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2024 Winter Festa: A guide to Seoul's best year-end events for foreign visitors
Seoul is a city where you can experience the romance of winter through dazzling lights and vibrant attractions. For foreign visitors looking to enjoy the charm of winter festivals during the holiday season, we introduce '2024 Winter Festa' – a celebration
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2024 Winter Festa is a large-scale, all-in-one festival held at Seoul's iconic landmarks. It features a variety of programs, including media facade displays, light sculptures, ice skating rinks, Christmas markets, influencer events, and New Year's Eve bell-ringing ceremonies. For foreign visitors looking to enjoy a warm and festive holiday season in Seoul, we highly recommend experiencing Winter Festa through this article.| 2024 Seoul light gwanghwamun: Luminous Axis
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Seoul Light Gwanghwamun is one of Seoul's iconic light festivals, featuring cultural and artistic content through media art. Based on the historical context of Gwanghwamun, it artistically showcases Seoul's present and future vision, offering a multi-sensory experience.Event Period December 13, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Location 1-68 Sejong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Website https://seoullightgwanghwamun.com/web/php/main.php
| 2024 Seoul Lantern Festival
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Event Period December 13, 2024 – January 12, 2025
Location Cheonggyecheon Area (Cheonggye Plaza to Samilgyo Bridge)
Website https://stolantern.com/
| Gwanghwamun Market
ⓒ 2024 Seoul Gwanghwamun Market
A Christmas market will be held around Gwanghwamun Square. Now in its third year, the Gwanghwamun Market features a Christmas village centered around a large tree, offering various handmade crafts and seasonal items that capture the festive spirit. If you want to create warm and special memories with family, loved ones, or friends, be sure to visit this magical spot.Event Period December 13, 2024 – January 05, 2025
Location Gwanghwamun Square, Sejong-ro Park
Website https://stolantern.com/
| 2024 Seoul Light DDP
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From December 19 to 31, for a total of 13 days, Seoul Light DDP 2024 will be held on the 222-meter facade of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). Celebrating the 10th anniversary of DDP’s opening, this year’s winter theme is “5 Cheers!: A Relay of Hope and Encouragement”, sending messages of hope and support to everyone bidding farewell to the year and welcoming the new one. The event will feature five media art pieces created by five renowned domestic and international artists, presented in an omnibus format to deliver a rich and immersive experience.Event Period December 19, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Location Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP)
Website https://ddp.or.kr/?menuno=228
| 2024 Seoul Plaza Skate Festival
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The 2024 Seoul Plaza Skate Festival will showcase a space design that modernly reinterprets the nostalgic charm of ice sledding and top-spinning enjoyed along the Han River in the past. The Seoul Plaza Ice Rink is considered one of Seoul’s top winter attractions, beloved as a go-to spot for winter dates and family outings.Event Period December 20, 2024 – February 9, 2025
Location Seoul Plaza Ice Rink
Website https://seoulskate.kr/home