PawsFest 2025 at Sunset Beach Park

📅 Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Estimated)
📍 Location: Sunset Beach Park, Vancouver, BC
💰 Admission: Free | VIP upgrades & contest entries available
🔗 Website: www.pawsfest.ca

🐾 Canada’s Largest Outdoor Pet Festival

Get ready for PawsFest 2025, the ultimate celebration for pets and their people, happening on Saturday, July 12 at Sunset Beach Park in Vancouver! With over 400,000 square feet of outdoor space along English Bay, this free festival is Canada’s biggest pet-friendly beachside event.

Whether you're a proud pet parent, an animal lover, or simply looking for a fun day out, PawsFest delivers an action-packed lineup of activities, live entertainment, unique vendors, and adorable four-legged fashionistas.

🐶 Festival Highlights

🎤 Live Music

Enjoy upbeat performances from live bands and DJ Sirena, headlined by local favourite Sons of Granville, all day on the PawsFest Mainstage.

🛍️ Marketplace

Browse the PawsFest Marketplace featuring premium pet products, services, and accessories. Perfect for spoiling your furry friends.

🍻 Beer Garden & 🌮 Food Trucks

Relax in the pet-friendly beer and wine garden and treat yourself to global eats from the festival’s curated fleet of food trucks.

👗 Doggy Fashion Show

Watch adorable pups strut their stuff in the Doggy Fashion Show for a chance to win $1250 in cash and thousands in sponsor swag!
🎟 Entry: $25 (includes VIP Pass + backstage access)

🧘‍♀️ Puppy & Bunny Yoga

Unwind with Doggy and Rabbit Yoga – a relaxing and unique experience that fosters connection and calm for you and your companion.

🐕 Agility & Flyball Demos

Cheer on talented pups in thrilling agility and flyball demonstrations, showcasing skill, speed, and teamwork.

🩺 Health & Wellness Clinics

Attend expert-led seminars offering actionable tips to improve your pet’s health, wellness, and longevity.

🐾 About the Organizers

PawsFest is produced by Friendly Paws Society, a not-for-profit organisation that supports at-risk youth through animal therapy programs. With roots in the Pet Lover Show at Tradex and PNE, this event directly funds impactful community initiatives such as Pawsitive Futures, which empowers youth by giving them purpose through working with animals.

🐕 Register Your Pup for the Fashion Show

Is your dog runway-ready? Enter the Doggy Fashion Show contest now!
🏆 First prize: $1250 cash + thousands in sponsor giveaways
🎟 Entry Fee: $25 (includes 1 VIP pass & backstage access)
👉 Register Your Dog

📍 Location Info

Sunset Beach Park
1204 Beach Ave, Vancouver, BC
Easily accessible via public transit or bike, and right by English Bay.

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