Baeknyeon Night Market "October 2026: WICKED"

About the festival

Eat, play, and collect, and the fun of enjoying the market comes around once more. "Baeknyeon Night," certified as the best night market in Korea in 2025, will be held at Baeknyeon Market in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, on October 30 and 31, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Themed "WICKED," capturing the eerie mood of late October, this event turns the familiar market alleys into a strange and playful autumn night playground. The core of Baeknyeon Night is the "Subaeki" system, which connects shopping and play at the market. Visitors can collect "Subaeki" by showing receipts for purchases of KRW 3,000 or more at Baeknyeon Market, or by enjoying on-site missions, events, and specially themed participatory content. They can be exchanged for Baeknyeon Night goods, Baeknyeon Market gift certificates, Baeknyeon Jumak makgeolli kits, digital Onnuri gift certificates, and more, and cocktails can be exchanged without any limit on the number of times. Eating and drinking at the market and playing games in the alleys come back as rewards, adding to the fun of exploring every corner of the market. The food also reflects Baeknyeon Market's own character. Visitors can enjoy a variety of snacks and drinking snacks from market shops, food trucks, and mobile stalls, including "Baeknyeon Jumak" makgeolli planned with the market's spirit and the signature drinks of the Baeknyeon Cocktail Bar. Moving between the stage with DJ music and performances, the food lounge for resting with food, the table zone for sitting around with your group, and the play bunker for joining games, everyone can enjoy the night as they like. Choosing the music is also up to visitors. "Baeknyeon Request Song" is a program in which visitors request a song they want to hear via an on-site QR code, and it is played across the whole market according to operating conditions and play order. The one song you choose fills the market alleys, and people at different tables enjoy the same music. At the DJ stage, professional festival DJs add to the energy of the event. A night of enjoying a good meal in the market alleys, exchanging the "Subaeki" collected through shopping and play for goods and cocktails, and meeting new companions while listening to request songs together. Baeknyeon Night is a night market that visitors complete themselves, adding play, music, and encounters to the warmth of a traditional market.