December is filling up with year-end gatherings and holiday travel plans. Someone once said that a beautiful end to an eventful year is a good memory. Check out these concerts and festivals that will make the end of the year warm and beautiful.
Musician end-of-year concerts
One of the many reasons to celebrate the end of the year is the abundance of concert options. Here’s a list of the top concerts for December 2024, a great time to bring your pom-poms to Yeouido.
1. 2024 Epic High Concert
🗓️ December 20, 2024 (Fri) ~ December 22, 2024 (Sun)
📍 Olympic Park Handball Stadium
2. 2024 Sungkyunkwan Year-end Concert
🗓️ Friday, December 27, 2024 ~ Tuesday, December 31, 2024
📍 KSPO DOME
3. 2024 Crush Concert ‘CRUSH HOUR: O’
🗓️ Dec. 20, 2024 (Fri) ~ Dec. 22, 2024 (Sun)
📍 KSPO DOME
4. Youngwoong Lim Recital ‘RE:CITAL’
🗓️ Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) ~ Jan. 4, 2025 (Sat)
📍 Gocheok Sky Dome
5. 2024 Broccoliner Year-end Performance
🗓️ Dec. 24, 2024 (Tue) ~ Dec. 29, 2024 (Sun)
📍 Nodlesum Live House, Yes24 Wonderlock Hall
6. 2024 Day Six Special Concert ‘The Present’
🗓️ December 20, 2024 (Fri) ~ December 21, 2024 (Sat)
📍 Gocheok Sky Dome
Candlelight Christmas Special
Christmas, music, and candles. It’s a combination that makes the heart grow fonder. Candlelight presents a Christmas special, a magical time with live musical lights. Jingle Bells, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” “Last Christmas,” and Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Candy Canes” (from The Nutcracker). From pop to classical, we’ve rounded up all the classic songs that come to mind when you think of Christmas. These familiar favorites will be reinterpreted by a string quartet every winter.
캔들라이트: 크리스마스 클래식
Seoul Winterfesta
Seoul Winterfesta, a winter festival held at landmarks across the city, begins. From the Seoul Light Lantern Festival, a nighttime light festival in the Cheonggyecheon area, to the media art project Seoul Light, the Seoul version of the Christmas Market, Gwanghwamun Market, and Seoulcon with K-pop performances and EDM parties. The December 31 event will also feature a countdown event.
1. Seoul Lantern Festival
🗓️ December 13, 2024 (Fri) – January 12, 2025 (Sun)
📍 Cheonggyecheon area
2. Gwanghwamun Market
🗓️ December 13, 2024 (Fri) ~ January 5, 2025 (Sun)
📍 Gwanghwamun Area
3. Seoul Con
🗓️ December 28, 2024 (Sat) ~ January 1, 2025 (Wed)
📍 Dongdaemun Design Plaza
4. Jeya’s Bell Tajong Event
🗓️ December 31, 2024 (Tue) ~ January 1, 2025 (Wed)
📍 Boshingak Area
5. Seoul Light Gwanghwamun
🗓️ December 13, 2024 (Fri) ~ January 5, 2025 (Sun)
📍 Gwanghwamun Area
6. Seoulite DDP
🗓️ December 19, 2024 (Thu) ~ January 1, 2025 (Wed)
📍 Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Clubs, Parties, Record Shops
If you’re a party animal, it’s wise to keep up with Seoul’s leading clubs, record stores, and party communities. Compact Record Bar, Cake Shop, SX Seoul, Bolero, and many others have yet to announce details of their year-end parties, so keep an eye on their Instagram for schedules.