🎃🐾 Alumni Dog Show + Halloween Pet Crawl 🐾🎃
Schedule
Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Downtown Garland Square | Garland, TX
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🐾🎃 Garland, you’re invited! 🎃🐾Garland Animal Shelter & Adoption Center knows how much this community loves its pets and now it’s time to celebrate them in the heart of Downtown! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM, as we transform the square into a fun-filled festival for families, pets, and animal lovers of all ages.
From our beloved Alumni Dog Show spotlighting adopted shelter pets, to a Halloween Pet Crawl where costumed pups can trick-or-treat at local businesses, this one-of-a-kind event is designed to bring the entire community together. A low-cost vaccine clinic and everything else you need for a paw-some day downtown.
🐶 The Alumni Dog Show
We’re rolling out the red carpet for our adopted shelter alumni! Watch them shine in categories like:
Best in Belly Rubs
Best in Big Ears
Best in Wiggle Butt
Best in Kisses
Best in Pit Bull Smile
Best in Performing Commands
Best in Seniors
PLUS Halloween-themed contests:
Best Costume 👻
Best Trick 🎩
Best Smile 😁
Best Owner/Dog Look-Alike 👯
🏆 Winners will take home prizes and special stage recognition!
🎃 Halloween Pet Crawl
We’re adding a festive trick-or-treat twist!
🐾 Dress your pup in costume and follow the Halloween event map through Downtown Garland.
🐾 Visit participating businesses to collect goodies for your four-legged trick-or-treaters.
🐾 A fun way to explore downtown, support local shops, and enjoy Halloween with your pets.
🛍️ What Else You’ll Find
Local vendors with pet products, services & unique items for sale
Delicious food trucks 🍔🌮
A low-cost vaccine clinic 💉
Opportunities to volunteer, foster, or adopt 🐾
📌 Mark your calendars!
Join us on Saturday, October 4th for this woof-tastic community celebration. Registration for the Dog Show is limited, so don’t wait to enter your alumni pup!
👉 Want to enter your dog in the Alumni Dog Show? Here’s how to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_7aQ5ZjFDu33nzuTIYCo9F3dVfw6VJYZ8BMoIEpEfD0/edit. Registration is limited, so don’t wait!
🐾 It’s going to be a day full of wagging tails, adorable costumes, and memories you won’t want to miss. See you downtown! 🏡✨
City of Garland, Texas Government Friends of Rescue Animals Garland Library (TX) The Velvet Paw Lounge Lead With Love Dog Training, LLC.
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Where is it happening?
Downtown Garland Square, 575 Main St, Garland, TX 75040, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
