PET PARADE: VALENTINE'S DAY EDITION
Calling all dog parents and lovers! Strut your stuff and celebrate this Valentine's Day at our inaugural Pet Parade with paws, people and pure fun.
🎟️ $15 per entry, multiple categories available
🗓️ Saturday 14 February, starting from 10AM
đź“Ť Level 4 Carpark, Smidmore Street
Take the stage with our MC, the fabulous Charlamaine (@charlamainedrag), for 6 exciting categories and live voting that you can enter your dog into.
ALL participants will receive a FREE dog goodie bag to take home and a Marrickville Metro gift card to spend! Prizes up for grabs in all categories!
THE PROGRAM:
Morning Session:
• 10AM: Cutest Couple. Think Romeo & Juliet, Salt & Pepper...or maybe you're more creative?
• 10:30AM: Best DIY Costume. Bring out the hot glue gun and sewing skills for this one.
• 11AM: Party Tricks. You've got 90 seconds to show us your best moves.
Afternoon Session:
• 2PM: Size Matters. From pocket rockets to gentle giants, we want to see the extremes.
• 2:30PM: Ugliest Dog. Love extends to the wonkiest, wrinkliest and goofiest pups too.
• 3PM: Look-Alikes. Is your dog your doppelgänger? We'll be the judges
OUR STALLHOLDERS. STAY TUNED...MORE DETAILS TO COME!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our pet parade is located on Level 4 carpark in the Smidmore building. For best parking with pets, enter the Smidmore building via Edinburgh Rd and park on Level 3, then take the Goods Lift up to the event.
Live locally? Skip the traffic and take your pet for a walk to the event. You can enter the building from the corner of Murray St and Edinburgh Rd and take the Goods Lift up to the event.
Our Pet Parade is completely free to attend. Bring your friends and family, the more the merrier! All entries are $15 per entry, but all contestants receive a free doggy goodie bag and a $10 Marrickville Metro voucher to spend!
As a condition of entry, pets must be comfortable around people, other dogs and a busy event environment. All pets must remain on a leash or in a suitable carrier at all times. Owners are responsible for their pet’s behaviour, safety, and wellbeing. Any pet showing signs of stress or aggression may be asked to leave. Please clean up after your pet and use the waste stations provided.
Only dogs are allowed to participate in the parade. While we love all pets, we do hope cat, rabbit, bird and other pet lovers will cheer from the sidelines and join in the fun as spectators!