Seoul Petlympic: dogs compete at World Cup Park, Oct. 24–25
Seoul Metropolitan Government holds Seoul Petlympic, a dog-sports festival, on 24–25 October at Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu. Public contests, specialist events such as agility and flyball, a four-kilometre dog walk and free activity booths are planned, and visitors without dogs are welcome.
The festival
Seoul Petlympic, hosted by Seoul Metropolitan Government on 24–25 October 2026 at World Cup Park’s Peace Plaza, brings dogs and handlers together in contests built on cues and teamwork. The second edition combines public-participation contests, specialist dog sports and on-site activities.
The official FAQ says people who do not own dogs may visit, and non-competitors can watch and join selected activities.
Four public events
The public competition has four disciplines: Stay Classic, Recall Sprint, a slalom through cones and a 15-metre Team Sprint. Stay Classic tests a dog’s focus in holding position; Recall Sprint its response to the handler’s call. The slalom zigzags between cones, and in Team Sprint dog and handler run the course together.
Entrants are divided by height. The official form separates dogs under 40cm from those 40cm or taller; there is no weight category.
Specialist dog sports
The spectator programme includes agility, disc-dog events, dog dancing and flyball. Agility dogs negotiate obstacles on the handler’s directions; disc events combine a chase and a catch; dog dancing sets movement to music; and flyball dogs clear hurdles and return with a ball.
The overall schedule lists an invited Korean national-team agility event from 2–3pm on 24 October, disc and freestyle contests on 25 October and flyball from 3–4pm that afternoon. Some discipline pages give different times, so the schedule is worth rechecking shortly before a visit. Saturday’s stage programme also includes a quiz and awards from 5–6pm.
On-site activities
The lounge-zone “Pettiquette 5 Challenge” is open to anyone visiting with a dog. Participants try five cues — come, stay, walk, house and fetch — and earn a badge for each one completed.
Booths offer face painting and water-transfer tattoos, commemorative crafts and sports-themed profile photography, along with dog-health consultations, rehabilitation and canine CPR and first-aid education. Seoul’s press release says the booths are free. Some activities may involve queues or close early.
Dog Trail
Dog Trail runs from 10am to noon on Sunday 25 October along an approximately four-kilometre circuit in the park. Check-in begins at 9am, followed by a course briefing and safety instruction at the stage zone before groups set off in turn.
The fee is KRW 40,000 for one person with one dog. Companions need their own entry; the form notes an exception for preschool children accompanying a guardian. Registration for 400 teams is online, first come, first served; whether places remain has not been confirmed.
Competition entry
Petlympic’s fee is KRW 40,000 for two disciplines on the same day, with advance online registration for 100 teams per discipline, 400 teams in total. Competitors must attend safety instruction. The official FAQ rules out on-site registration for Petlympic and the dog-sport competitions.
The forms linked from the official site, checked on 12 October, gave 2 October as the closing date for both Petlympic and Dog Trail. A registration button still on the website does not mean places remain. The operator, Korea Kennel Agility, can be reached at 0502-1949-0514 about further registration and conditions.
Getting there and rules on site
The venue is Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, listed as the World Cup-ro 251 area. It is a 10–15-minute walk towards Peace Park from Exit 1 of World Cup Stadium Station on Line 6; the nearest bus stop is Mapo Agricultural and Marine Products Market–World Cup Park. Peace Park Parking Lot charges KRW 300 per ten minutes for cars, but the organiser recommends public transport because of limited spaces and congestion.
Leashes and prompt waste collection are required, and visitors must ask another handler before approaching their dog. Water and a portable bowl are advisable, and the lounge is available if a dog becomes tired. Accessibility needs, including step-free routes, should be raised with the operator in advance. Rain or strong winds may change or cancel parts of the programme. All times are Korea Standard Time.
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Illustrative archive photo: a Border Collie on a dogwalk at an agility competition in 2007. This is not the 2026 Seoul Petlympic. Photo: Ron Armstrong / “HMKC Spring 2007 Agility Trial” / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0. Original file supplied unchanged. The card uses a centred 8:5 crop; open the photo to see the full supplied frame.
Illustrative archive photo: a flyball race at “Bark in the Park,” September 2010. This is not the 2026 Seoul Petlympic. Photo: Don DeBold / “Flyball race at "Bark in the Park"” / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0. Wikimedia’s proportionally resized rendition. The card uses a centred 8:5 crop; open the photo to see the full supplied frame.
Illustrative archive photo: a dog carrying a flying disc in Lodi, California, in 2006. This is not the 2026 Seoul Petlympic. Photo: Calibas / “Frisbee dog” / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia’s proportionally resized rendition. The card uses a centred 8:5 crop; open the photo to see the full supplied frame.
These four real photographs date from 2006–2013. They illustrate Peace Park and dog-sport disciplines, not the 2026 Seoul Petlympic or its confirmed arena layout.