Pets

The pet parade and costume contest will be back for the 2025 Taste of Annandale.

Categories include Best in Show, Funniest, and Best Human/Pet Duo. There will be prizes for the winners.

Sign up here.

The pet contest is hosted by Taste of Annandale sponsor Jamie DeSimone, a realtor with the Homes for All Real Estate Team at Keller Williams Capital Properties.

Register in advance here or at Jamie’s booth at the festival.

The winners will receive $50 gift cards donated by Taste of Annandale vendor Paw Mind Body the Lake Barcroft Dental Group in Barcroft Plaza, and DeSimone.

Dogs must be on leashes and must be well-behaved.

The pet contest isn’t just for dogs, though; cats, guinea pigs, iguanas, or whatever you have can participate, too.

The pets will pose for photos on the fall-themed backdrop donated by Meadows Farms.

Here are some photos from the pet contest at the 2024 Taste of Annandale: