11th Annual Dog Beard & Moustache Competition

Name: 11th Annual Dog Beard & Moustache Competition
Start: 2025-10-18T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-18T17:00:00-05:00
Location: The Little Darlin'

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Little Darlin' | Austin, TX

The Austin Facial Hair Club and The Little Darlin' are teaming up AGAIN to raise funds and awareness for Local Animal Charities.
Don't have a dog? Come join the party anyway!
There will be an AMAZING raffle with fun and unique items.
Register in person! $5 per categor, and you can enter as many as you like.
The Little Darlin’ opens at 11am. We will be there around noon to start setting up, and we will begin onsite registration around 1pm. Registration will be open for the rest of the day in case you have to show up late.
This family-friendly event is Free to watch.
You can enter your dog into as many categories as you like. All proceeds go to charity!
ALL DOGS HAVE BEARDS!!
7 CATEGORIES:
Dog & Owner Look-A-Like: Pet and owner must be similar in appearance, style, and attitude
Freestyle: Styled beard and moustache. Styling products permitted, any shape or color! Emphasis on creativity and complexity of design. Anything goes, and costumes are welcome.
Best Groomed: Neatest-looking, well-kept dog beard. Emphasis on symmetry, clean lines, and a neatness of the canine beard.
Gnarliest Beard: Wild-looking, gnarly dog beard! The wilder the better!
Sweetest Stache: The title says it all!
Costume Competition: Great practice for Halloween!
Old Timer: Has your dog become a curmudgeon, full of grey hair and living on a prayer? Give them one last hurrah by entering them here!
AND THEN, THE FINALE!!!
BEST IN SHOW: Winners of each category will go head-to-head to see who is the overall Best in Show!
Audience participation will be a big factor in this decision.
TO ENTER YOUR DOG IN ONE OR MORE OF THE CATEGORIES, PLEASE COMPLETE THE PRE-REGISTRATION FORM (link in comments)
We will also be registering walk up competitors on the day of the event.
Onsite Registration begins onsite at 1pm and the competition will begin at 2pm.
We will have several Austin area animal non-profits and groups set up to share information about what they do, and we will also have craft vendors and a phenomenal raffle!
Did we mention that we will have an AMAZING raffle and the raffle winners will be announced throughout the day?
Want to sell your wares, donate products for the raffle, donate items for the winner's gift bags?
Please contact us at [email protected]
Interested in Sponsoring the event?
Please email [email protected]