Seomun Market
서문시장
Daegu's big city-centre market, historically a textile market and still built around hanbok and fabric. The day market and the night market are two different things on two different schedules — the night market runs Friday to Sunday only.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 서문시장
- Address
- 45 Keunjang-ro 26-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu
- Opening hours
- Otherwise 09:00–18:00 Fri·Sat 19:00–23:30 Sun 19:00–22:30 varies by shop
- Closed
- 1st, 3rd Sun of the month (The source notes beside this that closing days vary by shop.)
- Hours notes
- The first row is the day market; the two below it are the night market, which does not open Monday to Thursday. The Korea Tourism Organization notes that hours vary by shop.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Admission
- No entry fee — you pay each vendor
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Frequently asked questions
Can I turn up for the night market any evening?
No. It runs 19:00–23:30 on Friday and Saturday and 19:00–22:30 on Sunday. Come on a Monday-to-Thursday evening and you will find the day market shut and nothing in its place.
When is it closed?
The first and third Sunday of each month are given as the market's closing days. The source adds that this varies by shop, so expect some stalls to differ in both directions.
What is it for?
It grew as a textile market, so hanbok, fabric and bedding are the core of it, with dried seafood, kitchenware and clothing alongside. Most visitors come for the food, but the fabric trade is what made it this size.
Stories about this place
- Who Sets the Opening Hours Here
Incheon Chinatown's listing has no opening-hours field at all. Gangneung Coffee Street's says 'varies by shop'. Sokcho and Seomun markets print times and then print the same caveat beside them. Mudeungsan is open around the clock but the weather closes it, and Sungsimdang never shuts but sells out. Ten places, ten different answers to one question.
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Where these facts come from
- Korea Tourism Organization — Daegu Seomun Market & Seomun Night Market (address, 09:00–18:00 for the day market, 19:00–23:30 Fri–Sat and 19:00–22:30 Sun for the night market, closed the first and third Sunday, 800 parking spaces) ·
- OpenStreetMap — the Seomun Market marketplace feature, Daesin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu ·