'Pocheon Pet Star Spring Edition' Concludes Successfully... 14,000 Visitors and 4.7 Satisfaction Score Mark Major Success

Pocheon Successfully Concludes the 2026 Pocheon Pet Star

Proving the Potential of a Companion Animal-Friendly Tourism City

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province successfully concluded the '2026 Pocheon Pet Star Spring Edition,' held over two days from May 2 to May 3 at the Hantan River Ecological Landscape Complex.

'2026 Pocheon Petstar Spring Edition' Successfully Concluded... Over 14,000 Visitors and 1,300 Dogs Attended. Photo by Pocheon City

This event was organized as part of the third year of the Companion Animal-Friendly Tourism City Development Project. It served as an opportunity to showcase the potential of Pocheon-style pet tourism by offering hands-on tourism content that visitors could enjoy with their companion animals.

Over the two-day event period, more than 14,000 visitors and 1,300 companion dogs attended. Overall satisfaction with the event scored 4.7 out of 5. This result demonstrates that a travel culture including pets can be further developed into a local tourism content offering.

The main program, the ‘Hantan River Dangdang Trekking,’ saw participation from 167 teams, totaling 420 people. Notably, companion animal behavior expert Woongjong Lee joined the program to provide on-site guidance about basic manners and safety management required for activities with companion dogs, enhancing the program’s professionalism.

The 'Large Dog Encyclopedia LIVE' program also attracted visitors’ interest. Operated as an interactive experience, it allowed attendees to observe and engage with a diverse range of large dogs rarely encountered in daily life, contributing to improved awareness and the spread of a proper companion animal culture.

In addition, a variety of programs were offered, such as petness yoga classes, the Companion Dog Mission Olympics, the 'Dang Water Zone' playground for dogs, and a pet fair and experience booths, providing visitors with rich and varied experiences.

A Pocheon City official stated, "This Pocheon Pet Star event was significant in showing that a travel culture shared with companion animals can expand into local tourism. We will prepare even more refined content for the fall edition and develop it into Pocheon's signature companion animal tourism festival."

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