What Happened on Halloween 2026 in Seoul?

Gangnam: yes, those are horses

A Halloween street scene with actual horses is hard to scroll past. Riders pass through traffic in the reel shared by @newscall_hot, with a costume, a raised sword prop and a very ordinary city road in the same frame.

The account describes it as Gangnam Station on the previous night. We are keeping that location attribution attached to the clip: the post alone does not establish the route, exact filming time or permission for the procession.

Apgujeong: costumes between the venues

The Gangnam-side story continues in Apgujeong. @clubguest catches costumes and groups outside the nightlife venues; @sphinx_michael shows another pocket of the Rodeo street scene.

The second clip carries an on-screen label for 03:00 on 31 October 2026. That is the video’s own time label, rather than a timestamp we independently confirmed. These are snapshots of particular streets, not a headcount for the whole district.

Itaewon: the Odyssey costume became a performance

A roadside pole became part of an Odyssey-themed performance in the joint post by @mess.olive and @_dandan.man_. The caption dates their encounter to 30 October 2026 in Itaewon. The commitment to the joke is the highlight.

That post displayed about 57,000 likes when reviewed on 1 November 2026. This is a rounded like count, not a view count. @place_archive filmed another angle of the same costume idea, shown alongside it here rather than presented as a separate event.

Itaewon’s larger-than-life creature costumes

The reel from @itaewon_guide goes big on silhouettes: antlers, a tall white creature and an elaborate gold-toned costume moving through the street. These outfits work like walking stage props, with the surrounding crowd adding the scale.

The video labels the scene as 31 October 2026 in Itaewon. We are showing the costumes as costumes; speculation in the comments is not evidence about the people wearing them.

Hongdae brought a whole costume reel

Over in Hongdae, @noconcept_777’s longer montage collects a different run of characters and street-side poses. The caption explicitly calls it Halloween 2026 in Hongdae, so this belongs in the Hongdae chapter of the night.

It is a useful reminder of how many versions of Halloween were happening across Seoul at once: character costumes, theatrical masks and the everyday business of getting through a busy nightlife street.

Why the police and crowd controls were so visible

The reel from @na_koging shows a packed Itaewon alley with visible safety staff and on-screen information about controlled entry. It is a striking view of one location; it should not be used as footage of Gangnam.

For Gangnam, the district’s official 31 October 2026 release confirms joint safety inspections around Gangnam Station and Apgujeong Rodeo on 30 October. About 150 people took part across the district, police, fire, transport bodies and community groups. That is the combined team, not 150 police officers.

The Asia Business Daily’s report, published on 1 November 2026, describes police managing access in crowded Itaewon while Gangnam was relatively quieter. Police in a clip do not, by themselves, establish an arrest, a crime or an emergency.