A light emitting display apparatus includes a display portion including a plurality of pixel driving lines disposed over a substrate and a plurality of pixels selectively connected to the plurality of pixel driving lines, a light emitting device layer disposed at the display portion, a dam portion including at least one dam having a metal line, a plurality of switching circuit portions disposed to overlap the at least one dam and selectively connected to the plurality of pixel driving lines, and a front pad portion including a plurality of front pads electrically coupled to the plurality of pixel driving lines and the metal line of the at least one dam, each of the plurality of switching circuit portions includes first and second switching circuits each including a gate electrode electrically coupled to the metal line of the at least one dam.