pet parade

Join the Fun at Our First-Ever Pet Parade!

“Paws, Pride & Parade!”

Calling all fabulous fur babies and their proud humans! Strut your stuff at the 2025 Pacific Pride Festival Pet Parade! Whether your companion purrs, barks, hops, or slithers, this is their time to shine. Dress them up in their fiercest Pride looks—rainbows, rhinestones, tutus, or tiny tiaras—and join us for a celebration of love, diversity, and adorable pets.

Prizes, photo ops, and endless tail wags await. Let’s make this the most paws-itively fabulous parade ever. Parade begins promptly at 11:50am at the main stage.

Prize Categories:

1. Best Dressed Pet & Human Duo – Serving synchronized style from head to tail.
2. Most Extra Outfit – Over-the-top, fabulous, and totally extra.
3. Rainbow Realness – Most creative and colorful Pride-inspired look.
4. Tiny but Mighty – Small pets with big stage presence.
5. Fiercest Strut – For the pet that works the runway like a true diva.

Let the cuteness competition begin! * only 15 spots available for pre register for main stage pet parade *

Day of registration, please visit the Santa Barbara Humane Society’s booth at the festival.

So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and get your outfits ready to strut your stuff!