Tickets are $20 at the door. Dogs and children 12 and under are always FREE.
Sunday, October 20th, 12 to 4 PM
The Pine Grove Inn
1 1st St., East Patchogue, NY
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How to find us:
Park in the main parking lot – we’ll be outside on the lawn by the river bank!
Join us for a HOWLING GOOD time on the banks of the Swan River at The Pine Grove Inn in East Patchogue on Sunday, Oct. 20th for LI-DOG’s Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest & Pawty!
Dress up your pup and yourself in your Howl-o-Ween finest and enjoy music, games, raffles, prizes, delicious food and drinks, and lots of fun for the pups!
The highlight of our pawty is sure to be our costume contest. Starting at 1:30 p.m., you and your dog can compete in one of two categories – Best Standalone Pet or Best Pet/Parent duo. More than $200 in prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for the silliest, scariest, most creative costume in each category! The competition can be stiff, so make sure you come up with a GREAT idea for you and your pup.
Thank you to our first-ever Prize Sponsor Who’s Your Doggy Long Island, dog day care and boarding, for generously funding our prizes! Check them out! Thank you also to Barks Bakeshop for donating the delicious dog treats that will go in all our winners’ gift bags!
Would you like your pup to make a special work of art for you? Stop by our Paw Printing Booth where your pup’s paws can help complete a fun HowloWeen design just for you!
Is your pup brave? Then, stop off at the Spooky (ok – not so spooky) Photo Booth and capture them in their costume among our “goblins.”
Throughout the event, you’ll be able to order delicious food and Howl-o-Ween-themed drinks for purchase from The Pine Grove Inn menu. There’s even a doggie menu from which your pup can choose a tasty meal!
Special guests include: Laura Paesano, the talented owner of Laura Pea Photography, who will be on-hand photographing all our guests. Also in attendance will be Barks Bakeshop where you can pick up delicious treats for your pups, My Canine’s Keeper who will demonstrate amazing dog tricks, and Rachel The Dog Trainer for You who will answer any training questions you may have. Just added! Collar Crush will be on hand to show off their Interactive Dog Snuffle Matt and Buddha Paws will have their all-natural paw balms for your pup to check out.
This is an important fundraising event to benefit LI-DOG, so please make sure to visit the raffle tables and take a chance on winning one of the GREAT raffle baskets generously donated by our sponsors. Thanks to Babylon Burger Bar, Brutus Bone Broth, Buddha Paws, Collar Crush, Del Fuego Babylon, Farmina Pet Food, Fi GPS Smart Dog Collars, The Fish Store Restaurant, Laura Pea Photography, Momo’s Too Sports Bar & Grill, My Canine’s Keeper, Nassau SPCA, Noah’s Bark Dog Training, The Pine Grove Inn, Rachel The Dog Trainer, RC Smokes, Shmush Vitamin Health Biscuits, Stew Leonard’s E. Meadow, Take 2 Brewery, Trader Joe’s Oceanside, and Who’s Your Doggy Long Island!
Plus thank you to the following individuals for their beautiful, hand-crafted donations: Gail Katz for 4 lovely hand-painted wine glasses, Alan Meschkow for a hand-drawn pencil sketch of YOUR dog, and Gail Meschkow for a beautiful handknit sweater for your dog and a matching hat for you! Finally, we can’t forget to thank Bailey Applebee Dog for sniffing out several delicious wines to go in those lovely wine glasses!
An especially big THANK YOU to The Pine Grove Inn for donating the use of their beautiful outdoor patio and lawn for our Howl-o-Ween Pawty! It’s a great venue and we urge everyone to check them out throughout the year.
Tickets will be $20 at the door. Dogs and children 12 and under are always FREE.
Please be aware when you purchase advance tickets, you’ll receive confirmation from PayPal that your payment has been received. You will not receive an actual ticket. We will have a list of all prepaid ticket holders at our Welcome table when you check in.
Donations support LI-DOG’s work to increase access to public parks and beaches for Long Island dog owners and their dogs. Recently, we worked to get legislation passed to allow dogs in all New York State Parks with reasonable restrictions. The legislation passed overwhelmingly! Now, the Governor needs to sign the bill. If you haven’t already done so, please sign our Petition to Lift the Ban on Dogs on New York State’s Long Island Beaches. The more signatures we get, the more likely the Governor will sign the bill!
Besides getting your ticket, please also RSVP so we can let the restaurant know how many guests to expect.
To RSVP, go to:
LI-DOG on Meetup
LI-DOG on Facebook
or email us at lidog_news@yahoo.com
Want to be part of the fun? Volunteer to help!
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Meet-and-greet pet parents and their pups
- Help with the games
- Sell raffle tickets
- Give out raffle baskets to our winners
- Help decorate the venue for our pawty or help us break down
***This is a fun, fast-moving event and we need volunteers! Email us at events@lidog.org with Howl-o-ween Pawty Volunteer in the subject line if you can help!
Please be aware that dogs must remain leashed on non-retractable leads at all times, and as always, please walk your dog before entering the venue. Dogs are not permitted inside the restaurant.
We look forward to seeing you and your pups at our Howl-o-Ween Costume Contest & Pawty on Sunday, October 20th!
We do have a rain date of Sun., Nov. 3rd, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in case of bad weather.