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Gwanak Starlight Walk
- 📅 Dates
- Dec 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025
- 📍 Location
- 1642-7 Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 18:00-22:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Byeolbitnaerincheon Stream (Sillimgyo Bridge-Bongnimgyo Bridge)
- 🏛️ Organizer
- 관악구청 · Gwanak Foundation for Arts and Culture
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-2-828-5743
⚠️ 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
Gwanak Starlight Walk is a signature winter festival of Gwanak-gu in Seoul. It's a lighting festival where visitors can enjoy beautiful light installation along Byeolbitnaerincheon Stream. The event area spans 300-meters from Sillimgyo Bridge to Bongnimgyo Bridge. The diverse lighting artworks created by ten different Korean artist teams come together to create a space where stories of individuals all become one as a community. Various hands-on programs offer visitors a chance to see and enjoy the sights and sounds of the city throughout the festival period.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 관악구, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Apr 1.02 / Aug 1.09
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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🏮 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.
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Nearby Attractions
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