Seoul Lantern Festival Guide: Dec 11–Jan 31, Free Route & Gwanghwamun Exit 5 [2026]
Looking for the best winter night walk in Seoul? The Seoul Lantern Festival Cheonggyecheon stretch turns the restored stream into a free outdoor gallery of glowing hanji lanterns! Seoul Lantern Festival (서울빛초롱축제) , now in its 18th edition under the theme Romance of Seoul: Symphony of Light , runs from Cheonggye Plaza east to Samilgyo Bridge every evening this winter.