celebrate Halloween<\/a> in high style.<\/p>\nWhether you want to enter your own pup into the judged costume contest or simply watch from the sidelines, here is everything you need to know before heading out:<\/p>\n
Custom floats and pop-culture canine couture<\/p>\n
Every year, owners go all out crafting one-of-a-kind outfits and mobile floats for the procession.<\/p>\n
Spectators can expect everything from playful pop-culture tributes to massive movie sets. <\/p>\n
Past parade favorites have featured a Chihuahua tucked into a McDonald\u2019s Chicken McNugget box, wagons packed with Toy Story green aliens, and dogs sporting Los Angeles Dodgers jerseys.<\/p>\n
You will even spot massive rolling creations, including a sequined Emerald City castle complete with ruby slippers and an Alice in Wonderland scene lined with oversized playing cards and red roses.<\/p>\n
Beyond the runway, the grounds host an open vendor fair alongside fun pet activities, including a pop-up ball pit where dogs can splash and play off-leash.<\/p>\n
The schedule: vendor fair and parade kickoff<\/p>\n
The festival grounds open early so guests can browse stalls and settle in along the route:<\/p>\n
Vendor fair hours: 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
Human parade kickoff: 2:28 p.m. (costumed kids and adults without dogs step off first)<\/p>\n
Dog parade kickoff: 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Parade duration: Roughly 40 minutes<\/p>\n
Registration fees and spectator seating<\/p>\n
Attending the event as a spectator is completely free. If you want to walk in costume without a pet, humans can register and join the front procession at zero cost.<\/p>\n
For those bringing pets or looking for seats, here is how the pricing breaks down:<\/p>\n
Spectator admission: Free<\/p>\n
Dog costume competition entry: $10 advance registration per dog through Friday night (or $20 on event weekend), with all entry fees directly benefiting the non-profit Community Action Team (CAT)<\/p>\n
Chair rentals: Visitors can bring their own folding chairs to sit in the second row for free, or rent one of roughly 500 front-row seats for $6 cash on-site (exact change requested)<\/p>\n
The event takes place at 5355 E. Eliot St. in Long Beach. Pack a blanket, bring your camera, and get ready for one of the most delightful Halloween runways in the L.A. area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Southern California\u2019s favorite spooky pet tradition is officially back this weekend. On Saturday, October 31, 2026, the 25th…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512753,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132,128256],"class_list":["post-512752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-videoarticle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}