Day of the Dog

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The Day Of The Dog is BACK in our home town of beautiful Victoria August 17th! Guess what?! We have a new location on Oak Bay Ave (Between Foul Bay Rd and Elgin Rd)
This free and pet friendly event will feature:
🐶NEW* V.I.P area! B.Y.O.D (Bring your own dog) we’ll take care of the rest!)
🐶Dog pie eating contest
🐶A 80 ft pool party for dogs including DJ & canine cabanas
🐶Leading pet exhibitors from across North America
🐶A superhero themed photo booth including capes, masks and a wind machine
🐶Brunch for dogs featuring a decadent display of home cooked food
🐶360 Photobooth
🐶Best In Show – Snaggle tooth showcase
🐶Win treats for a year from Tilted Barn
🐶Amazement park
🐶Dogue Fashion Show
🐶Holistic Pawpup Lounge
And of course the races!
🐶Running of the bulls – French bulldog races
🐶You did WHAT with your WIENER? – Wiener dog races
🐶If Baguettes could run! Corgi Races
🐶Fast dog
🐶Doddle Mania! Big, Small, we love em all!
🐶Dog blessings a celebration of the human X canine connection
🐶100 ft art installation
🐶Yoga with adoptable puppies
Join us from 12:00-4:00 on August 17, 2025 for North Americas largest party for dogs and their people!

Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.