( CNN ) -- Expect debilitating traffic jams and crammed subways as hordes of joyous , beer-guzzling , gimbap eating , DSLR-toting visitors hit the streets of Seoul this Saturday for the city 's most explosive festival of the year . `` It 's Seoul 's biggest event , '' says Hee-jae Kim , an operations representative for the annual Seoul International Fireworks Festival , now in its 11th year . `` To have more than one million people turn out to one spot , for that one event on one day ... there is n't anything like it in terms of scale . '' Set in Yeouido , one of the city 's business and media epicenters , the fireworks festival takes place in front of the 63 Building , event sponsor Hanwha Corporation 's iconic skyscraper overlooking the Han River . Fiery designs . In addition to showcases by Korean fireworks designers , teams from Canada , Japan and France will blast their own award-winning creations into the night . Canada 's Apogee Fireworks will showcase its `` Skyfall '' display while Japan 's Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks team plans to shoot a Japanese garden into the sky . The French team , Ruggieri , will set their streaming lights show to opera music . By the numbers . Hanwha is spending approximately â‚©3.5 billion ( $ 3.3 million ) on the festival . A total of 100,000 fireworks will be set off on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. More than 3,000 staff and police will be on safety and security standby . `` I made sure to come three hours early to get a good spot with my friends , '' said Miji Lee , 29 , who attended last year . `` You should remember to bring a big mat , a blanket and a trash bag . And try not to drink too much or you 'll have to wait the huge lines for the bathroom . '' For this year 's event , 600 staff have been recruited to clean up the inevitable island of trash that will be left behind . More visitor tips . Due to expected traffic snarls , visitors should use public transport to get to the festival . Although restaurants and viewing platforms on Yeouido skyscrapers will offer good views of the fireworks , organizers say visitors should sit outside to get the full effect of the music , smells , noise and special effects . Seoul International Fireworks Festival 2013 . Saturday October 5 , 7-9 p.m. Yeouido Hangang Park ( near by 63 Building ) , Yeouido-dong 8 , Yeongdeungpo-gu , Seoul . Public transport : Yeouido Station on subway lines 5 and 9 ; airport bus 6030 .
More than one million people expected to turn out for Seoul 's annual fireworks festival . Visitors advised to use public transport , arrive hours early for good riverside viewing spot . Over 100,000 fireworks from designers around the world will be set off .