If you’re planning to celebrate Halloween (according to a Harris poll last year, two-thirds of adults celebrate this spooktacular holiday), there’s no reason you can’t include your pooch. “Howloween” events for people and their pups are being held all around the country this month – here’s just a sampling.
OCTOBER 16
Third-Annual Yappy Hour Howl-o-Ween Bash at the Jacksonville Landing
Jacksonville, Fla.
This free party for pooches will feature a costume contest, live music and trick-or-treating around the landing.
When: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Jacksonville Landing, 2 W. Independent Drive, Jacksonville, Fla.
Phone: 904-353-1188
OCTOBER 25-31
Loews Spooky Suite Package
Looking for a dog-friendly getaway for Halloween week? Loews Hotels is offering a special “Spooky Suite” package at 13 of its properties. Your suite will be adorned with Halloween-themed décor, and amenities include costumes from Party City (your pooch has a choice of queen, pumpkin, fireman, bumble bee, luau or pirate) and a loot bag filled with devilishly delightful treats.
“Whether you’re dressing up for a night on the town or curling up in a spooky suite to watch a movie, we hope to scare you to BOO-k a stay at Loews Hotels this Halloween,” said Lark-Marie Antón, vice president of public relations, on the Loews website.
Rates for this package start at $207. For more information call 1-800-23-LOEWS or visit loewshotels.com.
OCTOBER 27
Healthy Spot’s Annual Halloween Bash and Costume Contest
West Hollywood, Calif.
Bring your costumed pooch to this fun pawty at Healthy Spot West Hollywood for a chance at fabulous prizes. i Love Dogs will be there too, with treats for your tricky pup!
When: 7:00 p.m.
Where: Healthy Spot West Hollywood, 8525 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Calif.
Phone: 310-657-2400
OCTOBER 29
Spooky Pooch Halloween Parade at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Glencoe, Ill.
For just two hours, costumed canines will be allowed into the garden to participate in this parade. There will be a costume contest, and vendors and non-profits will be on hand selling dog products and providing information. Dogs must be leashed at all times.
Tickets: $17 per dog ($14 for botanical garden members) before October 28; $20 on the day of the event. No charge for spectators. Parking is $20 (free for members).
When: Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. The costume contest is at 1:30, and the parade starts at 2:00. Dogs must leave the garden by 4:00.
Where: Chicago Botanical Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Ill.
Phone: 847-835-5440
4th Annual Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest
Long Beach, Calif.
Dress up your dog and come on down to the spcaLA Marketplace in Long Beach, Calif., for its annual Halloween pet parade. Three pawsome prizes will be awarded for the best canine costumes. i Love Dogs will be there with goodies, too! There is a limit of two dogs per person, and dogs must be leashed.
When: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: spcaLA Marketplace, 7700 E. Spring St. (in El Dorado Park), Long Beach, Calif.
Phone: 562-570-4926
OCTOBER 30
Kimpton’s Howl-O-Ween Party at the Argonaut Hotel
San Francisco, Calif.
The Argonaut Hotel in San Francisco is hosting a Howl-O-Ween Party with a costume contest on Halloween Eve. The hotel is part of the Kimpton chain, a very dog-friendly boutique hotel company (it has no size or breed restrictions). All well-behaved dogs on leash are welcome. The event is free, but a donation to the SF SPCA is encouraged.
When: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Where: Argonaut Hotel, 495 Jefferson Street (at Hyde), San Francisco, Calif.
Phone: 415-522-3548
Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade
Long Beach, Calif.
Billed as the largest Halloween pet event in the world, this year’s popular parade is hoping to break the current world record of 337 costumed dogs in a parade. Be sure your pooch is wearing a minimum of two accessories, such as a bandana and shirt.
Along with the parade, there will be fun activities like a Bulldog kissing booth; bobbing for Howl’oweenies (your pooch can try to grab a floating hot dog from a pail of water); and a dog-treat stacking contest (the record is 28 biscuits).
Tickets: $10 per dog if purchased before Oct. 9; $15 before Oct. 16; $20 on day of event. $10 per each additional dog (must be purchased in advance). $35 for VIPs (Very Important Pooches) who get to walk near the front of the parade.
When: Vendor and pet adoption fair from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The parade starts at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Begins and ends at Livingston Park, 4900 E. Livingston Drive (at Park Ave. in Belmont Shore), Long Beach, Calif.
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Category : Dog-Friendly Events &TRAVEL TIPS
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