Animal Happiness Festival. · 2026 · Historical listing

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Information for this edition

Dates

Oct 17, 2026 — Oct 18, 2026

Place

Yeouido Han River Park, 83-6 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

Admission at the time

Animal Happiness Run: 10,000 won (other programs are free)

Published hours at the time

10:00 ~ 17:00

Facts last checked

2026-10-17

First preserved here

2026-10-05

Published programme

The 2026 Seoul Animal Happiness Festival is a participatory festival that commemorates Seoul Animal Protection Day and aims to share a culture of coexistence between humans and animals with citizens. From October 17th to 18th, the event will be held in the open area in front of the Mulbit Stage at Yeouido Han River Park. It will feature various programs that can be enjoyed not only by pet owners but also by non-pet owners and families. The "Animal Happiness Run," where pets and their guardians walk together along the Han River, the "Seol Jae Hyun's Pet Talk Live," where everyday concerns about pets are shared, the "Pet Life 2nd Round Pride Competition," where special stories of adopted pets and their guardians are shared, and the "Pimki Red Carpet Adoption Event," introducing animals waiting for new families, are taking place. In addition to the "Animal Protection PLAY Zone," where visitors can experience various animal welfare issues such as wild animals, farm animals, laboratory animals, service animals, and exhibition animals through games and missions, a variety of on-site programs are planned, including behavior and health consultations, animal registration, campaigns for adopting abandoned animals, quizzes about pet culture (true/false), and photo zones. A citizen-participatory animal culture festival will be held, offering an easy and enjoyable way to experience how humans and animals can live together happily, going beyond simply loving animals.

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