09/14/2026
👑🐾 BARKTOBERFEST — Sunday, October 4 · 1–4 PM · Rally Cap Brewing Co.
An Oktoberfest afternoon at Rally Cap, and every bit of it is for the shelter dogs of Baton Rouge. Barktoberfest is a fundraiser and adoption event for CAAWS — the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society — and the main event is the costume contest.
Costume Contest · 3:30 PM · five awards
Best in Show · Best Individual Costume · Best Group (dogs and/or owners) · runners-up in both categories. Over $900 in prizes across the board.
Entry is a $10 donation and every dollar of it goes to CAAWS. Registration closes at 3:15, so come early, get your dog signed up, and let them hold court.
CAAWS is also bringing adoptable pups — meet them at 2:00. Somebody's dog is going to walk out of this event with a family, and it could be yours.
And if your dog's talent runs more toward the ridiculous than the regal, Stupid Pet Tricks is at 2:30. One award, Best Trick, $10 to enter, registration closes at 2:15. Sit pretty, roll over, speak, high five — if it makes the crowd laugh, it qualifies.
The day
1:00 — Doors open. B**r, pretzels, pups.
2:00 — Meet the adoptable pups
2:30 — Stupid Pet Tricks
3:30 — Costume Contest
3:50 — Winners, photos, shelter shoutout
4:00 — That's a wrap
Our sponsors stocked that prize table and asked for nothing in return — The Dog Stop, Blonde Hon3y, Dogs Do Listen Dog Training, Bayou Chien Raw Foods, Kassidy Stitches, Paw Avenue Pet Grooming, Bayou Bark Bus & Sarah's Loyal Friends Pet Boarding. Go follow every one of them, and go spend money with them. They showed up for the shelter animals of this city.
Presented by PetWellClinic-Highland Park · Benefiting CAAWS
📍 Rally Cap Brewing Co., 11212 Pennywood Ave, Baton Rouge
Bring your pup, your friends, and your big heart. 🍺🐾
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