| Dates | 2–31 Oct 2021 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hwarang Forest (Luminight), Gyeongju Expo Park경상북도 경주시 경감로 614 (천군동) |
| Admission | Paid: ₩10,000 general (₩8,000 booked online), ₩8,000 for groups, ₩5,000 for daytime Expo Park visitors and The Show Silla audiences. The night event is ticketed separately from daytime park entry. |
| Next edition | 2026: 24 Sep – 24 Oct 2026 |
Notes on the 2021 edition
Held as Lumina Happy Halloween (루미나 해피 할로윈), billed as the first Halloween programme in the region; the earliest autumn edition found.
About the festival
EX Pumpkin Night is a Halloween-themed night walk along the 2 km lit trail through Hwarang Forest (Luminight) at Gyeongju Expo Park, at the entrance to Gyeongju's Bomun resort area. The 2026 edition, built around the park mascots Hwani and Wani and Silla's twelve zodiac guardians, runs 24 September–24 October, 18:00–22:00 daily with last entry at 21:00; tickets are ₩10,000, or ₩8,000 booked online. Take the KTX to Gyeongju Station (about 2 h 15 m from Seoul), then a taxi of about 30 minutes. The 2027 dates have not been announced.
Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main EX Pumpkin Night page, which covers every edition.
Source
Facts checked
19 October 2026, against the sources listed below.