Howl and Growl 2024: Halloween Fun for Pets & People (Boofy's - Golf Course NW)

Name: Howl and Growl 2024: Halloween Fun for Pets & People (Boofy's - Golf Course NW)
Start: 2024-10-27T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-10-27T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Boofy's Best for Pets (Golf Course)

Schedule

Sun Oct 27 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Boofy's Best for Pets (Golf Course) | Albuquerque, NM

Boofy's Best for Pets and Tía-Mom's Cocina are thrilled to announce the return of HOWL & GROWL for Halloween 2024! Join us for a day of frightfully good fun, furry friends, and fantastic festivities! Be a part of the Halloween celebration that everyone's been howling about for 15 years. We can't wait to see you at our spooktacular gathering! Howl & Growl 2024 takes place Sunday, October 27th, from 1pm-4pm at Boofy's Best for Pets' original Westside location (8201 Golf Course RD NW, #C2, Albuquerque 87120; tel: 505-890-0757).
Bring your kids and your pets for Halloween costume contests and trick-or-treating; enjoy food and beverages from participating food trucks; get your pet’s photo taken to commemorate the fun; meet adoptable pets from the city shelters; visit wonderful vendors with lots of goodies for the entire family; and enter the fundraising drawing for a chance to win some excellent prizes.
Admission to Howl & Growl is FREE, however some contests and activities request a small donation to support the animal rescue groups and nonprofits participating in the event. Animal participants should be on a leash or in a secure carrier. All well-behaved critters are welcome to participate — dogs, cats, chickens, ferrets, bunnies, pigs, goats, reptiles, jackalopes, unicorns, and humans of all ages!
The live Halloween costume contest begins at 2:30 pm and will be emceed by the Style Crusader herself, Mercedes Wharton of Timmie's Closet. The top 3 winners in each of the 8 contest categories will receive a gift certificate to Boofy's ($50, $30, or $20). The Halloween costume contest categories are:
Best Big Dog Costume
Best Medium Dog Costume
Best Small Dog Costume
Best Cat or Other Non-Dog Critter Costume
Best Human Child Costume
Best Human Adult Costume
Best Dynamic Duo (two pets, two humans, or pet + human)
Best Family/Group Theme (all pets, all humans, or pets + humans)
The $5 suggested donation per entry in the costume contests benefits the nonprofit groups participating in the event. Enter as many contests as you like!
Proceeds from HOWL & GROWL 2024 benefit the following local nonprofit organizations:
F.A.T. KATZ
ALBUQUERQUE ANIMAL WELFARE (Kennel Kompadres)
PAWS TO PEOPLE
STREET CAT HUB
POSITIVE LINKS
PAWSITIVE LIFE RESCUE