VCA Animal Hospitals presents Bark in the Park on Saturday, May 10, in Pleasant Hill Park. All Ages Welcome!

Get ready for tail-wagging fun! Join us for this free canine celebration in Pleasant Hill Park featuring local vendors, community resources, food trucks for humans, and seven adoption and rescue agencies with adorable adoptable pets looking for their forever homes.

Enjoy a day filled with fun dog-friendly activities, food, treats, and paw-positive vibes for all (dogs included). Please keep your dog on a leash and pick up after your pup. View event rules in the FAQ.

Join us for this free canine celebration in Pleasant Hill Park featuring local vendors, community resources, food trucks for humans, and seven adoption and rescue agencies with adorable adoptable pets looking for their forever homes. Enjoy a day filled with fun dog-friendly activities, food, treats, and paw-positive vibes for all (dogs included).

Please keep your dog on a leash and pick up after your pup. View event rules in FAQ.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

10:00 AM
Event Begins

• Meet your new best friend at one of our seven local dog adoption and rescue agencies. View video
• Explore vendor booths to shop for special treats, mingle with community resources, and learn more about dog-related services available.
• Grab food (and drinks) from vendors serving tasty treats for humans
• Capture the moment with a photo op for you and your dog! 
• Enjoy a day in the park with your canine companion.

11:30 AM
The Ultimutt Competition Kick-Off  
Think your dog has star power? Get ready and enter The Ultimutt Competition, a tail-wagging contest where pups (and their humans) show off their style, skills, and charm!

Categories include:

• Best Dressed
• Best Trick
• Waggiest Tail
• Doppelganger (Dog + Human look-a-like duos)

Whether you’re in it for the prizes, the bragging rights, or just the fun, this crowd-participation competition will entertain and put a smile on your face. Sign-ups are available on-site the day of the event

2:00 PM
Event Ends
Thank you for participating in our inaugural Bark in the Park event. Please remember to clean up after your pup.

Thank you to our event Sponsors!   
VCA Animal Hospitals, City of Pleasant Hill, Pet Food Express, Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill, Laura Wucher Real Estate, Pleasant Hill Grocery Outlet, and Visit Pleasant Hill

Bark in the Park is brought to you by Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District.