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Gaya Theme Park Light Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 161 Gaya thema-gil, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
- 🎫 Admission
- 유료(2,000원)
- 🕘 Hours
- 17:20-22:00 (Last admission 21:00)
- 🎪 Venue
- Gimhae Gaya Theme Park
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Gimhae Cultural Tourism Foundation
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-55-340-7900
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
The Gaya Theme Park Light Festival showcases the story of departure, navigation, and the encounter with Gaya through light sculptures, illuminations, media art, and photo zones. Walking along the path of light resembling the blue sea and night sky. On weekends and holidays, a local food zone, regional creator art market, and outdoor performances featuring jazz, fusion traditional music, and acoustic music will be added. Experience a special summer night in Gimhae where light, history, performances, food, and art come together.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Gaya Theme Park Light Festival
- Light festival
- LED performance
- fireworks show
- concert
- traditional music performance
- food zone
- art market
- etc.
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization for the most recent edition. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 김해시, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
Aug — 1.06 · quietest of the months we have
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Aug 1.06 / Oct 1.15
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
Most sites only say "parking available." These are official figures from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, so you can judge before you drive.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
Names and addresses here stay in Korean on purpose. Google Maps cannot give directions inside South Korea, and NAVER Map / KakaoMap find these places only under their Korean names — copy an address above and paste it straight in.
🎪 Other festivals nearby at the same time
Overlapping dates, within 60 km.
Nearby Attractions
Places near the festival venue, described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Distances and times are road-based driving estimates from NAVER route search — useful for taxi trips — and can change with traffic. Places under 1 km in a straight line are marked “walkable”. Anything more than 15 km away by road is left out.
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Gimhae Astronomical Observatory김해천문대 Attraction0.4 km straight · walkable
Gimhae Astronomical Observatory opened on February 1, 2002 as part of the Millennium Commemorative Project that started in December 1998. It was built to satisfy the…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 가야테마길 254 (어방동) -
Bunsanseong Fortress김해 분산성 Attraction0.6 km straight · walkable
Bunsanseong Fortress was constructed in the 3rd year of the reign of Goryeo's King U (1377) by Magistrate Park Wi to defend against foreign enemies, but it was destroyed…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 가야로405번안길 210-162 -
Museum of the ancient tombs in Daseong-dong대성동고분박물관 Cultural facilityapprox. 7.5 km · ~19 min by car
The Museum of the ancient tombs in Daseong-dong displays artifacts unearthed from the four excavations of the Daeseongdong Tumuli. Highlighting often overlooked relics…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 가야의길 126 -
Gimhae National Museum국립김해박물관 Cultural facilityapprox. 7.8 km · ~19 min by car
The Gimhae National Museum was opened on July 29, 1998, in order to research and preserve the cultural heritage of the ancient kingdom of Gaya. The museum is at the foot…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 가야의길 190 -
Tomb of King Suro수로왕릉 Attractionapprox. 6.9 km · ~20 min by car
King Suro founded the Garak Kingdom in AD 42 and married Heo Hwang-ok, a princess from the Indian country of Ayuta, in AD 48. He was the founder of the Gimhae Kim…
Korean address for map apps경상남도 김해시 왕릉길 26
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Taking the trip home
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