Haeundae Light Festival

The Haeundae District Office (headed by District Mayor Kim Seong-su) will hold the 13th Haeundae Light Festival, starting with the lighting ceremony on November 28 and running through January 10, 2027.

This year's festival takes "Deep Dive Haeundae" as its theme, presenting a journey of light that grows brighter the deeper one descends from the water's surface into the deep sea.

Across the space stretching from Haeundae Square (Gunam-ro) to the white sand of the beach, colorful light sculptures and media art themed on the sea, voyages, and the deep sea will be installed, offering visitors an immersive experience like exploring the ocean firsthand.

During the festival, Haeundae Square is transformed into a space of dynamic voyaging toward the deep sea.

The "Cruise Gate," announcing a cruise ship's departure, and a 30-meter tunnel of light greet visitors. Photo zones inspired by waves and light sculptures evoking a cruise ship's deck party follow, and LED panels installed on a large diver sculpture will screen ocean-exploration media art, drawing every eye.

The Christmas tree brightening Haeundae Square is also dressed up more specially than ever. A lush "Christmas Tree Forest" of eleven trees, up to six meters tall, creates a fairy-tale winter scene, and on Christmas Day snow machines add the romance of a white, snow-falling Christmas.

Stepping onto the sandy beach, the full-fledged "deep-sea exploration" begins.

At the center of the beach stands the festival's landmark, a twelve-meter ship sculpture. Around it, various marine creatures, a giant whale, submarine sculptures, and a sea turtle arch depict a deep underwater seascape.

At the end of the journey of light, visitors encounter a large pearl-oyster sculpture glowing with brilliant light and a golden treasure chest. The exploration that began at the surface culminates in a jewel forest of the deep sea, delivering a moving finale.

This year's festival is distinguished by greatly strengthened participatory content that visitors complete together, going beyond simple viewing.

"Interactive lighting" that changes color at visitors' touch is installed throughout the festival grounds, letting anyone enjoy directly moving and transforming light. At the lighthouse sculpture at the far end of the beach, a "wish message zone" for leaving new-year wishes and a photo zone celebrating the new year 2027 will be operated.

On weekends during the festival, varied hands-on programs such as making glow-in-the-dark ocean bracelets and fish-tank mood lamps will be held, letting visitors keep special winter memories.