UKRO Halloween Dog Parade and Costume Contest
Schedule
Sat Oct 25 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Clover Park | Santa Monica, CA

About this Event
Join us for everything dog!
- Local vendors: grooming, boarding, dog food, pet care and more
- Treats and giveaways
- Food trucks
- Music
- Smooch your Pooch booth
- Photo and video ops
- Dog adoptions
Strut your stuff with your pup!
Costume prizes:
- Best Overall
- Funniest
- Spookiest
- Most Creative
- Dog/Owner Combo
Rules:
- All dogs must be leashed for the entire event. NO retractable leashes allowed.
- Owners are responsible for their dogs at all times.
- Dog handlers must be 18 years of age or older. Children are welcome to participate in the event with the assistance of an adult 18 years or older
- Handlers must clean up after their dogs.
- One dog per handler.
- Dogs must be sociable, well-behaved and get along with other dogs and people.
- Dogs must be up to date on all vaccinations.
- No dogs in heat or unvaccinated puppies under 4 months old without vaccinations.
- Registration space is limited to 125 dog entries.
Ticket Info:
If you and your dog would like to attend, please purchase a Single Dog Entry ticket. This ticket level allows a maximum number of 6 people.
If you have an extra dog in your party, you can purchase the Additional Dog Entry ticket as well.
If you would like to attend without a dog, please purchase a Human Attendee - Without Dog ticket.
Space for people and dogs is limited. Changes may be made to the maximum number of people allowed with each Single Dog Entry if we begin to near our event capacity.
Tax-Deductible Information:
UKRO is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Purchase of a $35.00 Single Dog Entry ticket includes an event t-shirt with a fair-market value of $10.00 to $12.00. Your tax-deductible contribution to UKRO will be $35.00 minus the cost of the shirt. After the event, we will email a tax letter with the exact amount of your deductible contribution for your records.
Additional Dog Entry tickets and Human Attendee - Without Dog tickets are fully tax-deductible as these ticket levels do not include an event t-shirt.
Please note that ticket fees are not tax-deductible.
Event T-Shirts:
Event t-shirts will be available for pick up when you check in at our event. In the coming days, we'll share a website to purchase additional t-shirts, to be picked up at the event.
If you can't attend, please consider supporting our cause by making a tax-deductible donation on our website. Visit Ways to Give | UKRO - University Kidney Research Organization
Agenda
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Dog parade
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Costume judging and prize ceremony
Untitled agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Costume contest judging and prize ceremony
Where is it happening?
Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 12.51 to USD 33.85
