13th Annual Dog Day in Colonial Beach

Name: 13th Annual Dog Day in Colonial Beach
Start: 2025-05-03T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-03T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar

Schedule

Sat May 03 2025 at 08:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Dockside Restaurant & Tiki Bar | Colonial Beach, VA

Save the Date! We're Celebrating May Day for Mutts! Along with National Purebred Dog Day, National Rescue Dog Day, and National Pet Week. This event is kid friendly, pet friendly, and FREE to watch. $10 per dog/handler team to participate, $25/$50/$100 Sponsorships available.
Our Annual Dog Day in Colonial Beach is held each year as a memorial to Sharon Smith, who founded the event in 2011. Join us for a laid-back, kid-friendly, fun filled morning for dogs and their people to benefit the Colonial Beach Humane Society and Colonial Beach Rivah Dogs. We are back on the hill next to Dockside Tiki Bar this year.
Dog Day features amateur games including tricks, stay & recall, mini-agility, find a bone, frisbee catch, tennis ball retrieval, water retrieval, and our famous Pet Parade with multiple awards including biggest, smallest, oldest, and youngest dog; best 6 legs (polite leash walking), best youth handler, best costume, and more! All dog-friendly and people-friendly dogs, and their friendly families, are welcome whether you participate or just watch!
$10 per Dog-Handler Team to participate. FREE to watch. Vendor space available, too. Pre-Register online (https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DUCUL7SNSTH62) or in person at Beach Paws Boutique, 116 Hawthorn Street, from 11:00 to 5:00 any day…we are open 7 days a week.
Ask Dr. Caryn for help training your dog for any and all amateur events! Call Caryn for details (540) 287-8207.
Co-Hosted by Colonial Beach Rivah Dogs & Colonial Beach Humane Society. Co-Sponsored by Relda Schick (Colonial Beach Yacht Center & Coldwell Banker Elite) & Caryn Self Sullivan (Beach Paws Boutique & Ask Dr. Caryn).
May 3rd is a VERY Exciting Day in Colonial Beach! We start at 8:00 AM with our Annual Dog Day Event on the Hill next to Dockside. At 11:00 it’s Tiki Kickoff at Dockside and the Annual Fight for Madison Cart n’ for a Cure Golf Cart Poker Run. Music starts at at Dockside at 3:00 with DJ Hatch followed by Hot Fun Band at 7:00. Don’t miss our Opening Season Events on The Point in Colonial Beach!