18 Oct Third Annual Dog Costume Contest at MTP!
Come Celebrate the Spooky Season with the cutest runway in L.A.!
Sign Up Your Pup!
CONTEST CATEGORIES & PRIZES
Win up to $1220 in cash and prizes!
Thank you to our sponsors for making this contest extra special!
Big Dog Event Sponsor Links
We Love Dogs LA | Bowie Barker
Good Dog Event Sponsor Links
Kantor Chiropractic | Nuzzle Pet | Terroir Ceramics by Syd
In-Kind Prize Sponsor Links
Kantor Chiropractic | Pour La Pooch | Pink’s Hot Dogs | Rhinestone Master Creations | The Sunset Barquis | Katie T Moore Art
Nuzzle Pet | Terroir Ceramics by Syd | Tailwaggers & Tailwashers | VV | The Rabbit Hole by An Englishman in LA | Healthy Spot | Party Eight
Non Profit Partner Links
Best Friends Animal Society | YARI | Samson’s
Featured Non Profit Partners
Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends is a nonprofit organization that operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs. They will be joining us on October 27th in Space R17 to raise awareness about their programs!
The Youth Animal Rescue Initiative
The Youth Animal Rescue Initiative (YARI) is a group of passionate and confident young activists who strive to provide support for animal rescues while empowering young leaders. Through extensive education in what it means to be an activist, they aim to give their members the skills they need to make positive changes in their communities and the world. YARI members will learn fundraising, outreach, and leadership techniques while actively supporting California animal rescues. Their goal is to make a positive impact on the communities we live in while educating the future activists of the world!
YARI will be hosting a dog adoption event at MTP on October 27 alongside the contest!
Samson’s Sanctuary
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Samson’s Sanctuary 501(c)3 foster based rescue, saving animals from America & South Korea. They foster cats and dogs up for adoption and are committed to finding the purrrfect home for all of their rescues as they truly believe there is a home for everyone.
In collaboration with YARI, Samson’s will be hosting a Howl-O-Ween Photoshoot Fundraiser in space R8 from 10-2 PM on October 27 at Melrose Trading Post! Courtesy of Petography LA, your dog can be professionally photographed at the market. All proceeds from the shoot will go to the animals at Samson’s!
THE ESTEEMED PANEL OF JUDGES
THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES
ABOUT THE CONTEST
In 2022, as part of our 25th anniversary celebration, the Melrose Trading Post launched our first annual dog costume contest. We learned a lot from the experience, and we put on a 2nd contest in 2023, in which the participants completely blew us away with their creativity. Now we’re ready for the 3rd Annual Dog Costume Contest at MTP!
- The contest will be held Sunday, October 27th from 11:45am – 1:30pm at the Greenway Main Stage in the Red Section of the Melrose Trading Post. This area is the main hub of delicious artisan food and beverage vendors, and the location of the iconic Greenway Main Stage.
**All Contest Participants Receive: Melrose Trading Post Gift Bag**
- The contest will be held on the Greenway Main Stage by the food court in the Red section of the Melrose Trading Post.
- Each contestant will walk their pup down the indicated path toward the stage and either walk onto the stage or wheel their float in front of the stage, then pause to be appreciated by the crowd. Then you’ll walk by the judging panel, pause so they can take it all in, then walk to the North Lawn area.
- Once all of the dogs have walked the Dogwalk Runway, the judges will deliberate to pick the winners. Meanwhile the Christina Carrera from the Greenway Institute for the Arts program will introduce the students for a brief performance, and we’ll hear from the Greenway Court Theatre’s Producing Director, Mohammed Ojarigi about their current show, Ghost Stories.
- Don’t wander too far as we’ll have you reconvene by the stage for the announcement of the winners. After the winners are announced, visit the MTP Team for a gift bag. Make sure you’re there to claim your potential prize!
- The judges will pick the winning contestants and the event M.C. will announce the winners of each category: Best Handmade Costume, Best Float, Best Human/Dog Duo, and Best In Show!