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Suseong Light Art Festival 2023 in Daegu, South Korea

수성빛예술제 2023

Dec2023
22 –31
Fri–Sun
Past edition

22 December 2023 to 31 December 2023

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2023 festival offered. The current information is on the Suseong Light Art Festival page (Expected Dec/Jan 2026–27).

Venue this year. Around Suseongmot Lake and Sanghwa Hill, where a large sculpture of Tubi, Suseong-gu's character, stood.

Dates22–31 Dec 2023
WeatherDecember average 8/−1 °C (46/30 °F), 19 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Daegu station.
VenueSuseongmot Lake (lakeside promenade and Sanghwa Hill)대구광역시 수성구 무학로 112 (두산동)
AdmissionEntry: Free
Next edition2024: 23–31 Dec 2024

Program

  • Fri 22 Decopening lighting, followed by a drone art show
  • Drone art show 'Cycle of Life Part 2' with 350 drones, about 10 minutes long; announced for 22 Dec and for 24 and 31 Dec at 19:00
  • 52 light artworks under the theme 'Suseong Light Harmony', 33 of them made by about 1,200 residents, including school students
  • Professional zone 'Artist's New Road' (theme: Relationship): 4 invited artists working with 32 local art students in 10 teams
  • Sun 24 DecK-pop random-play dance and a carol jazz concert
  • Free Suseong Tour Bus around the lake, 22–25 Dec, 13:00–23:00

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree

Notes on the 2023 edition

5th edition, 10 days. Kyongbuk Maeil reported more than 90,000 visitors a year. A later report described the drone shows on 23 and 24 December.

About the festival

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.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Suseong Light Art Festival page, which covers every edition.

Source

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

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