| Dates | 5 Dec – 22 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 17:30–22:00 daily |
| Weather | December average 10/2 °C (51/36 °F), 34 mm of rain January average 8/0 °C (47/32 °F), 35 mm of rain February average 10/2 °C (50/35 °F), 50 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Busan station. |
| Venue | Gwangbok-ro and Gwangbok Jungang-ro (main tree at Gwangbok-ro City Spot)부산광역시 중구 광복로 72-1 (광복동2가) |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2024: 15 Nov – 2 Feb 2025 |
| Next edition | 2026: Not announced as of 18 October 2026. Recent lightings were 18 Dec 2022, 8 Dec 2023, 15 Nov 2024 and 5 Dec 2025, each running into late January or February (the last two for 80 days). Expect the lights to go on between mid-November and mid-December 2026 and stay up into February 2027, probably past the Seollal holiday (6–9 Feb 2027). For the last three editions the first press reports of Jung-gu's announcement appeared 2–11 days before the lighting (27 Nov 2023, 13 Nov 2024, 28 Nov 2025). |
Program
- Fri 5 Dec 17:30countdown lighting ceremony on the special stage in front of the City Spot main tree
- Mon 8 Dec 17:30lighting of the Sanbok Sky Light Street on the hillside road (Hyegwang High School to the Yeongju-dong elevator), at the Yeongju-dong Haneul-nun Observatory
- December weekend eveningsGwangbok-ro Winter Light Concert, busking by Busan musicians
- Sat 20–Sun 21 DecChristmas cooking class and mini-tree making (advance booking), and a costume-character street event
- Once a monthcitizen lighting performance, in which residents switch on the tree (application required)
- Anamorphic media main tree at City Spot; light fountain and interactive media façade at the fountain plaza; K-culture sculptures (tiger, magpie, Sun, Moon and Five Peaks screen); new LED media pole at the Gwangbok-ro entrance
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free |
Notes on the 2025 edition
80 days; theme "K-Nuri: From Gwangbok to the World" (K-누리, 광복에서 세계로). The Christmas experience programme was run by a youth group at BNK Art Cinema.
About the festival
The Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival (광복로 겨울빛 트리축제), held since 2009 and long known as the Busan Christmas Tree Festival, lights about 1.1 km of Gwangbok-ro, the shopping street of Busan's old downtown in Nampo-dong, with a large media tree and light sculptures for about 80 nights each winter. The 2025 edition ran 5 December 2025–22 February 2026, lit 17:30–22:00 daily; 2026 dates are not announced yet, but the lights usually go on between mid-November and early December and stay up into February. Entry is free; take Busan Metro Line 1 to Nampo Station, Exit 7.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.
- 2025 edition source
- Busan Metropolitan City — Calendar of Events: Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival (2025)municipal
- Busan Metropolitan City — news: 2025 Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festival (17 Dec 2025)municipal
- Busan Metropolitan City — Calendar of Events: 2023 Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festivalmunicipal
- Busan Metropolitan City — Calendar of Events: 2022 Gwangbok-ro Winter Light Tree Festivalmunicipal