| Dates | 19–31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours | 19:00–21:30, six shows a night at 19:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30, 21:00 and 21:30 (an 18-minute programme); on 31 December until 01:30 |
| Weather | December average 4/−3 °C (40/26 °F), 23 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station. |
| Venue | Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), façade and Eoullim Plaza서울특별시 중구 을지로 281 (을지로7가) |
| Admission | Entry: Free |
| Previous edition | 2023: 21–31 Dec 2023 |
| Next edition | 2025: 18–31 Dec 2025 |
Program
- Theme '5 Cheers!a relay of hope', five short works by illustrators and media artists including Kim Sun-woo, JOGUMAN Studio, Park Je-sung and Jean Jullien, produced by VERSEDAY with music direction by Yoon Sang
- 19–25 DecDDP Design Market (Christmas market) indoors at DDP Market with 24 teams, 16:00–22:00 on weekdays and 14:00–22:00 at weekends and on holidays
- 31 Dec 23:00–1 Jan 01:30New Year countdown with fireworks, a laser show, a media façade by Ahn Graphics and sets by Glen Check and Balming Tiger
Prices
| Item | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Free |
Notes on the 2024 edition
Part of Seoul Winter Festa; 775,719 visitors by the city's count. Autumn run: 29 August–8 September 2024, 20:00–22:00, free, with 'Poem of Time', a reworking of nine paintings by Kim Whanki (video by Park Je-sung, music by Yoon Sang), seen by about 610,000. The two 2024 runs together passed 1.38 million visitors.
About the festival
Seoul Light DDP (서울라이트 DDP) is a free winter media-art show projected onto the 222 m curved façade of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul, run by the Seoul Design Foundation since 2019; recent winter runs end with a New Year's Eve countdown and fireworks. The 2025 winter run was 18–31 December, 18:00–21:30, with shows every 30 minutes; Seoul says the 2026 winter run opens on 17 December 2026, with the countdown on 31 December, but the closing date and hours are not yet published. Take Line 2, 4 or 5 to Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, Exit 1.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seoul Light DDP page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.