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Damyang Santa Festival 2025 in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

담양산타축제 2025

Dec2025
24 –25
Wed–Thu
Past edition

24 December 2025 to 25 December 2025

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Damyang Santa Festival page (Expected Dec 2026).

Venue this year. Main stage at Metaplaza inside Metaland on the Metasequoia Road; family zone at Children's Provence; busking in the old-town Central Park; exhibitions at Dambit Art Warehouse and Haedong Culture and Art Village; Juknokwon included in the voucher scheme.

Dates24–25 Dec 2025
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
AdmissionFestival admission: Free · Metaland (Metasequoia Road) entry, adult: ₩2,000
Previous edition2023: 23–25 Dec 2023
Next edition2026: Most likely 24–25 December 2026 (Thursday and Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day), following the 2025 pattern; it would be the 8th edition. Nothing announced as of 18 October 2026. The 2025 dates and line-up were published on 26 November 2025, so expect an announcement in late November 2026. The venue has switched between Metaland and the old town, so check it too.

Program

  • 24 Decchildren's carol performance, street parade with Santa, lighting ceremony and fireworks; concerts by Lim Chang-jung, Wax and an EDM DJ
  • 25 Decconcerts by Noise, Park Seong-hyeon and local performers
  • Both daysSanta Grill House at Children's Provence (marshmallows and corn over braziers); LED-lamp and keyring making
  • Both days20 Santas roaming the grounds with mini-games, photo events and giveaways
  • Light installations and photo zones: large star at the entrance, Santa frames, snowman lights, big tree
  • Busking in the old-town Central Park; exhibitions at Dambit Art Warehouse and Haedong Culture and Art Village; Damyang produce sales

Prices

ItemPriceNote
Festival admissionFreeNo separate festival ticket reported
Metaland (Metasequoia Road) entry, adult₩2,000Refunded in full as a Damyang gift voucher during the festival; youth and military ₩1,000, children ₩700, free for ages 6 and under, 65 and over and Damyang residents (current fees per KTO data)
Juknokwon entry, adult₩3,000Also refunded in full as a gift voucher during the festival

Notes on the 2025 edition

7th edition; slogan 'We are someone's Santa'. No visitor total was published; the county said the festival ended without safety incidents and that it wants to make it a leading winter festival held every Christmas.

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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