Daegu has one festival on record in January: Suseong Light Art Festival, expected Dec/Jan 2026–27, free entry. The Suseong Light Art Festival (수성빛예술제) lines Suseongmot Lake in Daegu's Suseong district with light sculptures and media art made by local residents, students and artists, with drone shows over the water, every Christmas and New Year season since 2019. The 2025 edition ran 24 December 2025–4 January 2026, lit 17:00–22:00 daily; 2026 dates are not announced yet, but it usually opens between 20 and 24 December. Entry is free; take Daegu Metro Line 3 to Suseongmot Station, Exit 1, about 5 minutes' walk.
Typical January weather in Daegu: average high 6 °C (43 °F), low −3 °C (27 °F), 19 mm of rain (Daegu station, KMA 1991–2020 normals).
| Festival | Dates | Admission | Nearest station | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suseong Light Art Festival수성빛예술제 | Expected Dec/Jan 2026–27 | Free entry | Suseongmot Station, Exit 1 | Expected |
Dates marked “expected” follow the organizer's usual pattern and are replaced when the official announcement comes. Each festival page lists the sources.
| Festival town | Average high | Average low | Rain | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daegu | 6 °C 43 °F | −3 °C 27 °F | 19 mm | Daegu |
What to wear. Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
Monthly averages, not a forecast. Source: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, via the KMA-sourced climate tables for Daegu. Where a festival town has no station with published normals, the nearest one is used and its distance shown.
The Suseong Light Art Festival (수성빛예술제) lines Suseongmot Lake in Daegu's Suseong district with light sculptures and media art made by local residents, students and artists, with drone shows over the water, every Christmas and New Year season since 2019. The 2025 edition ran 24 December 2025–4 January 2026, lit 17:00–22:00 daily; 2026 dates are not announced yet, but it usually opens between 20 and 24 December.
January is ice season. It opens with sunrise festivals on the east coast, at Jeongdongjin in Gangneung and Homigot in Pohang, where crowds stay up on New Year's Eve for the year's first sunrise. Then the rivers freeze: Hwacheon cuts thousands of holes in its frozen stream for the mountain-trout festival, Hongcheon holds an ice-fishing festival on the frozen Hongcheon River, and Pyeongchang runs a trout festival beside the KTX line to Gangneung. Up in the Daegwallyeong highlands of the same county, the snow festival of sculptures and sled runs is planned to open on 30 January in 2027, and Taebaek builds snow sculptures in Taebaeksan National Park in late January or early February. In Cheongyang, the Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival runs through the month. Seoul's lanterns along Cheonggyecheon usually stay lit into mid-January, Busan's Haeundae Light Festival and Gwangbok-ro light trees into January or February, and the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong until March; the ASSITEJ children's theatre festival in Daehak-ro runs into the first weekend.
Tip. Daytime temperatures in Hwacheon sit around −5 °C; ice-fishing slots sell out on weekends, so book the weekday session.
Daegu has one festival on record in January: Suseong Light Art Festival, expected Dec/Jan 2026–27, free entry. The Suseong Light Art Festival (수성빛예술제) lines Suseongmot Lake in Daegu's Suseong district with light sculptures and media art made by local residents, students and artists, with drone shows over the water, every Christmas and New Year season since 2019. The 2025 edition ran 24 December 2025–4 January 2026, lit 17:00–22:00 daily; 2026 dates are not announced yet, but it usually opens between 20 and 24 December. Entry is free; take Daegu Metro Line 3 to Suseongmot Station, Exit 1, about 5 minutes' walk.
Expected Dec/Jan 2026–27. Expected. Free entry. Nearest station: Suseongmot Station, Exit 1. The organizer has not yet confirmed the dates; this page updates when they do.
Average high 6 °C (43 °F), low −3 °C (27 °F), 19 mm of rain (Daegu station, KMA 1991–2020 normals). Near or below freezing after dark: a warm coat and layers.
KTX from Seoul Station or Suseo to Dongdaegu Station in about 1 h 50 m, then Metro Line 1 and 2 to Duryu Station.
17 festivals across Korea fall in January, including ASSITEJ Korea Winter Festival, Chilgapsan Ice Fountain Festival, Daegwallyeong Snow Festival. Daytime temperatures in Hwacheon sit around −5 °C; ice-fishing slots sell out on weekends, so book the weekday session.