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Damyang Santa Festival 2023 in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

담양산타축제 2023

Dec2023
23 –25
Sat–Mon
Past edition

23 December 2023 to 25 December 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Damyang Santa Festival page (Expected Dec 2026).

Venue this year. Outdoor, standing-only main stage in front of the Honam Climate Change Experience Center on the Metasequoia Road, plus the old town.

Dates23–25 Dec 2023
WeatherDecember average 8/−1 °C (46/31 °F), 37 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Gwangju station, about 20 km away.
VenueMetaland (Metasequoia Road), Damyang-eup전라남도 담양군 담양읍 메타세쿼이아로 12
AdmissionAdmission: ₩2,000
Next edition2025: 24–25 Dec 2025

Program

  • 23 DecNorazo, H1-KEY, fromis_9 and DJ sets
  • 24 DecWEi, EXID, Norazo, Koyote, Seo Mun-tak, An So-mi, DJ Park Myung-soo and DJ Rally
  • 25 Dectrot singers Park Gu-yoon, Yoyomi and Seo Ji-o, plus local singers
  • Busking in the old-town Central Park, a pipe-organ performance at Dambit Art Warehouse and DJ sets at the Damyang LP music space
  • Christmas gift raffle of Damyang produce and a 'Beat Santa' game event

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Admission₩2,000Bought at the on-site ticket booth and refunded in full as local gift vouchers

Notes on the 2023 edition

Branded the 2023 Damyang Meta Music Festival, billed as 'the fifth Christmas party with Santa'.

About the festival

The Damyang Santa Festival (담양산타축제) is a two-day Christmas festival in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, with a Santa parade, a lighting ceremony, fireworks and free outdoor concerts, held in 2025 at Metaland on the Metasequoia Road. The 7th edition ran 24–25 December 2025; the 2026 edition has not been announced but is expected on 24–25 December 2026. Entry is usually effectively free: the only charges reported are the small adult admissions to Metaland and Juknokwon (about ₩2,000–3,000), refunded in full as local gift vouchers during the festival. From Seoul, take the KTX to Gwangju Songjeong (about 2 hours), then a 30–40-minute bus to Damyang.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Damyang Santa Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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