Dog Events in Avalon, CA

Enjoy a day packed with delicious food and drinks, live music, entertainment, and engaging activities for both people and pups. Get creative with crafts, meet adorable service dogs and connect with fellow pet lovers. Don't miss the highlight of the day - the annual canine costume contest!

Once a month, the Wild Hare Bar Garden hosts a fun themed Yappy Hour event for pets and their people! Guests will find fun surprises each month like photo booths, complimentary treats and a dog menu, drink specials, happy hour bites, giveaways, music, and more. Guests are encouraged to dress their pups and themselves in the month's special theme. Make a night of it and book a dog-friendly room on site at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter!

Pasadena ARTWalk showcases over 180 hand-selected artisans with a focus on fine art and indie design. Shoppers can explore visual art, photography, fashion, jewelry, paper goods, home decor, housewares, and specialty foods in a curated open-air market experience.

Two- and four-legged friends are welcome to enjoy this annual community festival featuring more than 500 artists creating over 200 colorful chalk murals. Visitors can stroll through impressive works of art while enjoying live entertainment, food vendors, and family-friendly activities throughout the event.

Bring your pup for a fun day of community, shopping and giving back! Enjoy local vendors, great food and drinks, a dog cooling station, photo booth, raffles, and rescue resources. Friendly leashed dogs are welcome at this pet-friendly event supporting dogs in need.

Bring Fido to this fun event that will include a pet costume contests, group pet walk, prizes, adoptions, and lots of pet health and safety information and demos. There will also be plenty of vendors for pets and the people that love them! Please be sure to keep your pets leashed during the event.

Well-mannered, leashed dogs are invited to this black-tie-optional fundraising event to celebrate helping animals in need. This event will include a cocktail reception, silent and live auctions, a chef-prepared vegetarian meal and an after-party with live music.

Leashed dogs are welcome along in the ticketed general admission area to watch the spectacular Pacific Airshow from an oceanfront viewing experience at Paséa Hotel & Spa. The family-friendly event offers front-row views of world-class flight teams performing aerial stunts over the Pacific Ocean. Make a weekend of it and book at dog-friendly room on site at the Paséa Hotel & Spa!

Explore the latest in sustainable transportation with your leashed pup! Browse a variety of electric cars, SUVs, trucks, bikes, and other vehicles, including vintage EV conversions, while chatting with EV owners about their experiences.

This dog-friendly Yappy Hour features cocktails, bites and signature “barkuterie” boards with fresh dog food from Furever on the hotel’s patio. Guests can meet adorable adoptable dogs from The Labelle Foundation, shop gift bags filled with goodies from local vendors and enter to win a Cleo&Hooman pet-care gift basket. A portion of event sales benefits The Labelle Foundation. Registration is complimentary but space is limited.

Bring Fido along to this annual fundraiser! Starting at the Vermont Street Bridge in Hillcrest, participants will cross seven unique bridges, each with its own history and charm. Along the route, enjoy views of Balboa Park, the Rose Garden, and lively local districts. Registered participants can also listen to Jeffery the Surfer Caredeer’s audio tour, sharing fun facts and history as you cross each bridge. The hike ends with a celebratory pizza party at Tavola Nostra Pizzeria & Cucina.

Guests and dogs are invited to enjoy a day of craft beers, delicious bites, and canine camaraderie! Meet adoptable dogs from Pasadena Humane at the mobile adoption truck, enjoy bites and craft beers from food trucks and The Mt. Lowe Brewing Company, visit informational tables, and tour the beautiful garden with Fido. Dogs can test their skills on an agility course, and everyone is invited to join in the festive spirit by dressing up for the dog costume contest at 2:30 PM.

Enjoy a fun-filled day dedicated to dogs with exciting races, shopping, and community activities for pet lovers of all kinds. The event features crowd-favorite Wiener Dog, all-breed, and Basset Hound races, along with a pet expo marketplace filled with vendors offering treats, toys, apparel, accessories, and pet services. Guests can also enjoy breed meet-ups, pup socializing opportunities, and a pupuccino bar while cheering on the racers. Registration proceeds support local animal rescues.

Bring Fido to visit the pumpkin patch! This special event will feature a dog costume contest, the Dino Corn Maze, vendors and dog rescue organizations, photo ops, games, food and drinks, and more!

Widely recognized as one of Southern California’s most prestigious art and wine festivals, this dog-friendly event will showcase spectacular art, fine wine, craft beers, live entertainment, and tons of family-friendly activities! Just a short walk from the ocean, there will be 160 artists from across the U.S. and Mexico displaying painting, sculpture, jewelry design, fine glass, ceramics, woodwork, mixed media, and photography.

Bring Fido along for a weekend of admiring amazing glass art created by local artists. There will be entertainment for all ages, including demonstrations featuring torch-work and glass cutting, as well as an area for children & adults alike to create their own unique mosaic art piece to take home. Pets must be on a leash at this event.

Experience the West Coast’s largest outdoor pet festival, offering a variety of attractions for you and Fido to enjoy! This annual event features a haunted house and costume contest for dogs, plus a VIP area where you can bring your pup for exclusive perks. Activities include a dog pie-eating contest, foam party, and 80-foot pool party with a DJ and cabanas. Guests can enjoy unique offerings like a superhero-themed photo booth, dog brunch, and surf machine, along with fun races for French Bulldogs, Wiener Dogs, and Corgis. There’s also a fashion show, holistic lounge, and prizes, including treats for a year.

Bring your pup out to this fun event featuring 30+ vendors, a poodle parade, contests, demonstrations, a portrait opportunity, games with Poodles (and Poodle mixes), and more!

This annual festival offers an exciting day for dogs and their humans with a costume contest, a haunted house for pups, and fun races like French Bulldog and Wiener Dog runs. Highlights include a foam party, an 80-foot dog pool party with DJ and a pie-eating contest. Guests can explore a superhero photo booth, a fashion show, and a holistic lounge, as well as enjoy brunch for dogs and treats.

All dogs, Corgis and honorary Corgis, are welcome to attend this family-friendly festival! The theme for this event is Howl-O-Ween, so get your costumes ready. There will be pet-centric vendors, interactive pet and owner experiences, food trucks, selfie stations, and giveaways! The event will be held two blocks south of the iconic Huntington Beach Pier.