01 Oct Second Annual Dog Costume Contest at MTP!
Come Celebrate the Spooky Season with the cutest runway in L.A.!
Sign Up Your Pup Today!
CONTEST CATEGORIES & PRIZES
Thank you to our sponsors for making this contest extra special!
Good Dog Event Sponsor Links
Healthy Spot | Bone Amis | Nuzzle Pet | PETPi | Yumi & Friends | Well-Noted Stationery
In-Kind Prize Sponsor Links
Rhinestone Master Creations | Pink’s Hot Dogs | Rad Seams | Prime Pizza | Small & Order | The Sunset Barquis | Bone Amis | MJ Collin | Healthy Spot | The Rabbit Hole by An Englishman in LA | Well-Noted Stationery
Featured Non Profit Partners
Non-Profit Partner Links
THE ESTEEMED PANEL OF JUDGES
Ronald Wilson – Rhinestone Master Creations
Councilmember Lauren Meister – West Hollywood City Council
Esmerelda the Puppet – Entertainer
ABOUT THE CONTEST
Last year, 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’re ready for round two this spooky season.
- We hope you’re just as excited as we are!
- The contest will be held Sunday, October 29th from 12pm – 1pm at the Greenway Amphitheater in the Purple Section of the Melrose Trading Post. This area is by the delicious food vendor and food truck area.
Advance registration is appreciated and guarantees your pup a spot in the contest.
Limited in-person registration will be available from 11:00 – 11:45 AM Sunday morning in P13B, the Dog Contest Check-In Booth.
**All Contest Participants Receive: Melrose Trading Post Gift Bag**
- The contest will be held on the Greenway Amphitheater Stage by the food courtyard and the food trucks in the Purple section of the Melrose Trading Post. Each contestant will walk their pup down the green carpet on 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 off stage.
- Once all of the dogs have walked the Dogwalk Runway, the judges will deliberate to pick the winners. Meanwhile the students from the Greenway Institute for the Arts theater program will share a preview performance of their original jukebox musical, “The Secrets of Hailey’s Cove.”
- Don’t wander too far as we’ll have you reconvene by the stage for the announcement of the winners. Make sure you’re there to claim your potential prize!
- The judges will pick the winning contestants and then the event M.C. will announce the winners of each category: Best Handmade Costume, Best Human/Dog Duo, and Best In Show!