Halloween Pet Parade & Costume Contest

About this event

Hess Performance Stage, Library Grounds. Does your pet want to get in the Halloween spirit but have nowhere to show it off? Join our Halloween Pet Parade on the library lawn! We will take a brief stroll around the lawn, then each pet will have their moment of fame on the Hess Performance Stage. All pets are welcome: furry, fuzzy, frizzy, scaly, and more! Prizes will be available for: Most Creative Costume Scariest Costume Best Literary Costume Best Pet/Human Partner Costumes No preregistration required. When you arrive with your pet, please stop by the check-in table and a staff member will direct you. Human costumes are not required but joyfully encouraged. (Are you a human without a pet? Come to the pet parade and cheer on your animal neighbors!) Safety guidelines: Please read the following so we can have a safe and fun event for all. Well-behaved pets and owners are welcome to participate. If attending an event with many animals and humans will be stressful to your pet, please consider staying home for your pet's sake. All types of pets welcome, as long as they can walk or be safely transported around the lawn. Pets must be on leash (or in a stroller, backpack, cage, etc.) at all times - no pets wandering around on their own, please. Owners are responsible for keeping their pets under control at all times. If a pet is behaving in a way that endangers itself, other pets, or the humans around them, staff may ask the owner and pet to leave. Please bring waste bags to pick up after your pet, if needed. Weather: This event will take place outdoors on the library lawn. In the event of bad weather, we will unfortunately cancel this event. Please check back here or visit our social media the morning of the event for any weather-related cancellations. (If the event is cancelled due to weather, please snap a photo of your pet and share it with us on social media - or by email to pcharry@forbeslibrary.org - so we can compile a virtual "parade".) Please note: Service animals are welcome inside the…

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