Written: October 8, 2026 · Updated: October 14, 2026

An official-information guide, not a firsthand visit. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

Yeonsu Dog Festival 2026 — Family Games, Activities and Horse Riding in Songdo

This Songdo event welcomes families
with dogs and families without them. 🐾

The 2nd Yeonsu Dog Festival
(연수구 댕댕이 한마당) takes place
October 17 (Sat), 12:00–16:30
at Songdo Hyeyum Park’s dog playground.

The district’s September 30 press release
and homepage event notice were checked on October 8.
Horse riding runs 11:00–17:00,
separately from the main festival hours.

🎪 Can we go without a dog?

The district describes an event for
pet owners and people without pets together.
It says participation has expanded
from last year’s more pet-focused event.

Alongside pet-family sports, there are crafts,
performances, a flea market and a food area.
Urban horse riding, in cooperation with
the Korea Racing Authority, is also listed this year.

This does not mean every activity
is open to every age without restrictions.
Check eligibility and registration
for the activities your child wants to try.

📅 What happens at each time?

These times come from the district’s event notice.
Horse riding and festival hours are shown separately.

Performances include busking, fusion gayageum
music and a frisbee show.
Activity booths, the flea market and food area
have no separately announced closing times.
Check on-site guidance; do not assume
registration continues until the festival ends.

✨ Which activities can we choose?

Here are the family crafts
and pet-related activities and consultations.

Fees and required materials were not confirmed
in the press release or event notice,
so these are not labelled free activities.
Ask separately about horse-riding fees
and age or height requirements.

For close contact with animals,
choose activities with your child’s comfort in mind.
Knowing dogs will attend can help you decide
which parts suit your family.

🏃 How do we register for the sports day?

The pet-family games include running,
snack eating, shoe throwing
and true-or-false quizzes.

The press release describes online advance
registration through a QR code, with walk-in
applications only if places remain afterward.
The September 29 district notice has a
sports-day advance-registration link at the bottom,
useful if scanning the poster is difficult.
Remaining places and whether applications have closed
are unconfirmed.

The gifts for the first 60 people notice
appears with sports-day advance registration.
It is not treated here as the festival’s total capacity
or the number of horse-riding places.

🚇 Getting there and parking

Head to Songdo Hyeyum Park’s dog playground,
199-2 Songdo-dong, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon.
Search for Hyeyum Park, then find the dog playground inside.

The event notice’s alternative text writes
the park as “혜육공원”, but this guide follows
Hyeyum Park (혜윰공원) in the press release
and the address on the event notice.
The Naver Place address also matches.

The same district notice includes a parking link
to a Naver map selected by the district.
Parking fees, hours and overflow options
are not given in the notice; check before leaving.
Event shuttles and recommended transit routes
were not confirmed in the guidance reviewed.

👨‍👩‍👧 How can we plan with kids?

Decide whether to focus on crafts and shows
or join the pet sports day as well.
For sports, check advance registration first;
for horse riding, check your child’s eligibility.
That makes preparations easier to narrow down.

⏳ What remains unconfirmed?

□ Horse-riding eligibility, age, height and fees
□ Craft material fees, registration and closing times
□ Parking charges, hours and rainy-weather plans
□ On-site rules for attending with dogs

These details were not confirmed in the official text.
Contact Yeonsu’s Economic Industry Division,
Animal Protection Team: 032-749-7802.

👍 Which families might enjoy it?

✔ Families wanting to join sports with their dog
✔ Families looking for crafts and shows in Songdo
✔ Families interested in animal-related events

Check participation and registration conditions,
then choose programmes that suit your family.

This guide is based on official information, not a firsthand visit. Character illustrations are GPT-generated.

AI-assisted translation; numbers and structure checked on October 9, 2026. Booking availability and unannounced conditions remain unconfirmed. Original post (Korean)