Community members, including leashed and friendly dogs, are on the invite list for to Woods Humane Society’s Wiggle Waggle Fall Festival, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at Woods’ San Luis Obispo campus, 875 Oklahoma Ave.
Activities include kids and canine costume contests; photos with Santa Paws by Kelcy Rourke Photography; trick-for-treat training challenges; canine carnival activities, such as a stuffed-animal pull; and the Woods Pup-kin Patch.
The festival’s Pet Fair will have local, pet-themed vendors and food trucks, including Old SLO BBQ Taco Truck, The Grinning Bear, Paradise Shaved Ice, Waffle on a Stick, The Caffeinated Cat Café, and face painting.
Woods Humane Society will also host a half-off dog and cat adoption promotion during the event to help dogs and cats find loving homes.
This year, the first 80 entrants to RSVP for the Costume Contest will receive pup-party favors, and there will be prizes for the winner in each contest category: Kids, Big Dogs, Little Dogs, and 2 Peas in a Pod.
“Woods Humane Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and is proud to have been voted the Best Nonprofit many years in a row,” said Woods CEO Emily L’Heureux. “In addition to these landmark achievements, we’re thrilled to have found loving homes for 3,162 dogs and cats last fiscal year.
“We can’t wait to celebrate with our friends and supporters at the biggest pet party on the Central Coast in an afternoon of pure tail-wagging fun.”
The festival is sponsored by Subaru of San Luis Obispo, as part of the Subaru Loves Pets initiative; as well as Animal Care Clinic, American General Media (KZOZ, KJUG, Coast 104.5, KVEC, The Krush), Cuesta Park Animal Hospital, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Jotform.
Also, Kelcy Rourke Photography, KSBY, New Times SLO, Pacific Heating and Sheet Metal, Phillips Flooring, Springdale Pet Ranch, TrueSense Marketing, and Vetama.
Free public parking will be available at the nearby parking lot on Oklahoma Avenue, as well as in other designated areas, to accommodate the more than 800 expected guests.
To RSVP, visit https://pci.jotform.com/form/252183839632160. For more information, visit www.WoodsHumane.org/FallFestival, or call 805-543-9316.
Founded in 1955, Woods Humane Society is a privately funded, nonprofit, animal sheltering and welfare organization that annually places up to 3,000 dogs and cats into loving homes.
Visit www.woodshumane.org to view available animals, donate or learn more.