2020 Fun Dog Show

What happens when you combine a beautiful spring day, dozens of excited pups and a whole lot of green?

It’s the annual Fun Dog Show, the AWLA’s and Ballyshaners’ most festive animal event of the season!  On March 7, we invite the area’s most spirited pups to don their favorite costumes on-stage in Old Town’s Market Square to compete for the titles of “Most St. Paddy’s Spirit,” “Best Human/Canine Look-Alike” and “Most Creative Costume.”

The 2020 Fun Dog Show is sponsored by premiere sponsor McEnearney Associates. 

The Fun Dog Show precedes the Ballyshaners’ St. Patrick’s Day parade, and the AWLA is honored to once again kick off the parade following the Fun Dog Show, with adopters, friends and all other animal lovers welcome to join, with or without their canine companions.  March participants will meet at the intersection of King and Pitt streets at 12 p.m. to start the parade.

^{Registration is open now for $25 at AlexandriaAnimals.org/DogShow2020 and will also be available on-site on March 7 for $30 as long as space is available.  For the safety of all attendees, both human and canine, all dogs must be on non-extendable leashes that are six feet or shorter.  Dogs will not be allowed on Market Square until 10:30, once the Old Town Farmers’ Market has ended.  While the AWLA loves all animals, the Fun Dog Show is only appropriate for dogs who are comfortable with crowds and other dogs.}