Boofy's Best for Pets and Tía-Mom's Cocina are thrilled to announce the return of HOWL & GROWL for Halloween 2023! Join us for a day of frightfully good fun, furry friends, and fantastic festivities! Be a part of the Halloween celebration that everyone's been howling about for 14 years. We can't wait to see you at our spooktacular gathering! Howl & Growl 2023 takes place Sunday, October 29th, from 1pm-4pm at Boofy's Best for Pets' original Westside location (8201 Golf Course RD NW, #C2, Albuquerque 87120; tel: 505-890-0757).
Bring your kids and your pets for Halloween costume contests and trick-or-treating; enjoy food and beverages from participating food trucks; get your pet’s photo taken to commemorate the fun; meet adoptable pets from the city shelters; visit wonderful vendors with lots of goodies for the entire family; and enter the fundraising drawing for a chance to win some excellent prizes.
Admission to Howl & Growl is FREE, however some contests and activities request a small donation to support the animal rescue groups and nonprofits participating in the event. Animal participants should be on a leash or in a secure carrier. All well-behaved critters are welcome to participate — dogs, cats, chickens, ferrets, bunnies, pigs, goats, reptiles, jackalopes, unicorns, and humans of all ages!
The live Halloween costume contest begins at 2:30 pm and will be emceed by the Style Crusader herself, Mercedes Wharton of Timmie's Closet. The top 3 winners in each of the 8 contest categories will receive a gift certificate to Boofy's ($50, $30, or $20). The Halloween costume contest categories are:
- Best Big Dog Costume
- Best Medium Dog Costume
- Best Small Dog Costume
- Best Cat or Other Non-Dog Critter Costume
- Best Human Child Costume
- Best Human Adult Costume
- Best Dynamic Duo (two pets, two humans, or pet + human)
- Best Family/Group Theme (all pets, all humans, or pets + humans)
The $5 suggested donation per entry in the costume contests benefits the nonprofit groups participating in the event. Enter as many contests as you like!
PROCEEDS FROM HOWL & GROWL 2023 BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING ANIMAL-RELATED AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:
- F.A.T. KATZ: Visit the F.A.T. Katz booth for professional pet/family photos by Winstonfoto.com ($10 donation)
- ALBUQUERQUE ANIMAL WELFARE (Kennel Kompadres): The Lucky Paws "Van on the Move" joins us with adoptable pets from the Albuquerque city shelters. Adoption fees will be waived for this event!
- PAWS TO PEOPLE
- SANTUARIO DE KARUNA
- STREET CAT HUB
- POSITIVE LINKS
LOCAL FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDORS:
LOCAL VENDORS & BUSINESSES:
- AFROMATIONPOTTERY
- ALL THINGS WOOD
- COMPASSION CREATIONS
- CONVERSATION WITH CARDS BY KEREN
- CRYSTALS CRAFT CREATIONS
- DARK HALO
- ELSA ORTIZ ONLINE
- HAVANAS 13
- L4 - ART ON THE RIO
- LINSEY DOOLITTLE PET PORTRAITS
- LIVE FLOWERS BY ANSELY THE FLOWER GUY
- MS. BATHORY'S APOTHECARY
- NAUGHTY KITTENS GIFTS
- ORGONITE PYRAMIDS
- PEACE IN PARADISE TRAVELS
- PEACH APPROVED
- PAMPERED CHEF (Dana Bloomquist)
- PURPLERAYNECO
- SIP! EXTRAORDINARY DRINKING CHOCOLATE
- THE CRAFTY COUPLE
- TWO CRAFTY KITTIES
- WITCHnRELAX
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Almo Nature | Boss Dog | Bow & Arrow Brewing Co. | Feline Natural & K9 Natural | FirstMate | Grandma Lucy's | The Honest Kitchen | Marble Brewery | Nature's Logic | NutriSource | Open Farm | Petcurean | Phillips Pet Food & Supply | Primal | Rio Grande Service Center | Weruva
EVENT LOCATION:
Boofy's Best for Pets
8201 Golf Course RD NW, #C2
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(in Petroglyph Plaza on the southwest corner of Golf Course & Paseo Del Norte)
Tel: 505-890-0757