Midtown Mutt Gala 2025
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sunday, May 4, 2025 2pm - 5pm
Location
Midtown Alliance Event
Details
A doggy version of the Met Gala red carpet experience!
Join us with or without a dog. Fashionable attire is encouraged but not required.
The third-annual Mutt Gala is bigger and better this year! We are closing Peachtree St to cars and expanding the event into a block party on Peachtree between 10th and 11th St.
Activities include:
- A doggy red carpet experience complete with PUParazzi
- Meet foster dogs from Lifeline Animal Project and Hero Dog Rescue
- A fun filled red carpet event emceed by Brigitte Bidet and Ellasaurus Rex
- A costume contest with a local celebrity jury featuring; Elaine Hendrix, Mary Alex Anders, Alex Delotch Davis, and Dominque Reedy
- Music from DJ Ree de la Vega
- Food for sale by Jimmie's Jerk BBQ, Astros Corn Dogs, and YOM ice cream
- Free drawings of your pet by Pet Sketches by Kat (first come, first serve)
- Update: there will be no alcohol sold at the event but we will be giving away free mocktails from Get Fizzy (while supplies last). For your alcohol needs, we encourage you to visit one of the many nearby establishments including Fado, Prime on Peachtree, and the Loews Hotel.
- A vendor village including Four Legged Foodie, Dulces de Luna, K and C Pastries, Prince & Posh, Bee's Bark Bar, Pawdicure, Laura Boisson, Millies Treats, K9 Chauffer, and NJoyA Bones Handcrafted Organic Dog Treats, Piedmont Bark, and Iron Dog Raw
- Doggy First Aid tent by neighborhood vet CityVet Midtown
- A roaming photo booth
This event is free for spectators and a small fee to enter your pup in the costume contest. NOTE: the costume contest is SOLD OUT but you can still attend with your pup and walk the runway to still be seen at the most fashionable pet gala around!
SCHEDULE
2 :00 - 3:30 p.m. - Mix and mingle, visit our vendors
3 :30 - 4:00 p.m. - Line up for the costume contest (must register in advance!)
4 :00 - 4:30 p.m. - Costume contest!
4 :30 - 4:45 p.m. - Foster dog spotlight on the red carpet while judges deliberate
4 :45 p.m. - Winner(s) announced
5 :00 p.m. - Party ends!
Foster Dogs
We encourage you to bring your foster dogs if you think they will enjoy this event. After the main costume contest, the fosters will have a chance to strut their stuff on the red carpet (no fee required). Foster dog owners should check-in at the costume contest check-in tent that will be near the red carpet.
Getting There and Parking
If you don't have a dog with you, MARTA is a great way to get here. We are two blocks from the Midtown MARTA station. Additionally, there is abundant paid parking in the area. Street parking is free on Sundays!
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