🎂 Bang Chan birthday cafés 2026: every Seoul and Busan café we found
Bang Chan's birthday is October 3. For 2026 we found eight fan-run birthday cafés: five around Hongdae and Sangsu in Seoul and three in Busan. Here they are with dates, how to get there and the goodies, cross-checked on two fan event databases.
Step by step
- 30 (Thirty) · Cookiecoco, Hongdae · Oct 2–4Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~7 min walk. Bang Chan paper cup and dessert giveaways. Host @30thirty_chan on X.
- Channie's Arcade · Dear My Dear, Hongdae · Oct 2–4Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~5 min walk. Arcade theme, paper cup and dessert giveaways. Host @chanieeworld.
- Baby Wolf Chan's 1003rd Birthday Party · Accent ID (B1), Hongdae · Oct 2–3Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~7 min walk. Stickers and first-come giveaways, plus an online lucky draw. Host @mira8330.
- MAKE 美 CRAZY · Punch Drunk Love (3F), Sangsu · Oct 3–4Sangsu Stn (Line 6), ~5 min walk. Oct 3 12–19h, Oct 4 12–18h. Every visitor gets a paper cup, photocard, postcard, stickers and a cup holder; one menu item per person. Host @hwaya_skz.
- STAY for coffee? Barista of the Day · Brown City Gallery, Hongdae · Oct 3–4Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9, ~7 min walk. Oct 3 12–19h, Oct 4 12–18h. One menu item gets a paper cup, two printed photos, a barista certificate and a keyring. Host @BANGRISTA_CHAN.
- Busan: three more cafés on Oct 2–3MAKE 美 CRAZY at Vanilla 808 (next to Gaegeum Stn), Stay with CHAN Forever at Hoya Pangya, Seomyeon (Oct 3 only) and Happy Bang Chan Day at Heart Birthday, Jeonpo (Oct 3 only).
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Before you go
- Five Seoul cafés sit within a 10-minute walk of Hongik Univ. Stn exit 9 and Sangsu Stn — you can visit several in one afternoon.
- Opening hours and giveaway rules change; check each host's X account on the day.
- Goodies are gifts from fellow fans — order a drink, say thanks, and please don't resell.
Routes
Checked Sep 26 · Sources: www.offmate.kr · dukplace.com · dukplace.com
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