BARKTOBERFEST 2026 IS HERE! 🎃🐶
Grab your pups, bring the family, and join us for an afternoon celebrating pets, people, local businesses, and our amazing animal-loving community! ❤️
Hosted by Pender Pet Retreat and our friends at Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation, Barktoberfest is a FREE, family- and pet-friendly fall festival bringing together local animal rescues, adoptable pets, small businesses, artists, food, music, and plenty of fall fun!
🍁 Here’s what you can look forward to:
🐶 Adoptable pets & local rescue organizations — come meet some incredible animals looking for their forever families!
🛍️ Local vendors & small businesses — shop local and discover some fantastic makers, artists, pet businesses, and community organizations.
🎶 Live music — enjoy great music while you wander, shop, eat, and mingle!
🌮🍦 Food + ice cream trucks — come hungry!
🎃 FREE kids’ fall craft area — including mini pumpkin decorating and other fall fun for our littlest guests!
📸 Family & pup photo opportunities
🐕 Bring your dog! Well-behaved, leashed pups are welcome and encouraged to join the fun.
And there’s even more waiting for you when you arrive!
Whether you're hoping to meet your next furry family member, support a local rescue, get some fall shopping done, grab something delicious to eat, or simply spend a beautiful afternoon outside with your favorite people and pets, Barktoberfest has something for everyone.
At the heart of this event is something we care deeply about: bringing our pet-loving community together to support good causes, local organizations, small businesses, and animals in need. 🩷🐾
🍂 EVENT DETAILS
📅 Saturday, September 26th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Pender Pet Retreat
4508 Upper Cub Run Dr., Chantilly, VA
🎟️ FREE admission!
🚗 FREE parking available at R.E. Michel Company across the street
🐕 Dogs welcome!
👨👩👧👦 Family friendly!
Invite your friends, share the event, grab your pup, and come spend a fall afternoon with us!
We can’t wait to see you at Barktoberfest 2026! 🐾🩷🍁🎃