The Pup Up is the East Van Dog Party you don’t want to miss this summer. Get pumped with the video below, and register by July 16 for a free watermelon! (In this economy??)
Compete in dog-human challenges for prizes from local vendors!
Enjoy great music, and food vendors offering hotdogs and popsicles, plus free treats for dogs, and watermelon for all!
Absolutely, BRING YOUR DOG!
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Find contest details below.
Watermelon Carving Contest – by Famous Foods – FREE!
Sharpen your knives and get creative with a watermelon to win $50 from our local food grocer since 1929!
Register by July 16 to pick up your FREE Watermelon from the source, at 1595 Kingsway.
Cut your design and bring it to the party for judging by PRODUCE EXPERTS from Famous Foods!
Dog-Human Races – by Bosley’s on Kingsway – FREE
You and your dog’s speed and obedience will be put to the test at our interspecies 50m dash!
Pet parents run across the field at Kingcrest park and it all comes down to recall, when the dogs are called to do the same.
Small, medium, and large breeds compete for the prize packs from Bosley’s at 2185 Kingsway.
McBeans Hotdog Eating Contest – $6 entry
Who can eat the fastest hotdog? You, or your dog?
You’ll both need to beat the rest of the teams to take home the grand prize: more hotdogs!
Your $6 entry ticket gets you not 1, not 2, but 3 hotdogs! (and one bun), for you and your dog to scarf down.
The fastest combined time wins the winners the best doggone hotdog prize ever:
A hotdog a week for the rest of the summer from Vegas Donuts at 4003 Knight St. 📣🎉
Donut Toss Competition – by Vegas Donuts – FREE
The Vegas Donut Toss Competition is back and you and your dog can take the 2026 championship title home!
Catch the highest number to score the ultimate donut lover’s prize: a box of donuts to share amongst your friends 🙂
Catch donuts to win donuts! 🐶🍩❤️
Dog-Human Look-a-Like Contest – by On the Fringe Hair Studio – FREE
Matching costumes, hair styles, or accessories! Maybe you already look like your pup…?
Whatever it takes, if you and your dog are judged most alike; they’ll win a bath and tidy up at Scamps, and you’ll win a hair cut and style up at On the Fringe Hair Studio at 4036 Knight St.
Welcome to our vendors and partners!
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Follow @scamps.ca on Instagram and like the Event on Facebook for schedule and info, and share. 🙏
Plus! We got pics of pups 😉
Feeling proactive? 🥲
Click the poster image to download a printable PDF that you can post on community boards in your neighbourhood!
Volunteer!
We’re also looking for contest prize donations, a face painter, event photographers, and judges, officiators, and set-up volunteers on the day. Get in touch, by emailing talia@scamps.ca to get involved.
