We're Back in Downtown Sunnyvale

Get Ready for a Festive Halloween In-Person Pet Parade!

We know you have been looking forward to an exciting, in-person event. We are happy to announce that we will be back in Sunnyvale Downtown!. Join the festivities by registering for this FREE pet parade event on October 30th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM! Let's get ready for this free festival!

Participate in the 2022 parade

See How Much Fun We Had in 2019, 2020, & 2021!

How it Works

There are three ways to participate in the pet parade
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Register now to march in our 2022 pet parade!
The parade will occur on October 30th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Schedule
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All participants must register at 9:00 am. Parade begins 10:00 am.

9:00 to 9:30 AM - Registration (the grass area; corner of S Murphy and McKinley Ave, across from the Whole Foods market​)
COSTUME CONTEST PARTICIPANTS MUST ARRIVE BY 9:00 AM, REGISTRATION CLOSES 9:30 AM SHARP
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Parade through Downtown Sunnyvale & Costume Contest (Murphy Ave.)
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Talent Contest (Plaza del Sol)

Pet Parade

Dress your pets up in fun halloween costumes and parade through downtown Sunnyvale!
Max Participants due to COVID-19: 200​
Pet must weigh less than 150 lbs.
Mask is required

register now

Costume Contest

Competitors must march in parade to be judged
Note that while human-pet duos are welcome, only pets will be judged​
​Mask is required​​

register now

Talent Contest

Can your pet do a trick? Does it have a special ability? Register for the talent contest!
​​Max Participants due to COVID-19: 100​
At Plaza del Sol at 1:00 PM 
​Mask is required​

register now

Prizes​

To Be Announced Soon!
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🏆 Best Costume

1st Place 
2nd Place
​3rd Place
​Honorable Mention (2 Awards)

🏆 Best Talent

1st Place 
Runner Up

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VIP Guests

Mayor Larry Klein
Parade Grand Marshall

Mayor Larry Klein was elected as Sunnyvale’s first directly-elected Mayor in 2020, and he has dedicated his life to community service for the last 20 years. During his five years on City Council, he has focused on adding Housing and ADUs, completing Sunnyvale's vision for Downtown , and improving active transportation options and sustainability. Mayor Klein is a strong advocate for Sunnyvale’s diversity and community engagement

County Supervisor Otto Lee

Jane Casupanan (Miss Sunnyvale)

Dane Andrew & Rascal The Ugliest Dog
Parade Grand Marshall, Sunnyvale's own SAG actor / TV personality​

Dane is a former Sunnyvale Arts Commision Chairman, Honored with the cities highest honor of "Distinguished Resident Award", and has a Star on the "Walk of Fame" in Palm Springs. Rascal has won 8 different Ugliest Dog titles and is currently the winner of two contests. You have seen Dane & Rascal on 9 Animal Planets, The Tonight Show, The View, Carson Daly, America's Got Talent, Netflix Pet Stars, People Magazine, Movie, "Tele-Zombie" and just on Creature Features TV show, just to name a few. Rascal even has a new music video out by Athena, "You Bring Me Luck". The two star in the upcoming all star cast movie "The Adventures of Skanky Doo" with proceeds to benefit animal rescue.
Dane & Rascal The Ugliest Dog use their fame to promote Animal & Children's charities.

See  www.TheUgliestDog.com  Friend on Facebook and instagram, Ugliest__Dog
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Rascal The Ugliest Dog will pass out FREE Rascal stickers

Sunnyvale DPS & K9 Unit

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Taking Place on Murphy Avenue

"The most prevalent name in Sunnyvale, of course, is Murphy, representing the prolific family that made up a third of the first emigrant train to cross the Sierra Nevada.Murphy Avenue was one of the first streets in Sunnyvale. Founders of the area’s farm industry, the Murphys were the largest landowners in California. Murphy Station, land donated by the Murphys, was a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad and eventually became Sunnyvale in 1912."

- Mercury News

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