Pets in the Park

June 25

Miss our Pets in the Park festival or looking for pictures of you at the event?

Check out all the fun from this year by viewing the public photo album, produced with help from our amazing volunteer photographers – available until the end of summer.

Get Ready for Your Favourite Festival for Fur-iends!

The Edmonton Humane Society invites you to Pets in the Park on Sunday, June 25 at a whole new space – Buena Vista Park!

Back for another day of festival fun in the sun, we’re ready to paw-ty. Come celebrate the special bond we have with our pets as we raise funds supporting EHS and enjoy a day full of paw-some events and activities for people and pets. This event is free to attend and so are all of our activitiy stations!

9:00 a.m.

Start of the EHS Walk/Run for Pets.

10:00 a.m.

The festival officially opens!

4:00 p.m.

The festival closes.

Buena Vista Park

New Location, Same Festival Fun!

With Hawrelak Park closed for construction over the next couple of years, we had to relocate the festival directly across the river to Buena Vista Park! The park is located on the north bank of the river, adjacent to Sir Wilfred Laurier Park.

Want to get a head start on planning your day at Pets in the Park? Download the official festival map so you can get the lay of the land and pick which activities you want to do first!

Form a Pack & Join the EHS Run/Walk for Pets!

Leash-up, lace-up and join us for the EHS Run/Walk for Pets! Register today as either an individual paw-ticipant or with your family, fur-ends or colleagues for a 5 km run or a 2.5 km walk and start gathering pledges in support of animals in our care.

Collect pledges using your own custom fundraising page and for every $10 you raise, you’ll receive a chance to win one of our paw-some prizes on event day – including pet food for a year from Champion Pet Foods! The more you raise, the more chances you’ll have to win and the more our animals will benefit.

7:30 a.m.

On-site registration for last minute participants.

8:30 a.m.

Introductions and warm-up!

9:00 a.m.

Runners start, followed shortly after by walk paw-ticipants.

Here are some of the prizes up for grabs for paw-ticipating

  • Pet Food for a Year from Champion Petfoods
  • $500 Gift Certificate to Canadian Tire
  • 2 Brunch Gift Certificates from Central Social Hall
  • Hotel MacDonald Gift Certificate for 1 Overnight Stay, Breakfast for 2, Valet Parking
  • 2 Tickets to the Mayfield Dinner Theatre
  • An Amazon Fire Tablet
  • A set of Apple Airpods

  • An Edmonton Oilers Jersey

Plan a Day Filled With Festival Fun!

From a main stage with exciting speakers to activities for people and pets, here’s what you can look forward to this year at Pets in the Park!

  • Family fun zone

  • Face painting and caricature artist

  • Family and pet friendly beer garden

  • Canine agility course

  • Doggy splash zone

  • Dachshund dash

  • Cat café

Grab Tasty Treats from Grrrr-eat Food Trucks

  • Black Sheep Eatery
  • Fat Franks
  • Kona Ice
  • Lemon Heaven

  • Mr. Waffle

  • Poutine World
  • Royal Treats

Keep Everyone Safe by Using Our Pet Checklist

We want to make sure that Pets in the Park is a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone, including our animal friends. Make sure you review this important checklist before heading to the festival with your animal companion!

  • My pet’s vaccinations are up-to-date.

  • My pet is sociable with other animals and has no past history of aggression.

  • My pet will be properly restrained. For everyone’s safety, no retractable leashes.

  • I will monitor my pet for heat sensitivity.

  • I will pick up after my pet.

  • I will know where the water stations are in case my pet gets thirsty or needs to cool down.

Getting to the Festival

We’ve put together a list of the best ways to get to Buena Vista Park to make it easy to choose the best way for you to get to the festival. Make sure to give yourself lots of time to commute, since there will be lots of people and pets attending.

Drive & park at Buena Vista Park

Limited parking is available on-site with over-flow near by.

Take the pet-friendly shuttle bus

Catch the pet-friendly bus from our shelter campus (located at 13620 163 St NW) or Southgate Mall from the southeast parking lot (located at 108a St NW and Whitemud Dr NW). The shuttle is free, but donations are gratefully accepted!

Walk to the festival

Pedestrians can enter Buena Vista Park using walking trails from Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park (near the Valley Zoo) or through other surrounding trails.

There are six times available for the shuttle from our shelter campus to Buena Vista Park on event day. The times are as follows:

6:30 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 9:00 a.m. , 11:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m.

There are nine times available for the shuttle from Buena Vista Park to our shelter campus on event day. The times are as follows:

10:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

This pet-friendly shuttle runs continuously all day, starting at 9:30 a.m. going from Southgate Mall to Buena Vista Park and back. Shuttles on this route run approximately every 30 minutes.

Check Out the Festival Schedule

We have a lot of exciting activities lined up for this year’s Pets in the Park for you to enjoy! Use this schedule of everything going on at the festival so you don’t miss a moment.

Please scroll right on mobile to view full details.

Activities for Pets

Time Activity Name
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Canine Agility Course
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Doggy Splash Zone
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cat Café
11 a.m and 1:30 p.m. Dachshund Dash

Family Fun Zone

Time Activity Name
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bouncy Castles and Inflatable Obstacle Course
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Face Painting and Caricature Artist

Main Stage

Time Activity Name
10 a.m. EHS Run/Walk for Pets Closing Ceremony
10:30 a.m. EHS Training Academy – Session #1
Enriching Your Pet’s Life
11:30 a.m. EHS Training Academy – Session #2
Cooperative Care for Healthy & Happy Pets
12 p.m. Pet-ucation with a Veterinarian – Session #1
Don’t Chew on That: Foods, Plants & Meds that Harm
1 p.m. Pet-ucation with a Veterinarian – Session #2
Purr-fect Potty: Litter Box Basics for a Happy Cat
2 p.m. Pet-ucation with a Veterinarian – Session #3
Paw-Proof Your Pad: Surprising Home Hazards
2:30 p.m. EHS Training Academy – Session #2 (repeat)
Cooperative Care for Healthy & Happy Pets
3 p.m. Pet-ucation with a Veterinarian – Session #4
Whiskers & Wanderlust: Tips for Traveling with Your Pet
3:30 p.m. EHS Training Academy – Session #1 (repeat)
Enriching Your Pet’s Life

Thank You to Our Pets in the Park Sponsors