time to strut your stuff!
Dress up your pet, strut through downtown, and support local rescues—all in one fun event! It’s a feel-good way to show off your furry friend and help animals in need. 100% of proceeds go to local rescues, and there’s a prize for Best Dressed!
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Where
60 Pitt St, Cornwall, ON, K6J 3P2
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When
Annually every First Saturday in June
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
What
Pet Parade fundraiser
Theme: Summer Fun
Cost
$10 - One registration per person. Unlimited pets. Best-dressed wins a prize!
SCHedule
11:00 am- 12:00 pm: Pick up your bib number and take pictures at the Beach Party Photo Booth located in Pommier Jewellers Court.
12:00 pm: The Pet Parade kicks off at the corner of Pitt and Second Street, right by Pommier Jewellers.
13:00 pm: The Pet Parade winner will be announced at Pommier Jewellers.
Here's what our event in 2024 looked like:
Here are the details
This year's Featured Rescues
Important Information
- 100%🎗of your registration fee goes to local rescues!
- PET COSTUMES: Each year we'll have a new theme for the pet parade that's pawsitively fun, so get creative! This Year's Theme is Summer Fun!
- WINNER: The Grand Prize Winner for the Best Costume will be announced after the pet parade around noon.
- A runner-up winner will be drawn from the pet parade participant list, that way everyone gets a chance to win a prize! 🤗
- PARKING is available in the nearby lots.
- ROUTE: The parade starts at the corner of Second Street, going south down Pitt Street, across First Street, North on Sydney Street to THIRD Street, across to Pitt Street, and back to Second Street.
Schedule
*Each parade participant will have a bib number that will be REQUIRED for pick-up. This will have a number to help us identify you as a participant during the parade.
- May 30th, 2024: Online Registration Ends
- June 1st 2024
- 9:30 am to 10:30 am: Parade Bib Number Pick up by Ren's Pets Booth (corner of Pitt & First Street)
- 10:30 am to 11:00 am: Costume Pictures and Group Picture
- 11:00 am: The parade starts at the corner of Pitt and First Street
- 12:00 pm: Pet Parade winners announced at Ren's Pets Booth
Rules & Regulations
- All pets must be leashed and/or in carriers at all times.
- Event will run rain or shine, NO REFUNDS will be issued for unpredictable weather or no-shows.
- The titles, rights and interest in all photographic images, videos and audio recordings made during the UNLEASH Pet Fest, including any royalties, proceeds or other benefits derived from these belong to UNLEASH Pet Fest. These images may be used in future promotions of UNLEASH Pet Fest.
