当天有约 24.4 万名游客到访，并在以美食为主题的夜间活动中创下了 5.09 亿韩元的销售额纪录。

一项调查显示，98%的受访者对该节日表示满意。

发布于2026年11月4日下午2:24（韩国标准时间）

五年内接待游客768万人次；新建的人行天桥将于2027年秋季开始举办节日活动。

首尔市民正在享受今年无车延寿桥“Ttubeok-ttubeok”节。图片由首尔市政府提供。

首尔市政府周三表示，今年在蚕水大桥举行的无车节吸引了创纪录的238万游客。随着大桥即将改造成步行桥，过去五年来的游客总数已达768万人次。

首尔市政府表示，今年的无车蚕丝大桥“脚步声节”已于10月25日结束。“脚步声”是韩语中表示脚步声的词语。

蚕室桥于1976年通车，位于汉江水面之上，在盘浦大桥上层桥面下方，是距离水面最近的桥梁。自2022年起，每逢节日周日，车辆禁止通行。

今年的节日从四月到六月以及从九月到十月，共持续了15个星期日，平均每天吸引15.9万名游客。参观人数约为去年的1.4倍，约为2022年的2.1倍。

餐车、手工艺品市场和农贸市场共售出价值约25.8亿韩元（约合180万美元）的商品，创下历史新高，约为2024年创下的此前最高纪录的1.7倍。餐车经营者捐出了5327万韩元的收入。

10月4日是客流量最大的一天，当天约有24.4万人参加了以美食为主题的夜间活动。当天销售额创下5.09亿韩元的纪录。

活动包括游行、大型原声吉他演奏会、露天电影放映和夏季水上游戏。中秋节期间，来自六个国家的舞蹈演员表演了传统舞蹈。游客还可以欣赏盘浦大桥上的月光彩虹喷泉，该喷泉被吉尼斯世界纪录认证为世界上最长的桥梁喷泉。

这座已有50年历史的桥梁已开始改建为行人专用桥。市政府计划明年9月和10月的每个星期日，在新文化空间举办该节日活动。

“该节日已经发展成为首尔的标志性活动之一，”首尔未来汉江总部负责人朴镇英表示。

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。