Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 11AM-2PM

Join us at Marcum Park and the RiversEdge Stage on Saturday, December 13th at 11am for Hamilton’s 2nd Annual Santa Paws Pet Pageant! Bring your well-behaved dogs and cats for a day of festive fun featuring a holiday costume contest, outdoor lawn games, pet-friendly vendors, a lively DJ, and Holiday Biergarten. Get creative with your pet’s holiday attire and celebrate the season with your furry (or fluffy!) companions. It’s the paw-fect holiday outing for animal lovers!

This is a FREE event, but please register by clicking the button, below.

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Featuring

Winter/ Holiday Themed Costume Contest

DJ, Vendors & Photos With Santa

Holiday Biergarten

 

Event Details

Location

Marcum Park | Riverfront Plaza & Dayton St. Hamilton, Ohio, 45011

Registration, Judging and Check-In

10:00-10:45am

To help everything run smoothly and avoid long lines, please plan to arrive early!

  • Check-in and registration open at 10:00 a.m.

  • All participants must be checked in and have their judging sheet by 10:45 a.m. to be included in the contest.

  • The Pageant and Costume Showcase on the RiversEdge stage will begin promptly at 11:30 a.m.

We strongly encourage pre-registration to keep the event on schedule and ensure every contestant gets time with the judges.

Please plan to arrive no later than 10:30 a.m. to allow time for check-in and judging.

 
 

Costume Contest

11:30am-12:30pm

Every contestant will get the chance to strut their stuff on stage! Our judges will be determining winners in the following five categories:

  1. Most Festive Feline

  2. Jolliest Joker

  3. Most Creative Critter

  4. Santa’s Favorite Family

  5. ‘You Sleighed It’ Award (Best in Show)

Vendor showcase, lawn games, & Biergarten

10:30am-2:00pm

Sip something warm (or hoppy!), play a few lawn games, and discover festive finds from local vendors.

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