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Del Ray Dog Fest 2023 & Yappy Hour

Join us for the 1st Annual Del Ray Dog Fest, an outdoor Springtime festival celebrating dogs, their owners and the Del Ray community.  Click here for tickets!

The Del Ray Dog Fest is a fun outdoor event that will include dog-centered activities, dog menu items, live music, vendors and food on Sunday, April 2 from 11am- 3pm at the George Washington Middle School parking lot. This festival is dog friendly and outdoors, rain or shine. Following the event, there will be a “Yappy Hour” for owners and their pets at participating restaurants. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, The Peele Group!

Among the planned activities:

  • Pups n Poses Yoga Class with Yoga In Del Ray
  • A Dog’s Taste of Del Ray
  • Professional Pet Portraits sponsored by Shoshanna and Company
  • Dog Fashion Show hosted by From Head to Tail Grooming Spa
  • Distracted Dog Race hosted by Passionately Pets
  • Scent Work with Highland Eco Pest Control
  • Canine Fitness & Confidence Course with Wholistic Hound Academy
  • Live music by Will Baskin on the Grateful Pup stage
  • AND MORE!

Continue the celebration with Yappy Hours from 3-6pm at local participating restaurants/bars with featured drink and food specials.

This event benefits Project Second Chance, an incredible local non-profit dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding forever homes for rescues while working to address the animal welfare crisis in Puerto Rico with spay/neuter initiatives and feeding routes to aid homeless and abandoned animals. PSC is accepting donations of wire crates, travel bags and collapsible travel bowls at the event. For more information on Project Second Chance, visit project-secondchance.org.

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER!

Questions? Contact Jenna at [email protected]

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Dog Fest Vendor — Non-DRBA Member


$125

Dog Fest Vendor — Non-DRBA Member

The cost for Non-DRBA members is: $125.00. Interested in becoming a member? Check out www.visitdelray.com

To Participate As A Vendor You Must:

    • Have a dog related product or service as a regular offering for your business that you will highlight during the event.
    • Restaurants can create a bite sized menu item for the dogs to taste if they don’t regularly have a dog item on their menu.
    • Restaurants & Treat Makers must submit their dog menu taste item by 3/15/23 to [email protected] for [print material).
      • Ingredient list for tastes must be visible at your boot
      • All food items need to be packaged or pre-made
    • Provide your own 10 x 10 tent, tables and chairs and be present during the entire event 11am-3pm.     Please note there will be no access to electricity or water at the event.
    • All vendors are required to have the correct certifications, licenses, insurance coverages and/or permits for their activities at their booth and/or establishment.
    • All vendors are required to provide a certificate of insurance naming the Del Ray Business Association as additional insured under their general liability policy prior to the event.
    • If your business requires a health permit, please send a copy to [email protected].
    • Vendors can begin set up 2 hours prior to the event and must be completely set up no later than 10:45am.
    • Vendors will have 1 hour to break down after the event is over and can not begin earlier than 3pm.
    •  Identify a point person for contact regarding ongoing Dog Fest communications.
    • Provide your logo, preferably in vector format (.eps or .ai) for use on marketing materials.

*Purchasing this vendor spot is certifying that I am agreeing to meeting all of the requirements listed above.

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Dog Fest Pet Relief Area Sponsors


$1000

Dog Fest Pet Relief Area Sponsors

• Logo displayed on signs designating Potty Stations for dogs throughout the event space.

• Logo on marketing materials related to the event.

• 6′ x 3′ banner displayed in event space. Sponsor must provide their own banner.
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Dog Fest Porto-John Sponsors


$200

Dog Fest Porto-John Sponsors

• Logo displayed on signs designating Portable Bathroom Stations for humans throughout the event space.
• Logo on marketing materials related to the event.

Dog Fest Barricade Sponsors


$100

Dog Fest Barricade Sponsors

• 6′ x 3′ banner displayed on barricade in event space. Sponsor must provide their own banner.

Dog Fest Furiend Of the Festival


$50

Dog Fest Furiend Of the Festival

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