Creatures of the Hill Dog Costume Contest at Hops on the Hill

Calling all spooky pooches! 🦮🎃🐕‍🦺🦇🐩🕸 Celebrate Howloween at our 5th Annual Creatures of the Hill Dog Costume Contest at Hops on the Hill Brewery on Saturday, October 24, 2026! 🏆 Prizes for TOP 29 WINNERS!
🕐 Doors open at 1pm, judging begins at 2:30pm. No registration required. To participate, all party animals must line up outside of the barn by 2:30pm! Plus, shop pet pop-up vendors 1-5pm!
Cute, spooky, funny…get creative with your dog’s costume for a chance to win pup-tastic prizes! 🏆 Thank you to the following local businesses for their generous prize donations:
🧺 Bone & Barrel Co. - 3 gift baskets
🐾 Grateful Pawz - 4 dog bandanas
🍨 Cold Nose Creamery - dog ice cream gift basket
🧺 Squirrel - A Dog Bistro - gift basket
🧺 Bellatrix - collar/leash gift basket
📸 Clark Creative - free photo package
🧺 Granny’s Doggie Treats - gift basket
🧺 Fur Friends & Spa - gift basket
🚶‍♀️ Sully’s Pack - dog walking gift card
🧺 Glastonbury Animal Hospital - gift basket
🧺 Little Paws Rehabilitation - gift basket
🧺 TJJ Sews - collar/leash gift basket
🧺 RehabK9 - 2 gift baskets
🧺 Northeast Financial - gift basket
🧺 Rosie’s Pawfect Bites - gift basket
🕚 JD Custom Creations LLC - beer clock
🧺 Beckett & Associates Veterinary Services, LLC - gift basket
🧺 Hops on the Hill - 6 gift baskets
🍻 Brewery open 1-6pm
🛍️ Pop-Up Vendors 1-5pm:
Bone & Barrel Co. 🦴 Grateful Pawz 🐾 Cold Nose Creamery 🍨 Country Kettle Corn 🍿 Squirrel - A Dog Bistro 🚚 Bellatrix 🐶 Clark Creative (photo shoots) 📸 Fur Friends (nail trims) 🛁 Northeast Financial 💲Rosie’s Pawfect Bites 🦴
🚚 Food Truck: Salt & Pepper 1-6pm
🎶 Live Music: Mike Hatfield 2-5pm