Baeknyeon Night Market 2026: October 30–31 WICKED

Baeknyeon Night Market brings market food, music and visitor activities to Baeknyeon Market in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, on October 30–31, 2026, from 4–9 p.m. General admission is free, making it an option for an evening of browsing and eating rather than a visit built around one stage show.

This stop suits a traveller who wants a traditional-market setting with DJs and room to choose what to explore. If a particular performer or organized game is the main reason for your trip, wait for the detailed program before committing your evening. The appeal here is the mix of food, music and market spaces.

Two evenings, one October edition

The announced dates are Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31. Both evenings run from 16:00 to 21:00, Seoul time.

The event's Korean name is Baeknyeon Night (백년나이트), meaning Hundred-Year Night, and WICKED is its October theme. Saving both that name and Baeknyeon Market (백년시장) helps distinguish the event from the place when searching for information. The market name is the useful destination for navigation; the event name helps identify the October program.

With the same advertised opening hours on both dates, your existing Seoul plans can guide which evening to choose. Someone already planning time in Gangbuk-gu has a different decision from someone crossing the city for a particular act. For the latter, the performance details matter more than the overall opening window.

Food, music and four market zones

The four main areas are Stage, Food lounge, Table zone and Play bunker. The Table zone is split into T1 and T2. Main and sub-DJ booths, an event zone, a public restroom and an emergency booth are also marked. These labels give you useful reference points for a market-wide visit.

A practical first look at the map starts with your arrival point, then the restroom and emergency booth, followed by the area you most want to visit. For food, the Food lounge and Table zone are useful places to locate first. For performances, the Stage and DJ booth labels help you orient yourself. The T1 and T2 names can also make a more precise meeting point than simply saying 'the tables.'

Baeknyeon Night Market includes DJs and performances, song requests played through the market, market food, cocktails and makgeolli, a Korean rice-based alcoholic drink. Another advertised activity is Baeknyeon Booking (백년부킹), an on-site service that connects visiting teams to join tables and share a toast. Here, booking means meeting other groups, not reserving admission. This is a separate choice from listening to a performance: it is aimed at teams who want to socialize with others at the event.

Gates 1–7 are marked on the Baeknyeon Night Market map. Noting the gate nearest your arrival point gives you a way to describe where you entered. Tracing a route between that gate, your chosen food or music area and the exit can help you understand the layout before browsing.

The WICKED PLAY panel is still marked COMING SOON. Food and music are firmer reasons to go than a specific game; the Play bunker is better treated as something to investigate on arrival. A flexible visit works better here than arranging your evening around an activity whose details have yet to appear.

Baeknyeon Night Market admission and spending

Seoul's official media site lists general admission as free in its October 12, 2026 article. That makes browsing a reasonable starting point if you want to see the atmosphere before spending. Your food and drink budget remains a separate decision from entry, and the menu price is the relevant figure when choosing a meal or snack.

A simple spending plan separates food, drinks and optional activities. For an optional program or VIP area, the question to settle on site is the price and what it includes, before agreeing to take part.

The Baeknyeon Night Market coin promotion offers one event coin for presenting a receipt at the review box for a purchase of at least KRW 3,000 at the market. Keeping it after a planned purchase leaves you the option to participate without deciding about coins while ordering.

Coin collecting is optional. If your visit is mainly about eating and listening to music, it can stay that way. If the promotion interests you, locating the review box and checking the available rewards makes more sense than buying extra food just to join in. The map's coin zone and exchange point are useful labels to recognize.

Reach the market from Suyu Station

For Baeknyeon Night Market, the public-transport approach is subway Line 4 to Suyu Station, Exit 8. From the exit, continue straight for 150 metres, cross the crosswalk, then turn left and continue for 250 metres.

The address is 16 Hancheon-ro 144-gil, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. Before starting the walk, matching that address with 백년시장 in your map app helps keep the destination clear. At the crossing and left turn, the destination marker is a useful second reference alongside the written directions, especially if you searched using an English event name.

If a search result points to a different location, comparing the district and street address is a better next step than following the event name alone. The saved Korean market name is also something you can show when asking for directions.

Check the October notice before setting out

General-admission reservation requirements, English assistance, foreign-card acceptance and rain arrangements remain unclear in the published information. If any determines whether you can visit, an answer from the organizer is worth getting before travelling. October program details are being added in stages. Last checked: October 20, 2026.

Before leaving for Baeknyeon Night Market, check the organizer's latest October notice.

Event information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)