Get ready for a doggone good time! Spooky Pooch Parade will bring the bark to Madison once again for LakewoodAlive’s 17th Annual Spooky Pooch Parade, a celebration of costumed canines taking place Saturday, October 12, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Madison Park in Lakewood’s Birdtown Neighborhood.
Festivities get underway with the Spooky Pooch Festival beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Madison Park, during which attendees can enjoy entertainment, pumpkin painting for kids and dog-related vendors and local businesses. The much-anticipated dog parade commences at 2 p.m. Dogs dressed in their most festive Halloween costumes will strut their stuff along Madison Avenue. Judges will award top three prizes beginning at approximately 3:15 p.m. in the following categories: Best Pooch & Child, Best Pooch & Adult, Best Pooch & Group, Spookiest Pooch and Best in Show.