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Halloween Pet Parade
October 20, 2019 @ 4:00 am - 6:30 am PDT
Free
in Volunteer Park
1247 15th Ave E., Seattle, WA 98112
Official sponsor of the 2019 Halloween Pet Parade!
Sponsor of our Ask the Vet presentation!
Enter Your Pet in the Costume Competition!
Please register at the event – online registration is now closed.
Entry into the costume competition is free. No registration is needed to join the parade.
The Schedule
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
— Emcee: Matt Smith
— Parade Leader: Eric Haines “The One Man Band”
11:00 AM — Gather on the Main Concourse for the Pet Parade!
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM — Register Your Pet for the Costume Competition at the Stage Area
12:00 PM — Speakers on the Stage
• Old Dog Haven
• Ask the Vet – sponsored by Jet City Animal Clinic
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM — Costume Competition on the Stage
• Each winner receives a trophy and pet-related gift basket!
• Prizes offered in 6 categories:
○ Best Celebrity Pet
○ Best Dressed
○ Best Pet/Owner Combo
○ Best Stuffie (stuffed animal)
○ Most Creative
○ Spookiest Pet
1:45 PM — Costume Competition Winners announced
The Route
We’ll parade down the concourse, around the Water Tower and back up the concourse. Follow the one man marching band!
Booths
The following vendors will showcase their wares and services:
EVENT SPONSOR
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Nonprofits
Vendors
Be All 4 Art – Anne the Face Painter
Madison Park Veterinary Hospital
Are you interested in having a booth at the Pet Parade? Contact Patty Helberg: patty@volunteerparktrust.org. Space is limited and booths are assigned first-come first-served.
Food Trucks
- • Chayen Seattle Coffee Trailer
- • Where Ya At Matt
- • The Seattle Barkery
- • Kathmandu Momocha
- • Chicago West
Photography Booth – cancelled
Due to a family emergency we won’t have our photography booth this year. But you can share YOUR photos online using: #vptpetparade
FREE Raffle
Enter to win a $540 gift certificate for a 3 hour Pet Photo Session with Julie Austin Photography.
Thank you to our raffle and winner gift basket donors!
All Dog Kind, Chester Copperpot Hemp, Citydog! Club, Jet City Animal Clinic, Julie Austin Photography, Madison Park Veterinary Hospital, Madison Street Animal Hospital, Mud Bay, Puddles Barkery, Broadway Veterinary Hospital, Rainier Veterinary Hospital, Soi Dog, The Seattle Barkery, Urban Animal, Wish Bone Pet Food.
Volunteers Achieved!
All of our volunteer slots are filled. Yay! Big cheers to everyone who is volunteering to help with:
Set up: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM (• Unpack supplies • Set up canopies and signs • Decorations)
Parade route monitors: 10:30AM – Noon
Registration: 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Take down & clean up: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (• Pack up supplies • Take down canopies, signs & decorations • Remove litter)
It’s going to be a GREAT event!
Thank you to our Volunteer Park Trust Community Partners:
