Baengnyeon Night Market: October '26 — WICKED · 2026 · Historical listing

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Information for this edition

Dates

Oct 30, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026

Place

Gangbuk District Baeknyeon Market, 16, Hanchen-ro 144-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Suyudong)

Admission at the time

Free

Published hours at the time

16:00~21:00

Facts last checked

2026-10-31

First preserved here

2026-10-23

Published programme

Eat, play and collect, and the pleasure of the market comes back one more time. Baengnyeon Night, recognized in 2025 as the nation's best night market, runs October 30–31, 2026, from 16:00 to 21:00 at Baengnyeon Market in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. With the spooky late-October theme WICKED, familiar alleys become a strange, delightful autumn-night playground. At its heart is the Subaegi system linking shopping and play. Present a receipt for at least 3,000 won from the market, or join on-site missions, events and specially themed interactive content to collect Subaegi. Exchange them for festival goods, market vouchers, a Baengnyeon Jumak makgeolli kit, digital Onnuri vouchers and more; cocktail exchanges have no limit. Eating, drinking and alley games return as benefits, encouraging exploration. Food reflects the market's character: locally conceived Baengnyeon Jumak makgeolli, signature cocktails, and snacks and food from shops, trucks and mobile stalls. Move among a DJ and performance stage, a food lounge, group tables and the Play Bunker game zone to enjoy the night your way. Visitors can choose the music too: scan an on-site QR code to request songs through Baengnyeon Requests, broadcast throughout the market according to operating conditions and play order. Your one chosen song fills the alleys, bringing different tables together. Professional festival DJs add energy. Enjoy a meal, trade Subaegi collected through purchases and play for products and cocktails, listen to requests and meet new company. Traditional-market warmth, play, music and encounters make this a night market completed by its visitors.

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