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Seoul Petlympic 2025 in Seoul, South Korea

서울 펫림픽 2025

Sep2025
20 –21
Sat–Sun 20 Sep 10:00–17:00
Past edition

20 September 2025 to 21 September 2025 · 20 Sep 10:00–17:00; 21 Sep programmes 11:00–16:30

This edition has ended. It is kept as a record of what the 2025 festival offered. The current information is on the Seoul Petlympic page (2027 dates to be announced · usually Sep/Oct).

Venue this year. Peace Plaza, World Cup Park; the canicross course ran through the park

Dates20–21 Sep 2025
Hours20 Sep 10:00–17:00; 21 Sep programmes 11:00–16:30
WeatherSeptember average 26/18 °C (79/64 °F), 142 mm of rainMonthly averages, not a forecast: Korea Meteorological Administration climate normals, 1991–2020, Seoul station.
VenuePeace Plaza, World Cup Park서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로 243-48 (성산동)
AdmissionFree. Entering the Petlympic events or the Dog Trail costs ₩40,000 by advance registration; whether booths charge was not published.
Next edition2026: 24–25 Oct 2026

Program

  • 20 Sep 10:00–17:00agility competition in five grades (up to 60 teams per grade) and a dog-training competition for 100 students on pet-related courses
  • 20 Seplectures on behaviour training, dog health and dog massage, open to all
  • 21 Sep 11:00–13:30canicross (about 4.1 km, 30 teams) and canicross walking (470 teams) with the marathoner Lee Bong-ju
  • 21 Sep 13:30–16:30'dog Olympics' (견공올림픽) of six events, such as a 30 m run with the owner and weave poles, 50 teams per event
  • 21 Sepdog fashion show, frisbee and dog dance demonstrations, and booths for pet CPR, tug-toy making and caricatures

Notes on the 2025 edition

First edition, announced as Seoul's first dog sports competition (제1회 도그스포츠 대회) and run by KCMC Culture Institute (케이씨엠씨문화원). Registration opened on 22 Aug 2025. The lectures, demonstrations and booths were open to visitors who had not entered a competition. In agility, a dog wearing a collar or a handler using treats or toys was disqualified. No fees or visitor count were found.

About the festival

Seoul Petlympic is a two-day dog-sports festival run by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, where owners and their dogs try beginner events such as a sit-stay, a recall sprint, a cone slalom and a 15 m team sprint, or walk a 4 km Dog Trail through Peace Park. The second edition runs 24–25 October 2026, 10:00–17:00. Entry is free; entering the events or the Dog Trail costs ₩40,000 by advance registration. Take Line 6 to World Cup Stadium Station, Exit 1.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main Seoul Petlympic page, which covers every edition.

Source

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22 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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