A manufacturing method of a display apparatus, in which a defect rate in a manufacturing process is reduced and product reliability is increased, and a display apparatus manufactured according to the method are provided. The manufacturing method includes: forming a first pixel electrode on a substrate; forming an insulating layer; forming a first dam portion; forming a first lift-off layer; forming a first mask layer; forming a first intermediate layer; forming a first opposite electrode; forming a first insulating protective layer; and removing the first dam portion.