Dog Events in Laurel, DE

Join the Rosslyn BID for a Halloween-themed evening of dog-friendly activities, treats and seasonal fun! There will be vendors, a beer and wine bar for pet parents, opportunity to mingle with fellow furry friends, and more. Dress your pup in their best costume for the annual dog costume contest!

Bring Fido out for a fun-filled day to help raise funds for animals in need! This popular annual event includes the annual "Ready, Set, SNIFF!" 5K Run/Half-Mile Pet Parade, Howl-o-Ween Pet Costume Contest, Barkin' Beer Garden, vendors, kids’ activities, and more!

Dress up your pup for a festive costume parade featuring photo opportunities, voting, and prizes. Ebony’s Doggie Treats will serve as master of ceremonies. Check-in and pictures begin at 10:30 AM, followed by the parade, voting, and prizes at 11 AM.

This community music festival transforms neighborhood porches and outdoor spaces into live performance stages, creating a walkable celebration of local music, art, and connection. Guests and leashed pups can stroll through the area enjoying performances from a variety of musicians and bands while exploring local vendors, food, and neighborhood gathering spots along the way. The rain date is October 25th.

This dog-friendly Halloween costume contest invites pups to dress up and visit The Bean Spot for a photo entry. A drink purchase is required to participate, and online voting will determine the first-, second- and third-place winners. Photos will be shared on Facebook, with prizes awarded to the top three costumes.

This dog-friendly event features an annual pet costume contest, with prizes awarded to the top three costumes. Dogs can enjoy treats and pup cups while their humans indulge in brunch and bottomless drink options.

This dog-friendly Oktoberfest celebration features craft beer, German-inspired food from a food truck, an outdoor beer garden, and Bavarian-style contests and games, including stein-holding challenges, relay races, barrel rolling, and a best-dressed competition. Dogs are welcome both indoors and outdoors but must remain leashed.

This family- and dog-friendly festival features glowing floats, handmade lanterns, live music, pop-up performances, a children’s costume contest, lantern-making workshops, an arts and crafts market, and food trucks. Guests can create a lantern and join thousands of community members in the illuminated nighttime parade. The rain date is Sunday, October 25th.

Come dressed in your best Pups & Pals costumes to the B&O for the biggest puppy playdate of the year! Enjoy an afternoon of amazing vendors and activities under the pavilion, a train excursion to Carroll Park, a costume contest, and a “Yappy Hour” for adults. BARCS and the Maryland SPCA will also be on site. Owners must pre-register their dogs with proof of a rabies vaccine and sign a hold harmless waiver.

Bring Fido to this festive fall weekend event that welcomes leashed dogs onto the famous Boardwalk—a rare treat since pets are usually prohibited—along with their owners for two days of activities and fun. The celebration includes dog-specific vendors, photo stations, and the Humane Society of Ocean City’s announcement of “Pet of the Year,” plus a spirited Howl-O-Ween Parade where costumed pups and people march together in support of the humane society.

Bring Fido to this annual weekend event on the boardwalk! Activities for Saturday include dog-friendly vendors along the boardwalk, photo-op stations, and the Humane Society of Ocean City’s “Pet of the Year” announcement.

The Homestead Gardens Critter Crawl is a Halloween pet costume contest held during the annual Fall Festival. Dress up your pet and join the festivities while supporting the SPCA of Anne Arundel County.

Dress up your furry friend for the costumed pet parade. Judges will be awarding prizes for creativity and charm, plus there will be door prizes and contest awards. Enjoy a scenic walk in the park with your pet, tour the historic house and blooming gardens, and discover the local wildlife that calls Hancock’s Resolution home.

Celebrate fall with a lively Halloween-themed festival featuring parades, costumes, live entertainment, and family-friendly activities. Visitors can enjoy a grand costume parade, a costumed dog parade, trick-or-treating, craft and food vendors, live music, and festive games for kids. This long-running coastal tradition draws large crowds each year and offers a fun mix of spooky creativity, community spirit, and seasonal entertainment for all ages.

A four-day arts, crafts, music and food festival on Ocean City’s south-end boardwalk. Guests can browse hundreds of handcrafted goods, enjoy free entertainment across multiple stages, and take part in interactive activities for all ages—including pet-friendly events.

This dog-friendly Halloween fundraiser invites guests to enjoy an afternoon of fun while meeting adorable, adoptable pets from the Worcester County Humane Society. Activities include a pet costume contest, silent auction and 50/50 raffle, along with food, prizes and opportunities to find a new best friend. All proceeds benefit the Humane Society and support its efforts to help animals in need.

This dog-friendly Halloween Yappy Hour features a pop-up bar, pumpkin spice pup cups, a dog costume contest, pop-up pup portraits and other fall activities. The event is for guests 21 and older, and all dogs must be registered in advance through the Client Portal.

Get ready for a spooktacular evening where pups and their people can strut their stuff in the costume contest, with prizes like overnight stays, dinners, and more awarded at 7:00 PM by local celebrity judges in categories such as most creative, most adorable, funniest, and honorable mentions. Furry friends will enjoy treats, while humans sip on festive Halloween-themed cocktails and treat their pups to special Puptails. Make a night of it and book a stay on site at the Fairmont Washington DC Georgetown!

This dog-friendly farm event features Halloween trick-or-treating for pups, a chance to learn training tips from a local dog training club, and opportunities to support the Morgan Chapel Pet Food Pantry through donations. Guests can dress their dogs in costume, enjoy a day on the farm, and grab a bite from the on-site food truck. All pets must remain leashed, and owners are responsible for cleaning up after them.

Enjoy fall with a scenic run or walk through colorful garden collections, rolling hills, and streams. Seasonal activities include a Halloween costume contest, trick-or-treating, a “Thriller” dance party, and more. Dogs are welcome but must remain on a 6-foot, non-retractable leash.