Best Places For Christmas In South Korea #1 :: Christmas Destinations With Christmas Festival & Lights In Daegu

Spending Christmas In Daegu #1

Arte Suseong Land

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Arte Suseong Land turns into a fancy festival hall of light at night.

How about spending a wonderful Christmas in Arte Suseong Land which turns into a romantic place as the whole park twinkles with about a million of LED lights, a photo zone, a light tunnel, and a sweet starlit garden?

Food Truck Festival with food trucks selling over 50 kinds of various foods are held in Arte Suseong Land until December 31st.

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It starts at 5pm on weekdays and 11:30 am on weekends, and is open until 10pm. Entrance fee to Arte Suseong Land is free(exclusive of rides), so try to spend a romantic and fun-filled Christmas day by riding exciting rides and enjoying the food festival and fancy lights at Arte Suseong Land.

■ Food Truck Festival

  ➤ Term : Until December 31, 2916

  ➤ Hours 
    • 5pm to 22:00 on weekdays 
    • 11:30am to 22:00 on weekends

■ Starlight Garden
  ➤ Term : December through February
  ➤ Hours
    • 18:00 to 21:00 on weekdays 
    • 18:00 to 22:00 on weekends

■ Location : 10 min walk from Suseong lake Station, subway line 3(monorail)
■ Address : 35-5 Yonghak-ro, Suseong-gu, Daegu

E-world Starlight Santa Festival

Photo Credit: E-World

Another Christmas festival is being held in Daegu.

E-world Starlight Santa Festival is being held every weekend until December 25. E-world, as the largest theme park in Daegu, has been entertaining people with its various festivals every season.

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Currently, the whole park is decorated with fancy LED lights and Christmas decorations.

And exciting events such as ‘Santa’s Hope Tunnel’ (where you can hang your wish written on a note from the Hope Mailbox), performances held at the square in front of the merry-go-round, colorful LED light parade, Santa’s Dance Party enjoyed with 100 Santas dancing along with the carols, etc. are being held during the festival.

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TIP

At the back part of the building where the theme park’s main entrance is located, there is a road leading to the 83 Tower. If you go up that road, you can go straight to 83 Tower entrance without paying the entrance fee of the theme park. You pay just the observatory entrance fee at the entrance of observatory in the 83 Tower.

At the observatory, you can look over the dazzling and spectacular E-world and the whole Daegu city. If you want to spend a night of Christmas while enjoying a wonderful night view, it is recommended to go to the 83 Tower Observatory.

■ E-World Starlight Santa Festival
  ➤ Term : Every weekend until Dec 25
  ➤ Venue : E-World, Daegu 
  ➤ Special attraction during the festival
    • Gigantic Christmas Fireworks Show
      Dec 24, from 20:30
    • Santa’s Dance Party & Santa’s Train Play
      14:40 / 18:40
  ➤ Admission Fee
    • Entry Ticket 
      Adult 18,000 won / Teen 11,000 won / Child 10,000 won 
    • Daily Pass
      Adult 37,000 won / Teen 32,000 won / Child 27,000 won 
    • Nighttime discounted fare 
      Daily Pass 21,000 won

■ 83 Tower at E-World
  ➤ Hours - 10:00 to 22:00 
  ➤ Ticket - Adult 10,000 won / Teen 10,000 won / Child 5,000 won 

■ Location : 12min walk from exit 15 of Duryu Station on the subway line 2
■ Address : 200, Duryu Gongwon-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea