Fall “DOG DAYS” Weekend!

Saturday and Sunday, October 24 & 25

Celebrate one of the last major events of the season at Old Westbury Gardens with our Fall “DOG DAYS” Weekend! This cherished tradition invites you and your leashed pup to enjoy the gardens together all weekend long.
On Sunday, October 25, the excitement continues with our Fall Dog Parade & Costume Contest, where pups (and their humans) can strut their stuff and compete for prizes in categories like Best Overall and Funniest.
Join us for a weekend full of fun, fresh air, and furry friends!

LEASH & STROLL: Walk the Gardens with Your Dog!

On Saturday, October 24th and Sunday, October 25th, visitors may bring their leashed dogs to stroll the gardens. Leashed dogs are permitted throughout the gardens except in the Walled Garden.

Included with admission. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. NO entry tickets will be sold at the ticket booth. Members or visitors using valid library passes do not need to make reservations.

FALL DOG PARADE & COSTUME CONTEST!

Sunday, October 25th at 3pm

As part of our celebration of everyone’s best friend this Fall Dog Days Weekend, we are pleased to once again host the Fall Dog Parade and Costume Contest, a fun and anticipated yearly event where pooches (and their parents) get to strut their stuff for a chance to win prizes! The contest begins at 3pm on Sunday, 10/25. Costume Contest participants must register at the map stand by 2:00pm.

Prize categories include:

  • Best Overall
  • Prettiest
  • Most Handsome
  • Most Original
  • Best Person & Dog
  • Funniest

Included with admission. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance. NO entry tickets will be sold at the ticket booth.

Members or visitors using valid library passes do not need to make reservations. Remember, visitors may bring their leashed dogs to stroll the gardens on this day. Leashed dogs are permitted throughout the gardens except in the Walled Garden.

Vendors on site Sunday, 10/25, 11am to 4pm ONLY.

A Dog’s Hearth
Bare & bark co
Barks & Bites
Behr’s Boutique
Canine Camp Getaway
DapperTails Long Island
Elvis Approved Designs
Gigi’s Handmade Creations

Hazelly
Jersey Border Collars
Little Lexi’s Barkery
Long Island Dog Owners Group (LI-DOG)
Marked & Made Studio/Liz Smith Creative LLC
MelinyLLC
Only Love Animal Communication
Pawcasso Treats, Inc.

Perlita Pups
Personalize Your Pet
Pure Pup Paste
Richard MacLeay (artist)
Ruby Raccoon Clothing
Salty Paws East End Long Island
Sweet Dream Baskets
Yorkie911 Rescue

THIS EVENT IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED, IN PART, BY: