🎃🐾 Join us for the 2026 Pug-O-Ween Festival in the Park
Pug-O-Ween is DFW Pug Rescue’s largest event of the year, bringing hundreds of pug lovers together for an afternoon of costumes, shopping, food, games and fundraising for pugs in need.
We’ll have a huge vendor village with trick or treating, products available for purchase such as original pug art, as well as our incredible vet partners on-site. Please help us make a great impression by being considerate and picking up after yourself and your dog.
Expect:
Pug costumes & contests
Adoptable pugs
Pet & human-related vendors
Silent auction
Raffles
Photo opportunities
Food & treats
Games & activities
Lots and lots of pug fun!
Costume Contest
Get ready for the cutest, most cutthroat, hilariously competitive pug costume contest in Texas. Reminder: this event will be outdoors, but with plenty of shade and water stations, so plan your costumes with the Texas elements in mind.
Sign up here: https://pug-o-ween-2026.raiselysite.com
Location & Parking Information
Heritage Park has restrooms on-site, ample seating, and amenities including natural shade, hybrid Bermuda turf, irrigation, seating areas with water fountains, trash receptacles, and pet waste stations. Throughout the park, there are smooth walking paths available, great for strollers or wheelchairs.
The park has ample lighted and video monitored parking spaces.
Become a Sponsor
Want to put your business or brand directly in front of hundreds of passionate pet lovers, local families and pug enthusiasts? Partner with us for a spooktacular two-day celebration you won't want to miss!
From games and food to local vendors and the cutest, competitive pug costume contest around, this event draws massive crowds every year. Ready to join or want more details?
Email us today at fund-development@dfwpugs.com to grab your vendor spot or sponsor packet before space fills up!
Calling All Vendors
We’re looking for pet- and human-related businesses, artists, makers, services, food vendors and other fun businesses to join us! We’d love to have both people and pug focused vendors!
Returning favorites include La Bandida Street Food and Cat Matchers!
We’ll have a special guest!
We’re also thrilled that author and cartoonist Gemma Correll will be traveling from California to join us! She is a British cartoonist and illustrator who is known for her comics depicting personal, relatable anxieties and pugs. Check her out here: https://www.gemmacorrell.com/
Help Fill Our Silent Auction
We’re looking for donations of products, gift baskets, experiences, services and unique items to help raise funds for our rescue pugs.
For baskets, please include an itemized list of all contents along with the estimated total value of the basket.
Have something to donate? Email us! 📧 fund-development@dfwpugs.com
T-shirt for Pug-O-Ween 2026
Coming soon!
Food & Drink
La Bandida Street Food: Authentic Mexican tacos, nachos, quesadillas, elotes, and more!
More coming soon!