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Dogfest 2014

SF’s biggest dog festival is Saturday – Bow wow wow!
By - posted 4/26/2014 No Comment

DogFest 2014 is a mutt-tastic festival at one of the most dog-friendly parks in the city and the biggest dog event in San Francisco.

Watch doggies compete for Best Trick, Best Costume, Best Coat, Best Ears and more, with celebrity judge Top Chef Chris Cosentino along with emcee Daniel Handler, official representative of Lemony Snicket.

Treat your human child to a day of jumpy houses, face painting, and carnival games while you watch live entertainment from go-go dancers The Devil-Ettes and find true love in the dog Rescue Zone.

Photo credits: Hoodline and Siana Hristova / The Chronicle – See more cute photos from DogFest

DogFest 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014 | 11 am-4 pm
Duboce Park, Duboce and Steiner, SF
FREE

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Free to watch, but there’s a fee if you want your dog to compete.

DogFest is a fundraiser for McKinley Elementary School (a K-5 public school at Castro and 14th Streets)

2014 Schedule
Subject to change, of course

  • 11:30 am: Dog Show starts with Best Costume
  • 11:50 am: Best Bark
  • 12:10 pm: Best Trick
  • 12:45 – 1:10 pm: Performance by the Devil-Ettes
  • 1:15 pm: Best Body Part (ears, tail, coat, etc)
  • 1:35 pm: Best Lap Dog
  • 1:50 pm: Best Couple – dogs and guardians who look alike after all these years (this is not a costume contest)
  • 2:10 pm: Most Openly Corrupt Best-in-Show
  • 3:30 pm: Raffle Drawing